Why do people love Horror films and thrillers (which can also be pretty horrific)? Frankly, we don’t know. Adrenaline rush? Delight that, really, what is being watched is fictional? Empathy for anyone suffering on screen? What we do know is that this genre is hugely popular, as TV, cinema, and theatre audiences show, time afterContinueContinue reading “Thriller Time: The Croft at the Churchill”
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Dancing and drowning in the rain
Art holds up a mirror to life, and the view revealed by the new production of Boys From The Blackstuff at the Churchill Theatre until 22nd February was grimy, depressing, challenging, funny, witty, harrowing, and more. These boys and girls were, mostly, as decades of earlier reviewers of this play from 1982 must have said,ContinueContinue reading “Dancing and drowning in the rain”
Playful and vibrant comedy: DocDoc at the Churchill Theatre
Did a golden envelope lead to a golden experience? We asked Mercedes Yearley, a BBC-featured, locally-based actress and theatre Director to review the comedy DocDoc, which runs at the Churchill Theatre from 5-15 February. Tickets here. “Mercedes here, Quest Soul Theatre director, resident chatterbox and Theatre extraordinaire. I’m very excited. This is my first-ever theatreContinueContinue reading “Playful and vibrant comedy: DocDoc at the Churchill Theatre”
