30 Apr 2009
Acting
Lovely to see such good performances all round in TIME AND THE CONWAYS last night at the National. My ignorance is so great that I didn’t know Hattie Morahan but... read more
29 Apr 2009
Britain’s Got Talent
The nation is shocked: a not-pretty woman can sing! Whatever next?!... read more
29 Apr 2009
Review
HORRIBLE HISTORIES – FRIGHTFUL FIRST WORLD WAR “A startling, haunting, beautifully staged production” Telegraph and Argus, Bradford Well done all!... read more
25 Apr 2009
Shakespeare
I’ve never been convinced by the scene in TWELTH NIGHT when Malvolio forces himself to smile, even though I saw Derek Jacobi do it so well in the West End... read more
25 Apr 2009
Tax
Darling’s new tax rate won’t work. It never has. When Nigel Lawson made his historic reduction of the higher tax rate from 60% to 40%, the Treasury ended up taking... read more
02 Apr 2009
Madame de Sade
It was great to go backstage after seeing Madame de Sade this week. I just wish someone had told me I had humous on my nose!!... read more
26 Mar 2009
Horrible Skellig
The books on which two of our productions are based are in the limelight this April with the broadcast of the brand new and brilliant HORRIBLE HISTORIES series starting on... read more
05 Mar 2009
Jungle Law
This week Jungle Book is being seen by 11,000 people in Birmingham – our best-selling week at The Alexandra Theatre. And the audience response has been fantastic! Well done team!... read more
20 Feb 2009
And More…
The BSC companies should be feeling very proud of themselves this week. Three more 4 star reviews appeared today for Whales and Jungle Book – and as the Whales review... read more
19 Feb 2009
Press
It’s good to get three 4 star reviews on the same day. Two reviews for Frightful First World War, our new HORRIBLE HISTORIES show which is currently in Coventry, and... read more