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.
Was it not W.C. Fields who warned actors about the dangers of working with children? The cuties in this production, based on the 2003 Hollywood movie...
The 1960s were a great era for Gothic horror. We had Roger Corman in America, filming the stories of Edgar Allen Poe with Vincent Price, while in Eng...
Who can remember Blue Remembered Hills, the BBC ‘Play for Today’ by Dennis Potter, broadcast in 1979? It was about a gaggle of seven-year-olds roamin...
The house was full, the audience were delighted, the cast sparkled with energy, and the band were superb. What was not to like? You would have to be ...
Shakespeare may have been reduced, but now pantomime has been potted. The dotty duo of CBBC’s Dan and Jeff have got form on genre reduction, having t...
Back in March last year, this production was only a few days into its run when the Pandemic struck, and the theatres were locked down. Now, at last, ...
This is not the first time that the circus has come to the West End. Underbelly, with its big tent, is now a regular visitor to London’s Theatreland ...
No, this musical is not set amid the gorse-strewn banks and braes of Bonny Scotland. It is set in an American high school, an establishment which wou...
Never before have I been so out of kilter with an audience. I thought the show was terrible. But the theatre was absolutely packed, and at the end, ...
