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Dragon Review: The Last Laugh – Yvonne Arnaud Theatre

By Martin Giles We all look back at the past through rose-tinted glasses. It is probably part of the human condition to make life, or at least our memories, more…

Dragon Review: By Royal Appointment – Yvonne Arnaud Theatre

By Alice Fowler Photos Nobby Clark How does one signal one’s relief at another decade on the throne, despite stirrings of republicanism? In bubble-gum-pink dress and matching hat, of course.…

Dragon Review: A Comedy of Errors and A Company of Rascals – Yvonne Arnaud Theatre

By Barbara Ford Wow! What a wonderful summertime romp! Such fun! A double-header with something for everyone. A tremendous achievement for the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, the Guildford Shakespeare Company, playwright…

Dragon Review: Madam Butterfly – Grange Park Opera

By Alice Fowler With a simple – if tragic – plot, and a ravishing musical score, Puccini’s Madama Butterfly must stir its audience to succeed. Grange Park Opera’s new production…

Dragon Review: The Pajama Game – Yvonne Arnaud Theatre

By Ferenc Hepp It’s the 1950s and a union strike at a pajama factory generates plenty of ‘steam heat’ in this retro-musical, an energetic romantic comedy. Conditions at the Sleep-Tite Pajama…

Dragon Review: Handbagged – Yvonne Arnaud Theatre

By Ferenc Hepp Handbagged by Moira Buffini takes us back to a very interesting and often turbulent time of 1980s Britain, by exploring the relationship between Margaret Thatcher and Queen…

Dragon Review: Playhouse Creatures – Yvonne Arnaud Theatre

By Alice Fowler ‘Playhouse Creatures’, on tour from the Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond and showing at the Yvonne Arnaud all this week, celebrates the pioneering actresses of the 17th…

Dragon Interview: Sarah Gobran is Bound for Broadway

Sarah Gobran, co-founder of the Guildford Shakespeare Company, has been busy and she enthusiastically shares her news with Dragon readers in this interview with Martin Giles. Hear how she performed…

Dragon Review: The Shark Is Broken – Yvonne Arnaud Threatre

By Ferenc Hepp “The shark is broken!” This is the factual premise of this play based on the making of the Spielberg cinema epic Jaws. It is widely known that…

Dragon Review: Animal Farm – Yvonne Arnaud Theatre

By Martin Giles Animal Farm was described by its author George Orwell as a fairytale but the tale of how power corrupts is more of a nightmare, a nightmare that…