Robin & Jane In The Stalls

💍 Something old, something new, something borrowed… something AI?! 🤖
This week on Robin & Jane In The Stalls, we're heading to a wedding unlike any other as we review Darren Jackson's Wedding from Big Telly Theatre Company, part of the Belfast International Arts Festival.
Following the award-winning success of Granny Jackson's Dead, the Jackson family are back, and this time Darren's getting married. But there's a twist… his bride-to-be, Sarah Halden, is artificial intelligence!
Darren's hopelessly devoted, Susan's up the walls, Ronnie's away with the fairies, and the big question is: can love between man and machine really work? Or has the groom been groomed?
Join Robin and Jane as we chat about this wonderfully unconventional theatrical wedding, its chaotic family dynamics, and what happens when logic meets love.
🎭 Darren Jackson's Wedding🏛️ Big Telly Theatre Company🎟️ Part of Belfast International Arts Festival📅 Running until 1st November
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🎭 Robin & Jane In The Stalls | The Glass Menagerie – Tinderbox Theatre at The MAC, Belfast
This week, Robin & Jane are back in the stalls to review The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams’ American classic, reimagined by award-winning Northern Ireland theatre company Tinderbox.
Directed by Patrick J O’Reilly, this bold new production transports audiences into a haunting, fragmented world of memory and cinema.
🏠 In a cramped apartment, a family is slowly falling apart. Tom dreams of escape, Laura retreats into her delicate collection of glass animals, and Amanda desperately clings to a past she cannot let go.
Nearly 80 years on, this powerful story of family, longing, love and lost dreams feels as relevant as ever.
Marking the first professional staging of The Glass Menagerie in Northern Ireland in 20 years, this production promises something truly distinctive.
Think American Beauty meets Tennessee Williams!
🎙️ But what did Robin & Jane make of it? Did Tinderbox breathe new life into one of the greatest American plays ever written? Tune in to hear their thoughts, reactions and verdict!
📍 Venue: The MAC, Belfast📅 Running until: 27 October 2026🎭 Production: Tinderbox Theatre Company🎬 Director: Patrick J O’Reilly
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🎭 PRIDE & PREJUDICE (sort of) | Robin & Jane In The Stalls | Theatre Review
It's the 1800s, it's party time, and the ruthless matchmaking has begun! 💃🎤
💕 This week on Robin & Jane In The Stalls, Robin and Jane head to Belfast's Grand Opera House to see the hilarious, award-winning Pride & Prejudice (sort of), running until Saturday!
Fresh from its West End triumph, where it won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy, this riotously funny and inventive retelling of Jane Austen's classic love story puts five overlooked maids firmly in the spotlight.
Armed with sharp wit, outrageous characters, microphones and a soundtrack of pop classics including Young Hearts Run Free, Will You Love Me Tomorrow and You're So Vain, these ladies are ready to tell the story THEIR way!
But does this cheeky, musical twist on Austen's beloved romance win over Robin and Jane? Is it a match made in theatrical heaven, or are they simply not persuaded? 👀
Grab a cuppa, take your seat and join Robin & Jane In The Stalls for their latest theatre review!
🎟️ Venue: Grand Opera House, Belfast
🎭 Show: Pride & Prejudice (sort of)
📅 Running until: Saturday 24 October
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🎪 ROLL UP, ROLL UP! ROBIN & JANE ARE OFF TO THE CIRCUS! 🎩✨
This week on Robin & Jane In The Stalls, our theatre-loving duo head to Belfast's Grand Opera House to experience the spectacular circus musical BARNUM! 🎭
🌟 Starring Matt Rawle (Cabaret, Evita, Les Misérables) as the legendary P.T. Barnum, the world's Greatest Showman, this dazzling production brings big dreams, breathtaking circus acts and show-stopping musical numbers to the stage!
Directed by Jonathan O'Boyle and choreographed by Strictly Come Dancing's Oti Mabuse, Barnum features an incredible cast of over 20 actor-musicians, acrobats and circus performers, alongside unforgettable songs including Come Follow the Band, Join the Circus and The Colours of My Life.
But does this larger-than-life musical live up to the hype? 🎪 Can Matt Rawle walk the tightrope between spectacle and storytelling? And, most importantly, what did Robin and Jane make of it all?
🎙️ Join Robin & Jane as they share their thoughts, highlights and verdict on BARNUM!
🎟️ BARNUM is running at Belfast's Grand Opera House until Saturday!
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🎭 Robin & Jane In The Stalls | Judy – End of the Rainbow
Robin & Jane are back in the stalls — and this time they’re at Belfast’s Grand Opera House for the Northern Ireland premiere of Judy – End of the Rainbow.
Running for just four nights, this award-winning play takes us beyond the famous voice, dazzling performances and Hollywood glamour to ask: who was the real Judy Garland?
Set around Garland’s legendary Talk of the Town concerts in London, End of the Rainbow offers a raw, funny and moving glimpse of the woman behind one of the most iconic stars of stage and screen.
⭐ West End star Anna-Jane Casey takes on the formidable role of Judy Garland, following an acclaimed career that has included West Side Story, Chicago, Cats, Fawlty Towers and Follies.
She is joined by Will O’Connell as Judy’s loyal pianist Anthony, Darragh Shannon as her new fiancé Mickey Deans, and William Morgan as the Radio Interviewer.
