REVIEW: Ben Hur, Castle Park Open Air Theatre Colchester ✭✭✭✭
Paul T. Davies reviews Patrick Barlow’s Ben Hur, the innaugural production at Castle Park Open Air Theatre Colchester.
Patrick Barlow
REVIEW: The Messiah, The Other Palace ✭
Julian Eaves reviews The Messiah by Patrick Barlow now playing at The Other Palace Theatre, London.
The 39 Steps to Close on September 5
It was announced today that The 39 Steps will close on 5 September 2015 after a nine year run at the Criterion Theatre. The production which has been seen by over 3 million people worldwide will have played the 5th highest number of performances of any play in West End history. Tickets are still available for the remainder of the run. Over the past 9 years, the production has seen more than 50 actors tread its boards and between them they have got through over 3,000 pairs of stockings, 530 O/S maps of Scotland, 38 pairs of handcuffs and 16 suspender belts. With the production having performed in 39 countries including Moscow, Shanghai, Tokyo and Paris, an audience of 3 million have seen the production worldwide. Based on John Buchan’s 1914 spy thriller The Thirty Nine Steps and adapted for the stage by Patrick Barlow (Desmond Oliver Dingle/The National Theatre … Read more
