Peter Nicholson

Fareham Live’s 2026 Summer Youth Project, Peter Pan, features 70 performers aged nine to 18 who prepared the production in only two weeks. The review praises the cast’s confidence, teamwork and enthusiasm, highlighting the show’s energetic musical numbers, ensemble spirit and imaginative staging. It also emphasizes the project’s broader benefits in building young people’s confidence, friendships and performance skills.

The Old Joint Stock Theatre’s outdoor production of The Hound of the Baskervilles: An Untapped Tale at The Mayfly Pub in Stockbridge is praised for turning its riverside setting into an integral part of the performance. The four-person cast combined acting, live music, singing, comedy and audience participation with strong ensemble chemistry, improvisation and energy. The review concludes that the production offered a fresh, humorous and engaging reinterpretation of the familiar Sherlock Holmes story, enhanced by the atmosphere of open-air theatre.

Jay and Joss's magic production It's Not a Game at Theatre Royal Winchester is praised for combining grand illusions, close-up magic, humour, audience participation and theatrical storytelling. Although the show begins slowly, it builds into an energetic and polished performance with impressive lighting, music and staging. The review highlights the duo's chemistry, the variety of contemporary and traditional illusions, and the production's strong sense of wonder, concluding that it offers entertaining family-friendly theatre for both newcomers and experienced magic fans.

A three-actor HandleBards production of Macbeth staged outdoors at Winchester’s Great Hall blended physical comedy, rapid role changes, and audience interaction to make the play accessible without losing its core themes of ambition and guilt. Strong performances, inventive staging, and a relaxed setting created an engaging balance of humour and emotional impact, resulting in a memorable and lively theatrical experience.