Main image: Dame Judi Dench by Paul Stuart. Dame Judi Dench tops a stellar Winter Season line-up at Chichester Festival Theatre which is set to host a string of West End hits. A genuine national treasure, this beloved superstar joins her friend and writing partner Brendan O’Hea in conversation...
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Review: Atonement, Chichester Festival Theatre
By Graham Hiley. Stars: 4/5. Given the huge success of Atonement as both a novel and a movie, it is incredible to think that it has never been performed on stage until now. But it was worth the wait. If anything, Christopher Hampton’s world premiere adaptation at Chichester Festival...
Review: Magic – Chichester Festival Theatre
By Graham Hiley. On the face of it, Magic at Chichester Festival Theatre is about the friendship between Harry Houdini and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle who have very different views on spiritualism. But, like all good conjuring tricks, if you look beneath the surface, there is a very different...
Review: The Government Inspector – Chichester Festival Theatre
By Graham Hiley. If you thought Fawlty Towers was ahead of its time, just imagine the reaction 139 years earlier when Nikolai Gogol’s The Government Inspector hit the stage! It would be wrong to say it follows the same premise as the 1975 classic episode the Hotel Inspectors because...
Review: Cinderella,Chichester Festival Theatre
By Graham Hiley. If the shoe fits wear it – or in this case, if the show fits watch it. And you should watch Cinderella at the Chichester Festival Theatre as it is a perfect fit for children and adults alike. This well-worn tale is given new polish by...