Straight from Grace’s Satchel: Blyth’s Aladdin is making this year’s magic carpet ride accessible for everyone
If you’ve ever wished pantomime magic could be enjoyed without barriers, the Phoenix Theatre in Blyth has rubbed the lamp...
Year: 2025
Glass Slippers Off, Attitude On – Disenchanted! storms into Lichfield Garrick
Glass Slippers Off, Attitude On – Disenchanted! storms into Lichfield GarrickBy Grace Hatchell Once upon a time, a bunch of...
A Whisper, a Boil, and a Bit of Mystery: The Boline Inn Welcomes You In
By Grace Hatchell- The Hatchell With The Satchel There’s something deliciously unsettling about a play set in a place that...
Rising Producers Set for Spotlight: Stage One Reveals 2025/26 Placement Cohort
Stage One has unveiled the eight emerging producers selected for its 2025/26 Placement Scheme, marking another exciting step in developing...
Fifty Years Young: NYMT Hits Its Golden Note with a Dazzling 50th Season
By Grace Hatchell, Theatre Village If you ever needed proof that Britain’s future in musical theatre is in safe (and...
From Blind Date to the Bidding Room: Cilla’s Dresses Go Under the Hammer for Variety
By Grace Hatchell, Theatre Village Step aside, Saturday night telly—Cilla’s back in the spotlight! Nearly a decade after her passing,...
A Bold, Beautiful Comeback – Citizens Theatre’s Magical Christmas with Beauty and the Beast
Straight from Grace’s Satchel: Beauty, Beasts, and the Big Return of the Citz! Well, my loves — it’s official. Glasgow’s...
Birmingham Rep’s ‘Rep Together’ Campaign Makes Theatre Accessible for All
There are some deliveries that make me beam from ear to ear — and today’s is one of them. Straight...
A Joyful Christmas Caper Lands in London: Unicorn Theatre’s How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney
By Grace Hatchell Well, my loves, if you’re wondering when the festive feeling officially arrives in London, I’d say it’s...
Jessica Regan’s 16 Postcodes Delivers London Life to the King’s Head Theatre
Grace Hatchell delivers: 16 Postcodes lands in London Now, I know a thing or two about postcodes — I cover...
Little Shop Of Horrors At Whitley Bay Playhouse Review
Little Shop of Horrors – Whitley Bay Musical Theatre Company I attended Whitley Bay Playhouse to see Little Shop of...
Snooze You Lose! Sleeping Beauty Is Wide Awake in Cambridge for a Sparkling Panto Run
Wakey wakey, Cambridge – it’s panto time! Sleeping Beauty is about to sprinkle fairy dust all over The Arts Theatre...
