The Lichfield Festival Young Critics are all aged 18 and under. They attend a number of events at the Lichfield Festival and send us their review within 24 hours.
Review by Emily. A tale of love and betrayal shrouded by undulating dance, Giselle ( Beth Meadway) glided across the stage in a captivating production. The cathedral framed the ballet
Review by Miriam. Northern Lights is volume one in the His Dark Materials trilogy. It’s all about Lyra Bellaqua , who with her animal daemon goes on an adventure like
Review by Iona. The novel Bell Jar by American poet Sylvia Plath is set in 1953’s America. The protagonist Esther Greenwood, a young woman from suburban Boston, gains a summer
Review by Aoife. This is the captivating third book of the murder most unladylike series. Hazel and Daisy board a magnificent train (called the orient express) with Hazels father Vincent
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The Lichfield Festival Young Critics are all aged 18 and under. They attend a number of events at the Lichfield Festival and send us their review within 24 hours.
The Lichfield Festival Young Critics are all aged 18 and under. They attend a number of events at the Lichfield Festival and send us their review within 24 hours.
How can a story be told through ballet alone, without a single word spoken throughout? To some, this may seem a daunting challenge, but Ballet Cymru, with their relentless creativity
The performance of trench brothers on the 4th of July in an open air performance area at the national remembrance arboretum was truly heart-warming and allowed you to experience the
Before the show the stage looked interesting. On stage there is a saxophone, a guitar, a bass, a piano, some drums, a cello and a microphone. The atmosphere feels exiting.
Firstly I would like to say that ‘The Ministry of Biscuits’ was a very good performance. It was clear that the choreographer and the actors put in a reasonable amount
I thought that the performance was amazing, it’s not your typical Hansel and Gretel story it’s definitely something new. The start of the production is amazing. Most of the room
A heart wrenching, haunting yet beautiful performance that I absolutely loved. With incredible lighting and music, I joined the time traveller through his journey into the future in this performance
I really enjoyed this performance and I have many positive things to say about it. Firstly, the lighting was very clever, the change with each song emphasised the sunny atmosphere
This haunting new version of the Grimm’s fairytale left me spellbound and only just with a dry eye. This adaptation of a masterpiece followed the original storyline with a few
CBSO were an excellent orchestra that consisted of complimentary instruments, perfect rhythm and possible the most enthusiastic conductor I’ve ever seen. Everyone in the orchestra knew when to come in
Hansel and Gretel – a haunting rendition of the childhood classic As I walked into the studio I could see simply from the scenery that this would not be
The unique and intriguing story telling of Hansel and Gretel at the Lichfield studio combined together the art forms of puppetry, music, poetry, projections and song in a bewitching sensory
Sondheim’s Women: Send in The Clowns – a brilliant celebration of a true musical legend From the mass of people in the auditorium I could already see the powerful
For the first time this year, we invited our fabulous young critics to review events at Lichfield Literature (the scheme has previously run just for the summer festival). All 4
The event was sold out and everyone was excited to discover more about the enigma. The event began with amusement as Dermot Turing started with jokes about The Imitation Game,
The regal George Hotel gave the presentation of The Perfect Words a suitable erudite atmosphere. The talk was structured as an interview where the two authors discussed and linked ideas
Hello my name is Samantha Stanley and I’m on the young critics panel. Today I’m going to review the Emma Pass writing fictional world’s workshop. My first impressions were that
Hello, my name is Rebecca and I am a young critic for the Lichfield Literature festival. Today I am reviewing ‘writing fictional world’s workshop’. A presentation by Emma Pass.
Mansfield Park – An opera by Johnathan Dove, based on the novel by Jane Austen Jonathan Dove’s Mansfield Park at Swinfen Hall was a truly phenomenal event to attend. The
“For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night” – Ballet Cymru, Romeo and Juliet< review Having experienced difficulty in completing recent mundane tasks, I was hoping to see
