Richard McKee is a lawyer, and used to be a judge, but despite that (or because of that) he likes comedy, cabaret and pantomime. These are the things that he reviews for Plays to See, for which – in view of his great age – he is also a trustee. He leaves the serious stuff to the young! But seriously, though, he thinks it is a great idea for young reviewers to hone their critical faculties and communication skills by writing for Plays to See, and feels privileged to be involved in its current expansion.
Pantomime Paradise! That must be the accolade for yet another triumphant Christmas production at the New Wimbledon Theatre, that grand old edifice bui...
When a show has the audience rolling in the aisles, it is a brave reviewer who will say that the show is rubbish. But it is not lack of boldness that ...
Wow!! This old reviewer, a crotchety curmudgeon, entertained serious doubts that he would enjoy the spectacle of nubile (and scantily clad) young lad...
Your reviewer is old enough to remember when Rosemary Clooney had songs in the ‘Hit Parade’, as we used to call it, songs which were frequently heard ...
The Other Palace is a little less palatial than the one next door, namely Buckingham Palace. But it too is attracting numerous visitors this summer. ...
Who has not seen The Blues Brothers movie? Released in 1980, it was shown continuously for years at the Screen on Baker Street, and is a cult classic...
Having read the novel Hawksmoor by Peter Ackroyd, your reviewer was a little apprehensive on descending into the undercroft of St George’s Church in B...
When a uniformed flunkey opened the door to the Brasserie Zedel, just round the corner from Piccadilly Circus, your reviewer was glad to get out of th...
The White Bear is an old pub in Kennington, a part of London best known for its proximity to The Oval cricket ground. But nestling above the pub is a ...
The audience burst into heartfelt applause when it was announced, before she took her seat at the grand piano, that the glamorous chanteuse who was to...
