759 stories by "Debbie"
As with last year, there were too many brilliant performances to restrict this to one combined list " so once again I've split them up into male and female performances.
Curtains is a toe-tapping, giggle-inducing spectacular that stays just as true to the whodunnit " Samuel Holmes absolutely steals the show.
The Red Shoes is an absolute tour-de-force, and the perfect example of how to make dance (and ballet, in particular) accessible and engaging to a wider audience. It's an absolute treat.
The Magical Piñata at Keegan Theatre is a fun-filled romp that fits the holiday season with lessons for all to treasure and enjoy. Karen ZacarÃas presents an incredibly rich story …
Gifted actor and storyteller Paul Morella has once again donned the coattails and top hat of Charles Dickens to usher us into the Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab at Olney Theatre Center. The lob…
In this ambitious collection of Irish folktales, four siblings, neglected and mistreated after their mother's death, are cursed and forced to live in exile for 900 years as swans. Told as pa…
Just when you thought you couldn't take another holiday show, up pops The Crater Sisters' Christmas Special at Best Medicine Rep. Bouncing along with creativity and zest, this Christmas …
White Christmas is an all-singing, all-dancing festive treat, full of showbiz razzmatazz and a little bit of romance thrown in for good measure " though with the memories of war lurking in t…
What can really elevate a show of this nature is the cast, and a remarkably talented set of performers have been assembled for this tour of We Will Rock You.
How does one process unspeakable pain in losing a loved one to violence? Sanguine expressions of "thoughts and prayers" have no place in The Powers That Be, a hard rocking contemplation …
With steam wafting from the factories painted across the backdrop of Washington Stage Guild's production of Hard Times, it doesn't take long before issues about industry and social progress …
& Juliet is a camp classic that's perfect nostalgia hit for the children of the 90s, and a guaranteed hit for fans of the music " this isn't the Shakespeare you'll recognise from your sc…
What's In A Name is a comedy-drama that's packed full of great one-liners while maintaining a dark edge " the cast is uniformly excellent.
Excellent direction combines with all design elements to create a truly atmospheric piece in The House Of Yes at the Hope Theatre, a bold choice of play that serves as a fitting end to Matth…
Within a year the 25-year-old Australian playwright will have premiered three works on main stages from Melbourne to London
Playwright Anchuli Felicia King is on a tight schedule. This year …
This rom-com opera, The Elixir of Love is great fun and incredibly engaging " a ray of sunshine on a cold autumn evening.
Ruminations about love and passion abound in George Bernard Shaw's Candida. Written and first performed in a past century (1898), questions of what makes a successful marriage feel right…
Loud, bold & full of heart, What Girls Are Made Of is full of dynamic performances " a true testament to the power of music & storytelling.
Friendsical is a light-hearted musical take on one of the most popular TV comedies of recent times " good for a laugh for Friends fans.
Electrolyte is a special piece of theatre that fuses spoken word with all the key components of a gig " a great way to keep the mental health conversation going.
One test of biography jukebox musicals is how much an uninitiated audience member ends up learning about the artist through the course of the show.
Tom Hartwell's play Before 30 is now making its way up to Edinburgh for a stint at the Festival Fringe prior to a one-off performance at the United Solo Theatre Festival in New York this Nov…
"What angel wakes me from my flowery bed?" A plethora of productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream, that's what.
If this were the 1850's, chances are you would know the name of Lola Montez. Mary Murphy is captivating in her portrayal of this alluring, crowd pleasing, coquettish, and controversial woman…
Koko Brown is back with her new show Grey, following on from last year's hit one-woman play White. This instalment of the Colour Trilogy explores depression and black women's mental health.
