This was a new one for me. I like a good thriller, but Anthony Shaffer was a little before my time. Before tonight I’d never seen Sleuth – in the theatre or the 1972 film starring Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine – but when the Orchard Theatre (West) contacted us to say it was on, […]
I was so excited to be returning to the Orchard West, the temporary accommodation for Dartford’s local theatre while the Orchard currently undergoes construction following closure last year. But what a temporary arena it is, fitted with bars, toilets and a big lobby that blows you away when you enter. Although not all touring productions […]
Having seen Looking Good Dead at the Orchard last year, I was looking forward to my second Peter James thriller. Something a little different to the stellar musicals that they have hosted in Dartford recently. But for me, not having read any Peter James, there was an air of mystery around the storyline. The bio […]
I was so excited about this opening night, being that tonight’s production is one of my favourites! I was so happy that it would be coming to the Orchard Theatre and I would once again get to expeariance the musical that is Heathers! Following huge success in the west end in 2018, Heathers continued to […]
It was once again back to the Orchard theatre for the current UK tour of Annie, having seen the production previously I was looking forward to seeing what this cast had in store. Annie is the red haired girl that everyone knows, whether you have seen it on stage or the film version it is a […]
New to the UK, I was very excited to be seeing tonights current tour – having heard amazing feed back, along with the reviews from its run on Broadway. The Cher Show, is a fresh take on a Jukebox musical the meteoric rise to fame story of music Icon Cher. We follow not one but […]
Harriette Douglas steps in as guest Rose Reviewer: It was great to be back at the Orchard again just a week after my last visit. This week to see Beautiful, the Carole King musical, which was completely new to me. Taken from the Beautiful tour website: Carole King, the chart-topping music legend, was an ordinary […]
Guest Reviewer Harriette Douglas took a trip to the Orchard for this weeks current run! Tonight’s treat was a trip down to the Orchard Theatre in Dartford to see Chicago, and oh my, isn’t it grand! I was really looking forward to this one; Chicago is one of my favourites, but it’d been about ten […]
Last night it was back to the Churchill Theatre in Bromley for the opening night of Chicago. Within the roaring 1920s of Jazz and Liqueur Chicago, unknown chorus girl Roxie Hart is up for murdering her lover. Wishing to avoid prison and a guilty result, she manages to hire the go to leading criminal lawyer […]
It was back at the Orchard Theatre to watch my first play in what felt like forever! I was not disappointed and couldn’t wait to see tonights performance of Mischief Theatre’s The Play That Goes Wrong. Mischief theatre is a drama company that specializes in improvised theatre, formed in 2008 they have had great successes with […]