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 ]
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 ]
In an exclusive two-part series, Paris Ali-Pilling interviews Richard Stride, the Artistic Director of Groundlings Theatre. Check out Part I, published yesterday. In part II, they discuss how the Theatre raises money to operate, celebrities [… read more ]
In an exclusive two-part series, Paris Ali-Pilling interviews Richard Stride, the Artistic Director of Groundlings Theatre. In part I, they discuss the challenges of running Groundlings and finding support, the recent addition of the Theatre [… read more ]
Purbrook resident Rosalie Cuthbert reviews Groundlings Theatre’s current productions of two Shakespeare classics, featuring a replica of The Rose Playhouse, where Romeo & Juliet was first performed. When Richard Stride had the idea of recreating [… read more ]
Rachel Goodall, Director of Red Sauce Theatre Company, writes exclusively for S&C about their D-Day 75 Celebratory Concert on Sunday 9th June at the New Theatre Royal. It’s one not to be missed. There’s just [… read more ]
Groundlings Theatre is taking Shakespeare on tour, bringing two classic Shakespeare plays to the gardens of Stansted House in July. Both plays will be performed in classic dress, with Romeo & Juliet starring an all-male [… read more ]
The Groundlings Theatre will build a replica of The Rose Playhouse, where Romeo & Juliet was first performed, for a special Shakespeare Festival this summer. Sarah Cheverton reports. Audiences will be invited to ‘step back [… read more ]
Purbrook resident Rosalie Cuthbert reviews the Groundlings Theatre production of E. Nesbit’s famous novel. How did you spend your Easter Sunday afternoon? It was a beautiful sunny day but I decided to escape the heat [… read more ]
S&C Community Reporter Andrew Hurdle interviews Richard Stride from Pompey’s Groundlings Theatre about the history of the theatre and the coming season. Richard Stride explains the history of the Groundlings Theatre, including that Charles Dickens’ [… read more ]
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