Theatre Review: The Trial of Romeo Oscar @ The New Vic

Theatre Review: The Trial of Romeo Oscar @ The New Vic

Review by Dave Stringer. Imagine a post-apocalyptic world where Earth has been under attacks so severe that most of life has to continue in a subterranean world and – with little living above ground – the only trees to be seen are, as Joni Mitchell predicted, only to be seen in a true museum. To escape the holocaust, many of the world’s inhabitants have been scattered around the universe to re-establish colonies elsewhere. This is the existence that we are […]

22 October 2026

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A View from the Wings S2 Ep. 8

Weclome to the latest episode of A View from the Wings the Moorlands Radio Arts & Entertainment podcast. It's a busy one this week! We have reviews of Annie from the Regent, Oh Zeus from the New Vic and the Addams Family from the Stoke Rep. We have interviews from the ELO Experience, the Mow Cop Players and from the Jersey Boys. We bring to the latest What's On's and there is a look ahead at what we are seeing […]

22 October 2026

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Interviews

Carol Lovatt in Conversation with Ciaran Edwards of Because of Saturday

Carol chats to Ciaran Edwards who recently won the 'Malcolm Rushton Prize for Playwriting Competition' held at Stoke Rep Theatre here in the Potteries for his play Because of Saturday. Ciaran's play is a powerful and poignant piece of writing which explores the interplay between the passion for football and the camaraderie of male friendships alongside emotional and hard hitting personal issues. Carol finds out about the inspiration which led to Ciaran's first attempt at playwriting and how Because of […]

20 October 2026 3

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 […]

16 October 2026 3

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

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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 […]

9 October 2026 2

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

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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 2

The Moorlands Gold Takeover with Phil Lawton

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