Chris Eldon Lee reviews ‘Thick as Thieves’ which is at Theatr Clwyd in Mold until Saturday 27th October. How lovely it is to see Siwan Morris back on stage at Theatr Clwyd and how beautifully matched she is by Polly Frame in this taunt two hander that burrows deep into what must be a woman’s […]

Chris Eldon Lee reviews “Lord of the Flies”, which he saw at Theatr Clwyd in Mold and which is now at Cardiff’s Sherman Theatre until Saturday 3rd November This is no Saint Trinian’s.  Nor is it a straight ‘Lady of the Flies’. Whilst the whooping and the hollering in Emma Jordan’s all-female production of Nigel […]

Chris Eldon Lee reviews ‘Better Off Dead’ and ‘Joking Apart’, which are in rep at The New Vic Theatre in Newcastle-under-Lyme until October 27th. The great news is that this year’s new Alan Ayckbourn play is absolutely splendid. After around 80 dramas, he has finally placed centre stage the subject he knows best. Himself. Algy […]

Chris Eldon Lee reviews ‘Rebus : Long Shadows’ which is at Birmingham Repertory Theatre until Saturday 6 October and touring throughout the autumn It seemed a strange decision to put Rebus on stage. It’s worked a treat with Poirot of course and Ian Rankin has laudably decided to write a new story rather than recycle […]

Paul Higgins reviews ‘Atlantic Ladies’ which can be seen at the Market Drayton Festival Centre on Thursday 4 October   Funny and poignant, uplifting and inspirational, Chris Eldon Lee’s ‘Atlantic Ladies’ is a triumph of theatrical storytelling. This inventive production is more than an entertaining show, it is an event marking an achievement of three […]

Chris Eldon Lee reviews ‘The 39 Steps’, which is at Theatr Clwyd until Saturday 22nd September. Once he’d got over the shock – I expect even the dour John Buchan would be rolling in the isles at Patrick Barlow’s 21st century adaptation of his famous story ‘The 39 Steps’. Or possibly writing to his solicitor. […]