21 Aug 2025 Theatre review: The Great Gatsby
Deborah Heath is transported back to the Roaring Twenties for OVO's take on the Fitzgerald classic...
Deborah Heath is transported back to the Roaring Twenties for OVO's take on the Fitzgerald classic...
James Cameron heads off down the Alban Way for an unforgettable Sunday lunch...
Matt Adams follows the Yellow Brick Road to the Alban Arena for Brilliant Theatre’s youth version of the MGM musical...
Deborah Heath checks out the disco divas bringing the seventies back to St Albans Roman Theatre...
What would you do if you suddenly found yourself in an all-singing, all-dancing version of normal life? Deborah Heath finds out how one man copes in the Company of Ten Youth’s latest...
The Comedy Garden and urban festivals of its ilk have largely taken the place of the circus in our lives. They roll into town with a lot of hoopla and hullabaloo, then disappear leaving naught but trampled grass, happy memories and possibly some unwanted pregnancies. They have dispensed with the...
PlayinthePark's production of the Chekov classic is a short but sweet success for Deborah Heath. I was thrilled to see my favourite Chekhov short play 'The Bear' (or sometimes 'The Boar'), in the Roman Festival Theatre line-up this year. This witty piece comes in at under an hour and goes to show...
James Cameron heads down to the Hatfield Road deli to check out their extensive range of cheese toasties...
James Cameron discovers a hidden oasis of culinary delights tucked away behind an unassuming Hatfield Road exterior...
Matt Adams questions whether 15 years is the longest gap between reviews of the same restaurant after visiting the Harpenden eatery...
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