Miss Littlewood Mel Cooper 16/07/2018 One of the many exciting and interesting things about this new musical, commissioned by the RSC, is how cleverly it is the kind of show that theatrica...
Hairspray Mel Cooper 22/06/2018 The 2014 production of Hairspray directed by Paul Kerryson is touring the country again. Extremely polished, remarkable for its emotional sincerity an...
Sherlock Holmes: The Final Curtain Mel Cooper 13/06/2018 Simon Reade’s clever homage to Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes: The Final Curtain, plays like a well made West End Drawing Room Thriller of the 19...
Der Fliegende Holländer Mel Cooper 13/06/2018 The team at the Longborough Festival have managed to produce a Flying Dutchman that will itself live in legend, I believe. It is a superb production, ...
Rumpelstiltskin Mel Cooper 08/06/2018 On one level, the Ballet Lorent has once again created an interesting dance event that tells a fairy tale for both children and the adults that they b...
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Mel Cooper 17/05/2018 The almost-legendary Midsummer Night’s Dream production by Lyric Hammersmith and Filter Theatre has been revived again and is totally wonderful in alm...
A Streetcar Named Desire Mel Cooper 11/05/2018 A new production by English Touring Theatre, Theatre Clwyd and Nuffield Southampton Theatres simply proves once again that the Tennessee Williams’ pla...
Romeo and Juliet Mel Cooper 09/05/2018 I was ultimately quite pleased to have seen the new production of Romeo and Juliet at the RSC. However, I do have some serious quibbles. Romeo and Jul...
Thoroughly Modern Millie Mel Cooper 04/05/2018 Thoroughly Modern Millie was a very successful film that got very mixed reviews. It succeeded mainly on the charms of Julie Andrews and Mary Tyler Moo...
The Fantastic Follies of Mrs Rich Mel Cooper 24/04/2018 The Fantastic Follies of Mrs Rich, which was originally called The Beau Defeated, is a neglected play by a neglected playwright named Mary Pix. I like...
