Rhiannon Faith presents Smack That (a conversation) 12 May Theatre 2 Pay What You Can Beverly is having a party and you are her guest. Shameless and subversive dance theatre about human resilience, survival and how we care for one another. Both performers and non-performers…

Blackout: a work in progress By Karly Mouncey-Jaggers WHEN ‘work in progress’ is attached to a piece there is always a little voice that tells me to be gentle when watching as a critic. That voice was easily silenced when experiencing Blackout on Wednesday night.…

IT may be a little bit lost in the mist of time but Leo Sayer wrote some fine songs. And what is more they had some wonderful stories attached to them. When we interviewed him recently about his forthcoming appearance at the Harlow Playhouse on…

Beverley Craven Harlow Playhouse: April 22nd, 2017 THIS was a classic case of not really knowing what to expect. This reviewer was only aware of the massive 1991 hit “Promise Me” and a couple of other minor songs such as “Holding On”. To be honest,…

ON April 20th, 1972, a “one hit wonder” stepped onto the stage of the Harlow Playhouse. His new album “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and th eSpiders From Mars” had just been released. In three months time, he was to appear on Top…

Giselle Harlow Ballet Association Harlow Playhouse (Thursday performance) Long recognised as “the crowning glory and supreme achievement of the Romantic Ballet”, Giselle reflects virtually every emotion known to humankind. Love, hate, desire, jealousy, fear, spite and compassion are all bound up in this story of…

HARLOW Ballet Association present the most famous of surviving Romantic Ballet, Giselle, in a very authentic version, with full scenery, costumes and a great deal of the original choreography. Giselle, a peasant girl, has fallen in love with Duke Albrecht, who has disguised himself as…

T.REXTASY have been performing all over the world for 25 years, a career that ironically out-lives Marc’s very own T.Rex. In 2017, the band returns to venues across the UK to transport audiences back to the 70s for the Marc Bolan 40th commemorative anniversary tour.…

The Little Mermaid at the Harlow Playhouse THE challenge that Wicked Productions have in Harlow is that they have set the bar very high. Production after production has been excellent and so our seasoned reporter and grand-daughter went to the Harlow Playhouse on Saturday afternoon…

RAZED Roof new production ‘Unfolding’ is being performed in the main Theatre 1 at Harlow Playhouse on Tuesday 11th May @ 2pm and 7.30pm. It is a devised show, inspired by Razed Roof’s visits to the beautiful Gibberd Gardens and is part of the Harlow70…

Review of Jonny and The Baptists Harlow Playhouse on Friday March 24th GUSTO. That is the word we were looking for. Jonny and the Baptists have such enthusiasm and gusto that they sat in the audience for the first part of this double bill (In…

Review of In Tents and Purposes Harlow Playhouse WE would like to think that sooner rather than later, someone will recognise that Roxy Dunn is a writer of razor sharp scripts and snap her up. We hope so because then we can say we saw…

TO be honest, this reviewer was not that keen on attending this concert. Nothing against You Win Again but the events in Westminster had cast a huge shadow on the day. But as part of a very entertaining evening, You Win Again dedicated the song…

In Tents and Purposes at the Harlow Playhouse Roxy Dunn (Channel 4’s Babylon, BBC 3’s Top Coppers) and Alys Metcalf (Olivier Award-winning The Play That Goes Wrong) compete with their egos to tell a comic, time-hopping story, exploring whether our lives are predetermined or shaped…