Reviews by Esther Matthews
The Mellstock Band: The Christmas Hearth
Esther Matthews
With hundreds of festive-themed concerts taking place over the Christmas period, it can be hard to decide which ones to attend, but I'm happy to say this year I made the right choice. The Christmas ...
20 hours ago
The Mellstock Band: The Christmas Hearth
Beauty and The Beast
Esther Matthews
I
have something to admit, I am not the biggest fan of panto. I know,
very un-British of me, I’m sorry! That being said, I really enjoyed St
Peter’s Players’ production of Beauty and the ...
7 days ago
Beauty and The Beast
The Paper Cinema
Esther Matthews
The promise of a spooky story or ghostly tale is enough to entice an audience on a cold autumnal evening, and the team behind The Paper Cinema did an eerily good job at bringing those stories to ...
a month ago
The Paper Cinema
Jesus Christ Superstar
Esther Matthews
It takes a lot of work, on stage and off, to create a piece of
amateur theatre that doesn’t look amateur, and Oxford Operatic Society
have perfected it. Their current production of Andrew Lloyd ...
5 months ago
Jesus Christ Superstar
All Of Them, Dead
Esther Matthews
You might’ve seen your fair share of apocalypse stories in film, television and theatre, but none quite like this. All of Them, Dead; the brand new play by writer Thom Munden, is a refreshing take ...
6 months ago
All Of Them, Dead
The Vanishing Elephant
Esther Matthews
Puppetry has become a frequently used tool in storytelling over the last two decades. That’s not to say it wasn’t popular at other periods in theatrical history, but right now we seem to have an ...
7 months ago
The Vanishing Elephant
Robin Ince – The Universe and The Neurodiverse
Esther Matthews
Stepping into the theatre for Robin Ince - The Universe and The Neurodiverse, I really wasn’t sure what to expect. I knew little about Robin’s work, but my goodness am I glad I didn’t. The ...
7 months ago
Robin Ince – The Universe and The Neurodiverse
Summer Lightning by P.G. Wodehouse
Esther Matthews
What a joy it was to spend an evening in the grounds of Blandings Castle. The Blandings estate and eccentric Lord Emsworth and co are staples of British society in the novels of PG Wodehouse and have ...
7 months ago
Summer Lightning by P.G. Wodehouse