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D A Prince applauds Keith Hutson’s poetic tributes to music hall performers

By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, comedy, poetry reviews, year 2018 0 • Tags: books, comedy, D A Prince, poetry

Low-tech, unforced and innocent, the Chipping Norton panto lives up to the programme note’s promise to provide “an escape from the disposable pop culture that surrounds our children”.

By Barbara Lewis • comedy, performance, theatre, year 2017 • Tags: Barbara Lewis, comedy, performance, theatre

This is a hugely funny spoof on creating a play for the Edinburgh Festival. It is a mixture of boulevard comedy, clowning and absurdism.

By Julia Pascal • comedy, festivals, plays, theatre, Year 2014 • Tags: comedy, festivals, Julia Pascal, plays, theatre