Chris Omaweng

Even before the ‘peach’ in James and the Giant Peach breached the (fourth) wall, it became clear to me that the younger members of the Polka Theatre audience were providing very nearly as much entertainment as the production itself, even before the show started. There is something quite innocent about the novelty (from the perspective of the young … Read more

First things first. Quite what Dame Judi Dench’s character, Paulina, in The Winter’s Tale is there for, other than to be an old sage and general tormentor of King Leontes (Sir Kenneth Branagh), is not entirely clear. If the King is the King, and Paulina is being annoying and irritating, then why does he not tell his subject … Read more