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For the first five minutes as I sat watching  Dennis of Penge  at the Ovalhouse, I was wondering what exactly I had got myself into. Annie Siddons story had started with a strange Prologue followed by an even stranger sermon to chicken. Now I’m no stranger to the bargain bucket but I don’t think I’ve ever been moved to write about it let alone share my finger licking good experiences with a theatre audience. Unlike Annie and her co-performers Asaf Zohar and Jorell Coiffic Kamal. So, there I was, sitting there thinking this could be a very long two hours when we moved on to “Introducing Wendy” and without realising it, I was completely hooked on this tale of Wendy, Dennis, Neil, Hortense, Clovis, Deb, Sylvie and the other denizens of SE20. All of whom, Annie breathes life into through her writing. Now don’t go thinking  Dennis of Penge  is a regular play, because it definitely isn’t. On the Ovalhouse website, it is described as “part gig, part poetry, part thea...

https://www.londontheatre1.com/news/154011/review-another-night-before-christmas/ I bet most of you reading this at one time or another really believed in Santa Claus. You couldn’t get over how this old man travelled around the world in one night dropping off exactly the presents you had wished for in your letter to him. The whole thing was amazing and Santa was one of your utter heroes. Then, someone either by design or accident told you the truth and not only did you lose some of your childhood innocence but your Christmas would never be the same again. Wouldn’t you love to get that innocence back? Well, pop yourself along to The Bridge House Theatre and see their Christmas show,  Another Night Before Christmas . On Christmas Eve, Social Worker Carole (Rachael Wooding) is heading home from her work’s Christmas party. She is tired, fed up and just really wants to get her feet up in front of the television. As she walks, she spots a man (George Maguire) sitting on a stool...