Theatre Review: The Addams Family @ Stoke Rep Theatre

Theatre Review: The Addams Family @ Stoke Rep Theatre

As the producer of the enormously popular View from the Wings - the Moorlands Radio Arts & Entertainment Podcast, I don't normally get out to see shows of any kind. In fact Dave Stringer and Carol Lovatt keep me locked away in a cold dark studio editing their interviews and twiddling the knobs whilst they do the talking. Today, Saturday 17th October I broke out of captivity to attend the afternoon performance of Stoke Youth Musical Theatre Company's latest offering […]

17 October 2026

Theatre Reviews

Theatre Review: Oh Zeus @ The New Vic

On many occasions I have been persuaded to watch a new production that purports to be an offshoot of the classic comedies. So it was with a little apprehension that I made my way to the New Vic. Could the claims that Oh Zeus has a rightful claim to be compared to the likes of Fawlty Towers, Bottom and the Carry On franchise be true? Pleasing to say that any worries had disappeared within minutes of the start of this […]

16 October 2026

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Interviews

Carol Lovatt Chats to Leigh Colclough of the Mow Cop Players

Carol chats to Leigh Colclough, Chairperson of the Mow Cop Players Theatre Company about their new upcoming production on stage later this month at the MAC in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent. Leigh explains how the theatre company was set up in 1974 and how it is still going strong fifty two years later. This autumn, over the Halloween weekend, the group are performing The Wizard of Oz as an early fun packed panto production which is sure to delight audiences of all […]

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Theatre Reviews

Theatre Review: Annie @ The Regent Theatre

There is always a slightly bigger bounce in my step when I go to a production of Annie – the feel good musical that proved to me that an excellent piece of musical theatre can be so good for the soul. Make no bones about it, this production once again revived my faith in human nature and sent me home with a swelling heart and the unforgettable score winging its way around my brain. The story of red-haired Annie which […]

15 October 2026

Interviews

Dave Stringer in Conversation with John Rowen (ELO Experience)

An encounter with Out Of The Blue - ELO's sixth studio album - changed John Rowen's musical life. After cutting his performing teeth in the pubs and clubs around Hull, he realised that his musical mission would be to create the finest celebration of Jeff Lynne's work with the help of a group of talented musicians. Twenty years later John claims that he is still learning and improving but the ELO Experience is acknowledged as one of the greatest homage […]

15 October 2026

Interviews

Dave Stringer in Conversation with Fed Zanni of the Jersey Boys

Jersey Boys first ran in London’s West End from 18 March 2008 to 26 March 2017 – nine amazing years – and, at the time, was the 6th longest musical running in the West End. The musical returned to the West End as the first show to play the reinstated Trafalgar Theatre from 14 April 2021 to 4 January 2024. Jersey Boys previously played three record-breaking UK and Ireland tours from 2014 to 2016, 2017 to 2019 and 2021 to […]

13 October 2026

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Podcasts

A View from the Wings Season 2 Ep.7

Welcome to the latest episode of A View from the Wings, the arts and entertainment podcast produce by Moorlands Radio. After a week's break Dave and Carol talk about what they've seen including the theatre shows, comedians and even Michael Ball! We have interviews with West End star Alex Bourne who stars in the latest production of Annie. Carol speaks to Simon Drakeford about Stoke Book Festival and Dave has the pleasure of speaks to the lead actors of Romeo […]

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Interviews

Dave Stringer in Conversation with Russell Kane and Natalie Casey aka Romeo & Juliet

Nothing breaks your heart like losing your first love. And it hits even harder when it’s taken 40 years to find it. This first love feels like the last chance saloon. When Juliet meets Romeo across a crowded dance floor, sparks fly! Hearts race, desperate for resuscitation from a romance defibrillator. Dave Stringer talks to the two principle cast members Russell Kane and Natalie Casey about this adaptation of one of Shakespear's most famous works. You can watch it at […]

8 October 2026

Interviews

Carol Lovatt in Conversation with Simon Drakeford – Stoke Book Festival

Carol chats to Simon Drakeford, Director of the Stoke Book Festival happening in Stoke-on-Trent from October 3rd to the 10th. Stoke book festival is an exciting new venture in the city aiming to put Stoke on the literary map as it hosts a huge variety of writers and activities linked to celebrating all things creative and inspiring. Workshops, performances and community events will delight readers and artists both local and national this October in celebration of the written word, learning […]

25 September 2026

Saturday Night Soul with Mick Gray

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