Reviews 

‘But I feel what’s to happen all happened before’. It was 1964 when Dick Van Dyke sung those famous lines as Bert the chimney sweep. 54 years later, that line could have been applied the long awaited, and perhaps massively overdue 2018 sequel Mary Poppins Returns. A new story with familiar characters and elements we all loved in the original as we return to Cherry Tree Lane with the magical, wonderful nanny. Michael Banks (Ben Whishaw) is all grown up, with three young childr

Oh, the ordinary life of Buck Creek, wooden cabin village in the shadows of the Smokey mountains, all harvest moon celebrations, couples chosen and promised to each other by their parents and there’s silver in them there mountains. Quaint, simple, and oozing with superstition. There’s a rumour of strange magical beings in the mountains, and a story from long ago of a mountain man with magic and exceptional guitar skills coming into town. Barbara Allen (Lauren Jones) doesn’t w

The story of little orphan Annie is one that many of us have grown up with and if you are of a similar age to me (1995 babies raise your hand), the 1999 film adaptation by Disney may have been your first introduction to the famously optimistic little redhead. Personally, I remember watching this a lot as a kid. Annie, played by Alicia Morton, is determined to find her parents and get away from the horrible orphanage she currently calls home. When she is incited to spend Chris

Do you remember the days of being a teenager when music and the pop area you loved meant so much more than you could ever imagine now? Do you remember rushing home to watch Top of the Pops, or turning up the volume in attempt to block out everything that is happening around you? Do you remember the friendships built on that adoration of that one band you loved more than anything? That was Rachel, Claire, Debbie, Heather and Zoe, and their love of The Boys, with Greatest Days