Tag Archives: Sutton Arts

Haunting Julia – Sutton Arts theatre, Sutton Coldfield

Posted on October 23, 2025 by garylongden

***** Haunting Julia- Sutton Arts Theatre A welcome revival of Alan Ayckbourn’s  1994 play, the first part of a trilogy  of Things That  Go Bump. The 2002 play Snake in the Grass ,and  Life and Beth,  being parts two and … Continue reading →

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Sound of Music – Sutton Arts theatre- Sutton Coldfield

Posted on June 20, 2025 by garylongden

**** This is not a conventional review. Everyone knows the story, most have seen the film. There is an acting cast of upwards of  forty including rotation and a band of several. Director Emily Armstrong has had to morph into … Continue reading →

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Caught on the Hop- Sutton Arts Theatre

Posted on June 19, 2014 by garylongden

Written by Derek Benfield, and first performed in 1977, Caught on the Hop is a romantic farce as popularised by Brian Rix. Its success is wholly dependent upon the energy and brio of the characterisation. Fortunately Sutton Arts were well … Continue reading →

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Steaming, Sutton Arts, Sutton Coldfield

Posted on March 20, 2014 by garylongden

Laughter, pathos and bathos at the bathhouse. Steaming was written in 1981 by Nell Dunn and was first staged at the Theatre Royal, Stratford, in London, winning the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy . Sutton Arts publicity promised … Continue reading →

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