Author Archives: Mark Ritchie

THE UK CABARET CLUBLAND PAGEThroughout the nation and for many years now, the old workingmen’s clubs, political clubs, works social clubs and all-manner of community social clubs have been falling like ninepins. Mark Ritchie penned a Clubland column in his own home city of Wakefield for over thirty years. Here… Continue reading →

My First ConcertWycombe Swan, High WycombeReviewer: Catherine Usher Amid a sea of flashing star wands, the show actually kicks off before the actors appear on stage – parents trying to get their children to sit down while fretting about booster seats is a pretty entertaining performance in itself. One mother… Continue reading →

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Stuart Laws Is StuckThe Free Association, Southwark, LondonMay 28-30Review by Catherine Usher This two-hander show, which combines comedy and theatre, is an entertaining 60-minute exploration of Stuart Laws’ time as a caretaker on an isolated island full of puffins. Drawing closely on his own implied experience of autism, Laws describes… Continue reading →