This Is My Theatre have created their own unique way of doing things, and they are superb at it.
Blossom
Finally managed to finish a piece of art this year. That’s what happens when your life gets taken over by theatre and you’re running between things so much you don’t give yourself time for anything else – sound like a very passive recipient of this put like that. There are a pile of emotions mixed up with all three major productions that I’ve been involved with this year: Pack of Lies at Wick Theatre in March, Connections at Brighton Little Theatre in April, and Bitesize Breakfast Show all through Brighton Fringe: every weekend in May. Yes I embraced it all and said yes to it all and I wouldn’t change a thing as I learned so much – however, I would make different choices if I had to do it all over again. Life can only be lived forwards and understood backwards after all.
Back to art. It’s not the world’s best, but I like it.
Appropriate Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Oh my goodness this was one of the best pieces of theatre I’ve seen THIS YEAR. It’s on all week. I urge you get a ticket if you can.
New Venture Theatre.
You’re welcome.
Wild Women ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫
This was brilliant – so inspiring, so empowering, loved it.
Caterpillar @ New Venture Theatre ⭐💫
I really tried to find something to like about it. The opening and closing monologues were lovely. And the set was stunning.
I’ve taken over 700 words in my review to say that – I did wax lyrical about those two things. But I also had to mention the other stuff that wasn’t good, as I couldn’t furnish a whole review with just the above paragraph…
You’ve Gone Quiet ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
What an incredible play. I absolutely loved it. Honestly deserves more conversation, more sitting round the table with people from all sorts of different backgrounds to discuss and learn from each other. With understanding and tolerance, so much is possible.
Fate Train
I worked with Max Hopkins during Oliver Twist at Brighton Open Air Theatre in 2024, and here he is with his first play, co-written with his sister Holly. As a first play it’s really interesting, with so much potential.
Jane Eyre ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I feel so lucky with the exquisite theatre I have seen so far this week. This, Jane Eyre, is STUNNING and I cried so much I had to wash my glasses as I couldn’t even see properly. But truly magical theatre moves you – or it should. Tears of being profoundly moved by stunning theatre, I’m not ever going to apologise for that.
Don’t miss this.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Stunning superb theatre. Even outdoors in the howling wind and threatening rain. Brilliant.
‘This Is My Theatre’ are at the top of their game.
The Spy Who Came In From The Cold ⭐⭐⭐💫
This was really interesting – it’s incredibly hard to adapt a novel, especially a spy novel, into something the size of a play. It has to be about what you leave out, rather than trying to cram things in. However, the first act was chapter headings and a lot of walking in circles leading to many fewer people in the audience in the second act than there had been in the first. Those that stayed were in for a treat because this second act was super. It’s the acting that elevates this, the acting is 5 star. And without Ralf Little, this would have been stale as a soggy pancake to be honest – he elevated it and drove it with fierceness all the way through. I adore him – not going to lie, I’m so pleased he’s as fantastic a theatre actor as he is on the TV screen. Not all of them are. We’ll leave that there. I’d LOVED to have seen him do White Rabbit, Red Rabbit. I did joke to Andy that if he’d jumped off the stage and asked me to run away with him that Andy would have had competition..!