Articles by Greg Smith

Loaded

Alter Ego charges in with another winning production.

An Extraordinary Light

Review
★★★
Greg Smith
Henley Fringe
King’s Arms Barn / Lovibonds Brewery Ltd
25th Jul, 2014

The double helix structure of DNA is knowledge that today we take for granted.

Improv Noir

Review
★★★
Greg Smith
Henley Fringe
Hotel du Vin & Bistro Henley-on-Thames / Upstairs & Downstairs
27th Jul, 2014

Eager to entertain, all-female group Improv Noir follow the well-trodden formula of inviting ideas from the audience as to a place and a character then spend the next hour creati…

Four Monologues

From an initial four to a now fuller six, Bridget Fraser has written a stunning set of monologues that appear at first hand to have little connection to each other but actually r…

The Rudy Vees

These acoustic comedians return to the Henley Fringe with their assortment of quirky songs and music.

Miss Givings – a play with music

A one-woman cabaret show presenting the life of Anita Boult, a jobbing musical actress trying to cope with life in New York city.

Women of an Uncertain Age

Outrageous, shocking and disgusting that women over a certain age should even attempt to create a comedy sketch show?Not at all.

Casual Encounters

A dark-comedy about the lives of the Rogers and their relationship problems.

One Of Those

Creator Tom Ward-Thomas has written a two-act comedy that peers into the lives of passengers commuting to Cornwall.

Sign of the Times

Stalwarts of the Henley Fringe Festival, Falcon Grange are back for their seventh year with another smooth show.

Simon Feilder: All the Things I’m Not

Like many men of his generation, Simon Feilder talks about his insecurities about being a single man, but unlike a lot of them he spices his show up with multi-media presentation…

Mixed Doubles

Review
★★★
Greg Smith
Henley Fringe
30th Jul, 2013

This seemingly seasoned sketch show quartet has the promise of a fully entertaining set, but though the performers are in sync with each other and each other, their material could …

Holmes and Watson

Review
★★★★★
Greg Smith
Henley Fringe
22nd Jul, 2012

The premise of the play is a re-telling of The Case of the Prime Minister, the Floozie and the Lummock Rock Lighthouse.

The Golden Cowpat

Review
★★★★
Greg Smith
Henley Fringe
30th Jul, 2013

With a combination of music, song and puppetry The Golden Cowpat recounts the story of Betty the cow in the style of an old episode of Jackanory.

“Shrew’s Who?”

Review
★★★
Greg Smith
Henley Fringe
19th Jul, 2012

Shrew’s Who? is an attempt at role reversal of Shakespeare’s The Taming of The Shrew.

Pat Cahill

Review
★★★★★
Greg Smith
Henley Fringe
27th Jul, 2013

A stand up with a difference.

Naomi Vallance

Review
★★★
Greg Smith
Henley Fringe
19th Jul, 2012

Nice to see some music listed on the Fringe Festival and a good chance to savour something other than theatre.

Men of The World

Review
★★★★
Greg Smith
Henley Fringe
27th Jul, 2013

John Godber is generally a safe bet in terms of production.

Ladies Day

Review
★★★★★
Greg Smith
Henley Fringe
19th Jul, 2012

Ladies Day charts the lives of four women working in a fish-filleting factory.

35MM

Review
★★★★★
Greg Smith
Henley Fringe
25th Jul, 2013

35 mm is a musical exhibition combining photographic art with song.

Visiting TIme

Review
★★★
Greg Smith
Henley Fringe
18th Jul, 2012

Visiting Time opens dramatically in a hospital room.

Daniel Simonsen

Review
★★
Greg Smith
Henley Fringe
25th Jul, 2013

Stand-up comedy is never an easy option and Daniel Simonsen certainly had his work cut out for him in attempting to do so with little by way of preparation.

She Stoops To Conquer

Review
★★★★★
Greg Smith
Henley Fringe
17th Jul, 2012

She Stoops To Conquer is perhaps the best-known work of Oliver Goldsmith.

Take Two Every Four Hours

Review
★★★
Greg Smith
Henley Fringe
24th Jul, 2013

A co-production with Vertical Line and Greenwich theatre, Take Two Every Four Hours is a work in progress by Henry Regan and Ross Stanley.

Jennifer Skylark and the Seagull's Handbook

Review
★★★★★
Greg Smith
London Fringe
5th Aug, 2013

Based on true stories of child immigrants sent to Australia, this performance takes us from the Quays of London onto a voyage of discovery and into the imagination of Jennifer Lark…

Much Ado About Nothing

Review
★★
Greg Smith
Henley Fringe
23rd Jul, 2012

Shooting Stars presentation of Much Ado About Nothing is given a modern and youthful interpretation.

For The Trumpets Shall Sound

Review
★★★★
Greg Smith
Henley Fringe
6th Aug, 2013

In the year before the centenary of World War I this production puts us in the middle of the conflict in France.

Edinburgh Preview : How to Beat Internet Dating

Review
★★★
Greg Smith
Henley Fringe
23rd Jul, 2012

With a sell out show and standing room only, the expectation for Mark Restuccia’s set was high.

Vintage Luggage

Review
★★★
Greg Smith
Henley Fringe
1st Aug, 2013

On a trip to France for a vintage car rally, four friends convene in a farmhouse - only two of them bring plus ones, making for a comedy of manners that speeds along as fast as any…

No Poofs No Piano

Review
★★
Greg Smith
Henley Fringe
22nd Jul, 2012

Three young lads in search of comedy gold, No Poofs No Piano comprises of sketches and quips with typical schoolboy humour.

Burst

Review
★★★★
Greg Smith
Henley Fringe
1st Aug, 2013

A collection of four short plays looking at different elements of life and love, each presents its own element of the comic brought about from the tragic and vice versa.

Silent Shakespeare

Review
★★★★
Greg Smith
Henley Fringe
22nd Jul, 2012

Silent Shakespeare attempts to give meaning to some of his most famous characters, but without words.

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