... Razzle Dazzle Hackney Empire Many stars and cast members from West End shows, together with well-known faces from television soaps and the Mayors from all the London boroughs, turned out in force for ...

... The Good Old Days Leeds As we rush headlong into a new century it becomes even more important to cherish our traditions. Audiences arriving at the City Varieties still dress the part, even though the ...

... Andy White and the Celtic Ono Band Glasgow/Touring This wandering minstrel is a storyteller in the classical mould who weaves his words with gorgeous melodies and wry humour. That is why his songs wor ...

... Traditionally shipshape Savoy HMS Pinafore Gilbert and Sullivan operas seem better when staged in their original home in the Strand, possibly because audiences are more receptive there. This is certai ...

... Turandot Cardiff/Touring Visual and vocal, the impact of Christopher Alden's 1994 updating of this piece for Welsh National Opera ensured that it had to be revived. And it has been to even greater eff ...

... Danny Brown Edinburgh/Touring On a dreary Tuesday, the news that several venues on Danny Brown's tour had already cancelled him was not promising. But the Stand Comedy Club has not survived in the cit ...

... The Sara Jory Band Brierley Hill What can you say about an act who has Buddy Hemmings as one of her biggest fans? After her debut at Showcall Showcase in Stratford-upon-Avon last year and signing to n ...

... Los Excentricos Purcell Room It has to be said. Some clowns are just not funny. So hurrah for this wonderful trio from Barcelona who had the entire audience in stitches with their show Rapsodia in Clo ...

... Asylum drama is no-holds barred Traverse The Bogus Woman What with all the recent invective against asylum seekers vomited from the Press, it is high time someone came up with a decisive reply drama- ...

... Whacked! Gilded Balloon Interspersed with film footage and banging music, Sarah McGuiness' performance as Annie, ex-girlfriend of a gangster, struggles against a difficult script ridden with cliches. ...

... McDougall & Donkin Gilded Balloon Two bright and personable comedi ennes offer a fast-moving hour of sketches without a dud in the bunch. Topics range from Aussie tourists to sexual quirks, from dog t ...

... Swinging its way to success Scotland Yard Playground Decky Does a Bronco Grid Iron Theatre Company's productions always 'do a Bronco'- they are dangerous, exhilarating and absolutely brilliant to watc ...