... The Shadow Of A Gunman LEICESTER SHORT, sharp and superbly performed. That's the Leicester Haymarket Studio production of The Shadow Of A Gunman. Yes it is drawn on the Ireland, and particularly Dublin, of the 1920s but Sean O'Casey's work goes beyond that and this play is as much about individ uals, human strengths and weaknesses as the troubled rimes. It had a striking effect when it was ...

... One Over The Eight SCARBOROLIGH THE PHYSICAL hard work the actors put into Peter Robert Scott's new play at the Stephen Joseph Theatre In The Round as they train for a big boat rowing challenge must be almost unsurpassed on the British stage. From the start they demonstrate their skills as athletes as well as actors. Most of the cast had never rowed before but show considerable proficiency in ...

... We've been tricked HUGH HOMAN discovers Christie's play is more misery than mystery WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA Witness For The Prosecution WITNESS for the Prosecution is better than most of the other Christie dross. The first act is quite tightly and economically written, sketching in the characters very neatly. Act two is set in the Old Bailey and the courtroom virtually sets its own dramatic pace. ...