Reviews by Andrew Carson
Over The Rainbow - The Eva Cassidy Story
Andrew Carson
Before seeing this production, I wouldn’t have claimed to be a huge Eva Cassidy fan; I knew several of her songs and had liked them a lot, but she’d still managed to slip under my radar somewhat. ...
16 years ago
Over The Rainbow - The Eva Cassidy Story
Romeo & Juliet - the Musical
Andrew Carson
Making Shakespeare accessible to primary school-aged children is a problem that has been challenging theatre companies across the world for generations, and it is just as well that there are ...
16 years ago
Romeo & Juliet - the Musical
The Secret Agent
Andrew Carson
I suspect that, for most people, seeing a play about terrorism, anarchy, politics and time would be very low down on their wish list, but Rolemop Arts Limited’s new adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s ...
16 years ago
The Secret Agent
Teechers By John Godber
Andrew Carson
I was fortunate enough to attend the Abingdon Touring Theatre’s opening night of their new show – Teechers by John Godber – and what a treat it was.Three young but equally talented actors ...
17 years ago
Teechers By John Godber
Sweet Charity
Andrew Carson
Sweet Charity is the tale of Charity Hope Valentine, a naïve taxi-dancer in a New York Hostess Room. The story tells of her desperation to find love, and to escape the Hostess Room and its tawdry ...
18 years ago
Sweet Charity
Martha, Josie And The Chinese Elvis
Andrew Carson
Having loved Charlotte Jones' play Humble Boy, I went along to Martha, Josie and The Chinese Elvis with a great deal of enthusiasm. Sadly I was bitterly disappointed, and, in my opinion, it's not ...
18 years ago
Martha, Josie And The Chinese Elvis
The Truman Capote Talk Show
Andrew Carson
I will confess that, prior to attending this play, I knew next to nothing about Truman Capote. I’d heard of him, but to me his name was little more than a hybrid of a Jim Carrey film and the ...
18 years ago
The Truman Capote Talk Show
Aesop's Tales
Andrew Carson
The flyer says “Beaming its neon lights in Oxford’s otherwise drab theatrical darkness”.
After attending the opening night of the Abingdon Touring Theatre’s Aesop’s Fables tour, I’d ...
18 years ago
Aesop's Tales