Writer: Dan Gordon Director: Jonathan O’Boyle Reviewer: James Garrington Many people will remember the 1988 movie Rain Man with affection – starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise, the film won several Academy Awards and has entered into popular culture as one of the classics. The film has now made its way onto the stage, thanks to the Classic Screen To Stage ...
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Writer: Dan Gordon from the screenplay by Ronald Bass and Barry Morrow Director: Jonathan O’Boyle Reviewer: Gareth Davies The risk in taking a well-known, well-loved film and transferring it to the stage is that audiences have such a strong connection to the original that any attempt to reinvent it could fail to meet expectations. As such, the Classic Screen to ...
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Writer: P L Travers Book: Julian Fellowes Director: Richard Eyre Original Music and Lyrics: Richard M Sherman, Robert B Sherman New Songs and additional music:, George Stiles, Andrew Drewe Reviewer: Karen Bussell Just a spoonful each of Walt Disney, Matthew Bourne, Cameron Mackintosh and Bob Crowley and there’s a practically perfect family musical in Mary Poppins. Playing to packed houses, ...
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Writer: Brian Clemens Director: Patric Kearns Reviewer: Mark Clegg Remember the film Murder by Decree where Christopher Plummer plays fictional Sherlock Holmes investigating the real-life Whitechapel Murders? Well Brian Clemens certainly seemed to remember it when putting pen to paper for this, the latest play from the prolific Talking Scarlet productions. As with many other dramatic interpretations of the Ripper ...
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