What makes for a good biopic?   Many a writer opts for a comprehensive overview of the subject’s life, with early events shaping the decisions or actions that same subject later...

Imagine opening your local newspaper - and reading an announcement of an upcoming murder! Agatha Christie’s classic story is set in the charming village of Chipping Cleghorn. The locals’ curiosity...

 What makes for a perfect seasonal trip to the theatre (I hesitate to use the word “pantomime”)?   A show needs to be perfect for children, definitely. But those children will...

Can a story designed as a film work equally well on the stage?  You’ll likely know David Seidler’s “The King’s Speech” as a 2010 film, starring Colin Firth as King...

 Amadeus’s depiction of the rivalry between Mozart and Salieri; Anonymous’s premise that Shakespeare’s plays were actually written by Edward de Vere – mainstream dramas are no stranger to stories of...

Fans of the 1986 musical movie starring Rick Moranis are in luck – the musical theatre show upon which it was based is coming to the Kenton Theatre in Henley,...

 How many of us have looked at our perpetually-single friends and thought “If only I could set them up with someone…”?  That temptation forms the central hook of The Watermill...

 85 years after it was published, and following numerous adaptations for stage, radio and screen (plus a deviation from its horrific original title) – the world’s best-selling mystery comes to...

 How do you keep a character as time-worn and beloved as Sherlock Holmes fresh, interesting and deserving of another new story?  “Sherlock Holmes and the Poison Wood” (courtesy of P...

 2024 may be the year of election fever, financial difficulties and punishing mortgage rates – but there may be some hope among the gloom, particularly if you’ve ever been interested...