Tabitha James

Tabitha James

I’ve been in love with theatre for as long as I can remember but it was intensified when I joined Bedlam Theatre whilst at University of Edinburgh - the oldest student-run theatre in the UK. With an aversion to the spotlight I became involved in stage management and producing and then discovered reviewing. I’ve been reviewing for over six years now but am still delighted to be challenged and thrilled by shows at every viewing. When not working as a marketeer in my day job, I’m at home with my two demanding Siamese cats - more often than not knitting or with a glass of wine in hand.

IN CONVERSATION WITH: Fiona Wade

Reading Time: 2 minutesSuperintendent Roy Grace is back in a brand-new Peter James stage adaptation and world premiere of the bestselling Picture You Dead. Fiona Wade who, following 11 years in Emmerdale, took to the stage earlier this year in the hit 2:22 A Ghost Story joins the cast as Freya Kipling. We sat down with her to discuss Picture You Dead.

IN CONVERSATION WITH: Jason Moore

Reading Time: 3 minutesOnBook Theatre presents “Red Peppers” by Noel Coward and “Aged in Wood” by Cian Griffin.
Set in a theatre dressing room in 1935, “Red Peppers” is one of Noel Coward’s most celebrated comic one act plays.

The play depicts a second-rate music hall double act, a husband and wife team, who perform two musical numbers, in between which they bicker in their dressing room and quarrel with colleagues.

IN CONVERSATION WITH: Andrea Holland

Reading Time: 4 minutesWe sat down with Andrea Holland, creator and performer in Chop-Chop!, coming to Barons Court Theatre from 27-31st May. Chop-chop! is a high-energy Spanglish one-woman show that blends eclectic storytelling, wildly exaggerated yet deeply human characters, and a dash of food at its heart—serving up identity, connection, and a whole lot of bilingual chaos.

IN CONVERSATION WITH: Niall McCarthy

Reading Time: 3 minutesWe sat down with an exclusive interview with emerging Irish writer Niall McCarthy ahead of his new show Derry Boys, running at Theatre 503 from 20th May to 7th June. Developed through Theatre503’s Rapid Write Response programme, this sharp and powerful and wryly funny new work explores identity, ambition, and what it takes to carve out a place in the world.