2026 may’ve started with a cold snap – but when temperatures plummet towards zero, what better way to warm yourself up than with a Murder Mystery?  “Towards Zero”, adapted from...

How do you take a tale that is set largely underwater (particularly one that most people know through Disney’s legendary telling) – and bring it to life on a small...

Can you perform a Broadway rock opera (and one of the longest-running West End musicals, to boot) in a small theatre, with a small cast, without glaring compromises?   If you...

Holidaying with your parents is a funny thing – up until your teenage years it’s a cause for excitement, yet come 13? Stress, angst, arguments. Repeat on a yearly basis...

 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,...