Local author and reviewer Jackie Green enjoys a high-energy musical with a live concert edge to it. Girlz is an original musical written by Daf Hughes and follows the story of a brand new girl [… read more ]
Pens of the Earth’s book Wild Seas, Wilder Cities launched on 21st October 2024 at the Portsmouth Guildhall’s Lens Studio. Jackie Green reports. Environmental events can be a hard sell but Pens of the Earth’s [… read more ]
Jackie Green recently picked up a book called The Hollow Sea to study its gorgeous gold lettering and turquoise blue cover that seemed to shimmer with an almost hypnotic life of its own. Turns out [… read more ]
Writing a 21st century family Christmas musical isn’t easy. Performed at the TPS Studio, Petersfield, Operation Santa weaves together the worlds of business, political injustice, fake news and Yuletide magic into a dramatic, touching and [… read more ]
Despite the torrential rain, every seat was taken for Wednesday’s performance of a collection of plays and monologues by Roger Goldsmith. S&C‘s own theatre critic Jackie Green reports. Southsea Cinema and Arts Centre’s first live [… read more ]
Nativity! The Musical just knocked every panto Jackie Green has ever seen out of the festive ballpark. Here she explains how and why. It was a West End level production at affordable prices and the [… read more ]
Despite being written almost 100 years ago, Machinal by Sophie Treadwell remains a powerful play that is often uncomfortable to watch. A new production of it at the Titchfield Festival Theatre resonated with Portsmouth author [… read more ]
By Jackie Green Quips that slip from pompous lip, Wide eyed lies that slide like flies From piles of dung, publicly flung At the tufty hair and vacant stare, Of our PM from number [… read more ]
A group of local writers have taken over two annual events for Portsmouth residents who don’t love to love on Valentine’s Day. Co-organiser Christine Lawrence reports. After the success of previous years’ Portsmouth Bookfest, a [… read more ]
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