Female comedians – you mustn’t use the term comediennes nowadays – have been with us a long time. As chairman of the Manchester Music Hall Association I sometimes get enquiries, mostly about ancestors who were once “on the Halls”. A few years ago I had a call from a young… Continue reading
John Danbury from performer to producer Since training at London drama school Mountview, John Danbury’s career has been an eclectic one filled with the highs and lows that any jobbing artist has. He has now using all this hard earned knowledge and is turning his hand to producing a variety… Continue reading
Dance Your Heart OutTheatre Royal and Opera House Wakefield 5/6 June 2015 Running time 2 hrs Producer and Choreographer Melissa Radway Reviewer Mark Ritchie An astonishing 82 strong cast of dancers and dance students all danced their hearts out on stage at Wakefield’s magnificent Frank Matcham built gem of a… Continue reading
Barmy Albert’s wife has left him and taken his entire Bob Marley CD collection and she’s even took the satellite dish. Poor Albert. No woman, no Sky! Tom Tom have launched a new Sat Nav system especially for the over seventies. When you get where you’re going, it reminds you… Continue reading
The Billy Pearce Laughter Show.Spa Theatre Scarborough every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday for the summer season Produced By Tony Peers for Tony Peers Productions Directed by Linda Newport Cast Billy Pearce, Linda Newport Ellie Carroll, Matt Dallen & Stewart Metcalfe Running time 2hrs and 15 minutes Reviewer Mark Ritchie Another… Continue reading
The Night The Stars Came Out Whenever I get asked, what has been the highlight of my career, without any thought or hesitation, I immediately reply “Touring as support act to the great showbiz legend Joe Longthorne” So when I was invited to attend his 60th birthday celebration, I jumped… Continue reading
Mark My WordsA few lines from UK Cabaret managing editor Mark Ritchie. It is now almost exactly one year since the publishing adventure which is UK Cabaret began. We kick-started our attempt to find our niche within the show business publishing map and at the very beginning things didn’t look… Continue reading
The Olympus Room, Imperial College LondonJune 10th 2015 Producer Jack Applebaum Reviewer Mark Ritchie The time: 1pm on an unseasonably cool June afternoon, the place: Imperial College North London. This was a showcase staged in the presence of many prominent American cruise cabaret bookers. All the attendees were looking for… Continue reading
