by Richard Fitt To judge the frivolity of a pantomime with their predictable story lines, ‘double entendre,’ corny jokes and outrageous costumes one can only ask did it make you laugh and was the smile with you long after you left the theatre? This high-energy production certainly did that! The… Read More »NODA review of Sleeping Beauty
by Richard Fitt 26th October 2016 Even though I see it has had good critically acclaimed runs on both Broadway and The West End I must admit to my shame I had never even heard of Coram Boy before I was asked to review this production, so it was with… Read More »NODA review of Coram Boy
by Richard Fitt Being the gold standard for amateur theatre in the region, it is hard to fault Sharnbrook Mill Theatre productions, and taking on Ben Elton’s ‘Silly Cow’ on a hot steamy night in September was no exception. I had forgotten what an over-the-top silly script this is, typical Elton: satirical,… Read More »NODA review of Silly Cow
BRIGHT LIGHTS OF BROADWAY SHINE FOR SHARNBROOK! Review by Liza, Carol, Ethel and Barbra I had heard wonderful things about Sharnbrook Mill Theatre and was delighted to deputise for regular District 2 rep, Richard. It was also a delight to return to Sharnbrook where I lived for some happy years whilst teaching at… Read More »NODA review of Forbidden Broadway
Review by Richard Fitt 18th March 2016 Romeo and Juliet, perhaps the most famous love story of all time. Everybody knows it and it has of course been performed countless thousands of times over the last 400 years. So what to do with it to make it fresh for your… Read More »NODA review of Romeo & Juliet
Review by Richard Fitt 17th November 2015 Sharnbrook are never a group to shirk a challenge and boy do they like to set themselves one. Parade is a musical which is little know and rarely performed and lasted only 89 performances on Broadway. Its theme, based on a true story is… Read More »NODA review of Parade
Performance: 3rd September 2015 Review by Stephen Hayter One of the great joys of being a NODA Regional Representative is seeing a wide range of shows. This mighty privilege is occasionally amplified when a request comes through to go off-the-patch and look at a group on someone else’s turf. Such… Read More »NODA review of Gasping
By Richard Fitt on 12th June 2015 Sharnbook Mill Theatre are a group with a high reputation and high expectations to live up to. I was therefore intrigued to find out how they tacked a show, albeit by the legendary Stephen Sondheim and George Furth, which when launched in 1981,… Read More »NODA review of Merrily We Roll Along
Performance: 19th November 2014 Review by Keith Pendall Sharnbrook Mill theatre is always an interesting place to visit, as the company seem able to adapt any project they undertake to fit this charming venue. A full house for this school edition of, in my opinion, one of the most touching… Read More »NODA review of Miss Saigon: School Edition
Performance: 17th September 2014 Review by Keith Pendall I have to be honest and say that I have never really been a fan of The Bard and his works. On arriving at the Mill Theatre I met the director Barry Thompson who assured me that this was a completely different… Read More »NODA review of Macbeth
