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Great singing… and that’s gospel!0
- Arts
- 10th May 2025
Exploring the roots of rock ’n ’ roll through the eyes of two gospel singers from the Deep South – one churchy, one clubby, Marie & Rosetta is a charming stage biopic of early musical influencers against a backdrop of racial division in the States. The Rose hosts singer Beverley Knight as the boundary-pusher Sister
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Dynamic show tailored to youth 0
- Arts
- 9th March 2025
If ever a show was devised to persuade millennials and Gen Z that theatre isn’t for fuddy-duddies, The House Party – at Kingston’s Rose until March 22 – is it. Brash, bold and boisterous, Laura Lomas’s play (go for a wee beforehand, it runs without an interval for 1hr 40mins) is billed as a reworking
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Sit back, relax… and be terrified 0
- Arts, News
- 24th January 2025
It’s back! A new production of Ghost Stories, the chilling portmanteau play of spooky case histories related by a ‘paranormal professor’ (Dan Tetsell) is at Richmond Theatre until Saturday (Jan 25) at the start of a UK tour. Having seen the London premiere of Ghost Stories in 2010 at the Lyric, Hammersmith – which commissioned
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Souffle is supreme on the Plough’s new winter menu 0
- Food, News
- 12th January 2025
It may be winter outside, but Long Ditton’s Plough & Harrow has unveiled a seasonal menu to banish the chill, with a centrepiece souffle main course (above) that is simply outstanding. The Ditton Hill Road pub/restaurant’s January listings, launched last week, give the chefs licence to push the boundaries with new dishes, serve fresh takes
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Richmond’s panto is a winner 0
- Arts, News
- 13th December 2024
The evergreen Maureen Lipman – now nudging 80 – and comedy magician Pete Firman ensure Richmond Theatre’s panto, which runs until Jan 5, is a thoroughly entertaining romp. With wall-to-wall gags and a simply magnificent dame in Ben Stock (centre, above), the two-hour show scores on all levels. It’s a winner with children, who instantly
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Below par… but still winning 0
- Chelsea FC Women, Sport
- 8th December 2024
Fatigue after the international break, was the explanation that Chelsea Women’s head coach Sonia Bompastor gave after her team’s under-par performance against Brighton on Sunday. Nevertheless, the game (a thrilling one for the neutral) finished 4-2 to the current Women’s Super League table-toppers who capitalised on more of their chances than the Seagulls, who were
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