Reviews by Naomi Anna Lillian Webb
Summer Lightning by P.G. Wodehouse
Naomi Anna Lillian Webb
Summer Lightning is a farcical comedy set at Blandings Castle, Shropshire. Blandings is home to the charmingly absent-minded Lord Emsworth and his beloved (prize winning) pig, the Empress of ...
5 months ago
Summer Lightning by P.G. Wodehouse
The Cherry Orchard
Naomi Anna Lillian Webb
An intricate snapshot highlighting the shifting boundaries of
class in Russia and Eastern Europe at the turn of the twentieth century,
Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard is equal parts tragedy and ...
9 months ago
The Cherry Orchard
Terry Pratchett's Witches Abroad
Naomi Anna Lillian Webb
Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett is the twelfth Discworld novel, and the third time fans of the books encounter their favourite three magical women. Written in 1991, it coincided with Stephen ...
a year ago
Terry Pratchett's Witches Abroad
The Magistrate
Naomi Anna Lillian Webb
The first performance of Arthur Pinero’s
2 years ago
The Magistrate
Twelfth Night
Naomi Anna Lillian Webb
“Foolery, sir, does walk about the orb like the sun, it shines everywhere” and Studio Theatre Club’s production of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night is a shimmering celebration of ingenious ...
2 years ago
Twelfth Night
The Ghost Train
Naomi Anna Lillian Webb
Anna Wilson makes a spectacular directorial debut for Studio Theatre Club with the hijinks on offer at the Unicorn Theatre in Abingdon this week. Written a century ago by Arnold Ridley (arguable most ...
2 years ago
The Ghost Train
Dear Brutus by J.M. Barrie
Naomi Anna Lillian Webb
Thanks to Studio Theatre Club, I am elated to have happened upon Dear Brutus, a lesser known J.M. Barrie (of Peter Pan fame) play. Familiar themes of transportation to fantastical worlds and the ...
3 years ago
Dear Brutus by J.M. Barrie
Macbeth
Naomi Anna Lillian Webb
Right from the moment the three witches step on stage to open the evening’s entertainment, it is clear there is something a bit different about Studio Theatre Club’s production of Shakespeare’s ...
3 years ago
Macbeth
Sense and Sensibility
Naomi Anna Lillian Webb
Review by Naomi Lillian Webb Is it possible for there to be anything so delightful as a few hours of live period drama on a summer’s evening? I do not believe so! Directed by Elena Mortimer, Studio ...
3 years ago
Sense and Sensibility
Pieces of Chekhov
Naomi Anna Lillian Webb
Journeying to a bygone age, filled with comical farce and absurdly exuberant characters was just what the doctor ordered tonight. Studio Theatre Club’s Pieces of Chekhov delivers five perfectly ...
4 years ago
Pieces of Chekhov
Terry Pratchett: Murder in Ankh-Morpork
Naomi Anna Lillian Webb
After an unavoidable two-year hiatus, Studio Theatre Club return to the stage this week with an explosive blast of energy, enthusiasm, and endless wit in the form of a new play: Terry Pratchett: ...
4 years ago
Terry Pratchett: Murder in Ankh-Morpork
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Naomi Anna Lillian Webb
Bram Stoker’s Dracula is a thrilling tale, rife with intrigue and in-depth examinations of the human psyche. Count Dracula is sharp (in more ways than one); manipulating his naive guest/prisoner ...
6 years ago
Bram Stoker's Dracula
London Assurance - a Comedy by Dion Boucicault
Naomi Anna Lillian Webb
Relaxing in the unusually warm auditorium of the Unicorn Theatre, being entertained by a suitably sprightly and spirited comedy performed by the Studio Theatre Club, can only be described as the ...
6 years ago
London Assurance - a Comedy by Dion Boucicault
SOLD OUT: Hogfather - Terry Pratchett
Naomi Anna Lillian Webb
Excitement and anticipation reverberate throughout the ancient abbey buildings of Abingdon’s Unicorn Theatre this week as they play host to the world premiere of Studio Theatre Club’s sell-out ...
7 years ago
SOLD OUT: Hogfather - Terry Pratchett
Quality Street
Naomi Anna Lillian Webb
I have spent a delightful evening meandering through Quality Street which has set up roots in Abingdon’s Unicorn Theatre until the evening of Saturday 17th March.
With an air of jovial whimsy, ...
8 years ago
Quality Street
Julius Caesar
Naomi Anna Lillian Webb
Without changing any of Shakespeare’s classic text, Studio Theatre Club have skilfully managed to make Julius Caesar (a play penned 418 years ago, and set in excess of 1,600 years earlier) as ...
8 years ago
Julius Caesar
Blithe Spirit
Naomi Anna Lillian Webb
Under the direction of Charlie Vicary, Studio Theatre Club’s latest production is certainly off to a flying start. Cary Grant once said of Noel Coward that “his wit punctures the world’s ...
8 years ago
Blithe Spirit
The Duchess of Malfi
Naomi Anna Lillian Webb
In an act of fortuitous serendipity, the Unicorn Theatre, Abingdon provides a perfect setting for Webster's The Duchess of Malfi which on occasion plays “from the ruins of an ancient abbey". In a ...
9 years ago
The Duchess of Malfi
Much Ado About Nothing
Naomi Anna Lillian Webb
I don't believe there can be a better way to spend a very chilly January evening than to bask in the warmth of one of Shakespeare's greatest comedies, performed by the “blithe and bonny" Studio ...
9 years ago
Much Ado About Nothing
The Government Inspector
Naomi Anna Lillian Webb
Studio Theatre Club's latest venture sees director Dan Booth take on Nikolai Gogol's Russian satire, originally performed in the mid 1800's. The extremely witty and hilarious production focuses on ...
9 years ago
The Government Inspector
Terry Pratchett: the Shakespeare Codex
Naomi Anna Lillian Webb
Adapted for stage and directed ('cobbled together') by Stephen Briggs, The Shakespeare Codex is based on Terry Pratchett's fictional narrative of The Science of Discworld II: The Globe (Terry ...
10 years ago
Terry Pratchett: the Shakespeare Codex
