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  Wednesday 25 February 2026 Reviewed by Helen McWilliams  Star rating 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Midsomer Murders , is one of ITV's so-called cosy murder mystery television programmes based on the novels of Caroline Graham . Although if you've watched them all (I have!) then you'll know only too well that the setting may be cosy, however the body count per episode and the brutal nature of many of the murders makes for a far from cosy ambience. I'm shuddering as I type upon recalling the fate of a character called Mike Spicer in series 8 who was played by one of my all-time favourite actors, Robert Daws . Then there's the suicidal leap from the church roof for the late, great Richard Briers as Stephen Wentworth in series two. I was already familiar with The Killings At Badger's Drift as it is the very first episode of the highly successful and much loved TV drama. Would it translate on stage? I was keen to find out and my plus one on this occasion was my 12 year old son. ...

Saturday 7 February 2026 Reviewed by Helen McWilliams  Star rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 This is a belated review due to 2026 and its challenges, however its an absolute pleasure to review such an exceptional piece of theatre and hopefully encourage more theatre-goers to go and see the Roald Dahl's masterpiece at  Chichester Festival Theatre . The BFG has long been my favourite story from Dahl's extraordinary cornucopia of magnificent novels. Having read the book as a child and not being able to put it down, I am immediately drawn in when a production of any description closely resembles the magical treat I devoured on multiple occasions years ago. In The RSC's adaptation, which has been  a dapted by Tom Wells in collaboration with the additional material provided by dramaturg Jenny Worton , the scene is set simply and effectively as pictured above ( photo credit: Connor McWilliams ) and allows the imagination to wander before the action unfolds.  If you are...