2026 is now declared as the National Year of Reading - something I think is a fantastic idea and supportive of. The National Literary Trust has started this UK-wide campaign in the hopes of inspiring people to make reading a part of their everyday lives. Official National Year of Reading Logo, as used from the … Continue reading The National Year of Reading | How Reading Can Be Accessible For All
I have read and reviewed the first book in this duology, A Tempest of Tea, on this very website - which you can read here: https://oneshowatatime.co.uk/2024/01/13/a-tempest-of-tea-did-i-consume-this-book-or-did-it-consume-me-book-review/. A Tempest of Tea is a fantastic adventure with loveable characters, brilliantly written chaos and mayhem, and a plot that had me hooked from the word go. The ending … Continue reading A Steeping of Blood | A Sequel Fit For Scoundrels | Book Review
And here we have it - another year gone! Everyone says as you’re growing up that the older you get, the faster the years go and that really is so true. It feels like I’ve blinked and this year has gone. So much has happened, it feels mad it’s all been crammed into just 365 … Continue reading A Year in Books: 2025 Edition
Following a couple of weeks ago, when I got the chance to see BATS (Basingstoke Amateur Theatrical Society) rehearsal of Come From Away, this week I got the chance to see the finished show - and what a show it was! If you want to read my thoughts on the rehearsal prior to the final … Continue reading BATS’ Come From Away | Rivaling The West End, This Is BATS At Their Finest!
Come From Away is a hit musical that has played in countless places across the globe, and is now hitting the Haymarket Theatre stage in Basingstoke, running from November 18th until November 22nd. Basingstoke Amateur Theatrical Society (BATS) are currently in rehearsals getting this show ready for the stage (with shows beginning in just 9 … Continue reading BATS Is Ready To Welcome Everyone To The Rock! | BATS Is Bringing Come From Away To Basingstoke!
This is my third and final post in a mini series about Even More Ghost Stories by Candlelight, where I am interviewing the creatives bringing this show to life. You can read the first post, where I interviewed the director of the show, Elle While, here: https://oneshowatatime.co.uk/2025/10/25/theatre-news-interview-even-more-ghost-stories-by-candelight-heads-to-the-stage-an-interview-with-director-elle-while/ , and you can read the second post … Continue reading Theatre News & Interview: Even More Ghost Stories By Candlelight Concludes It’s Run & An Interview With The Cast!
This is the second post in a mini series about Even More Ghost Stories by Candlelight, where I am interviewing the creatives bringing this show to life. You can read the first post, where I interviewed the director of the show, Elle While, here: https://oneshowatatime.co.uk/2025/10/25/theatre-news-interview-even-more-ghost-stories-by-candelight-heads-to-the-stage-an-interview-with-director-elle-while/ Following the sell-out sensation Ghost Stories by Candlelight, Penatbus Theatre … Continue reading Theatre News & Interview: Even More Ghost Stories By Candelight Heads To The Stage & An Interview With The Writers!
Ghost Stories feel like such a traditional form of theatre; after all, storytelling can be linked all the way back to those early days when people would tell each other stories by candlelight as a way to pass the time. So, what better way to pass the time in these colder months than heading to … Continue reading Theatre News & Interview: Even More Ghost Stories By Candelight Heads To The Stage & An Interview With Director Elle While!
It is hard to believe a whole year has passed since Pentabus Theatre's last release of the ArtFlicks projects, but a year it has been. So, here we are a year later... and Pentabus and Rural Media have announced the release of the Pentabus National Young Writers ArtFlicks projects for 2025! Image used with permission. … Continue reading Theatre News | Pentabus Theatre Presents ArtFlicks 2025!
Strictly Murder is a play perfect for fans of Midsummer Murders and Murder She Wrote - aka a cosy murder mystery. Except it’s a lot more than just that. There’s definitely a murder, plenty of drama and twists, but one thing is for sure - this play is far from strictly anything! Note: Whilst I … Continue reading Strictly Murder Review | Intruguing, Dark and Dramatic
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