And, of course, there’s the music. The production features some of Garland’s most unforgettable songs, including When You’re Smiling, The Man That Got Away, Just in Time, All By Myself and the immortal Over the Rainbow.
The original production of End of the Rainbow became a West End and Broadway smash hit, earning nominations for three Tony Awards and four Olivier Awards, including Best New Play.
So, what did Robin & Jane make of this new Northern Ireland production? Does Anna-Jane Casey capture the extraordinary Judy Garland? And did it leave our reviewers laughing, crying — or somewhere over the rainbow?
▶️ Listen to our full review to find out.
Judy – End of the Rainbow📍 Grand Opera House, Belfast📅 Running until Saturday
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🎭 Robin & Jane In The Stalls | Northern Ireland Opera’s CARMEN
This week, Robin and Jane are back In The Stalls at Belfast’s Grand Opera House for Northern Ireland Opera’s spectacular new production of Bizet’s Carmen.
One of the world’s best-loved operas, Carmen tells the powerful story of a passionate, intelligent woman determined to live and love on her own terms.
It’s a tale of seduction, obsession, freedom and tragedy, set to some of the most instantly recognisable music in opera. With the famous Habanera, the rousing Toreador Song and a stage filled with drama and fiery emotion, Northern Ireland Opera makes a major return to the Grand Opera House with this brand-new production. But does this Carmen live up to its reputation?
Robin and Jane take their seats, share their reactions and give their verdict on the production.
🎟️ Carmen – Northern Ireland Opera
📍 Grand Opera House, Belfast
📅 Running until Saturday 19th September
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🎭 Robin & Jane are back In The Stalls!
In the latest episode, Robin & Jane head to Belfast’s Lyric Theatre to see Life & Times of Paddy Armstrong, the acclaimed one-man show returning to the Lyric following a sold-out run.
Fifty years after his wrongful conviction, Paddy Armstrong looks back on a life shaped by one of the most notorious miscarriages of justice in British and Irish history. Now 74 and facing his twilight years, Paddy wrestles with a thousand turbulent memories, reliving a journey filled with injustice, resilience, family, forgiveness — and, perhaps unexpectedly, plenty of humour.
Inspired by Paddy Armstrong’s memoir, Life After Life: A Guildford Four Memoir, the production stars Don Wycherley as Paddy, bringing unflinching honesty, pathos, warmth and humour to the story of a man failed and scarred by a flawed system, yet refusing to allow that injustice to define him.
It’s a tender, moving and often hilarious testament to the resilience of the human spirit — and to the restorative power of freedom, love, family and the ordinary pleasures of everyday life.
But what did Robin & Jane make of it? Join them for their review from In The Stalls.
🎭 Life & Times of Paddy Armstrong📍 Lyric Theatre, Belfast📅 Running until Sunday
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🎭 Robin & Jane In The Stalls | High Society – Grand Opera House Belfast
Robin and Jane are back in the stalls for a night of glamour, romance, comedy and classic Cole Porter as they review High Society at Belfast’s Grand Opera House.
Following its sell-out London season, this lavish production brings a glorious dose of Golden Age musical theatre to Belfast, led by Helen George (Call the Midwife) as glamorous socialite Tracy Lord. She’s joined by an impressive cast including Freddie Fox, Julian Ovenden, Carly Mercedes Dyer, Nigel Lindsay and Malcolm Sinclair.
With a 28-strong cast, live orchestra and a score packed with Cole Porter favourites – including Just One of Those Things, Let’s Misbehave, I Love Paris, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Well, Did You Evah? and True Love – there’s plenty for Robin and Jane to get their teeth into.
🎙️ But does High Society live up to its five-star West End reviews?Watch our latest episode to find out what Robin & Jane thought from the stalls.
🎟️ There’s still time to see it!High Society runs at the Grand Opera House, Belfast until Saturday, with a 2.30pm matinee and 7.30pm evening performance.
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🎭 Robin & Jane In The Stalls – The Ballad of Johnny & June | Grand Opera House Belfast Review
This week, Robin & Jane head to Belfast's Grand Opera House to review The Ballad of Johnny & June, the brand-new musical celebrating the extraordinary lives and enduring love story of country music legends Johnny Cash and June Carter.
From the director of Jersey Boys, the production follows the highs and lows of one of music's most iconic partnerships, exploring a relationship shaped by love, temptation, resilience and redemption. Starring Christopher Ryan Grant as Johnny Cash and Christina Bianco as June Carter, the show features a live band performing timeless classics including I Walk the Line, Ring of Fire, Jackson, A Boy Named Sue and Hurt.
Did this new musical do justice to two of country music's greatest legends? Robin & Jane share their thoughts on the performances, the music, the storytelling and whether this is one to catch before it leaves Belfast.
🎟️ The Ballad of Johnny & June is at Belfast's Grand Opera House until Saturday.
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🎭 Robin & Jane In Stalls – Legally Blonde: The Musical | Grand Opera House Belfast | Theatre Review
This week on Robin & Jane In Stalls, we're heading to Belfast's Grand Opera House to see the fabulous new touring production of Legally Blonde: The Musical!
Starring Amber Davies as the unstoppable Elle Woods, this fresh production of the beloved West End and Broadway smash hit brings all the laughs, heart, energy, and iconic songs audiences know and love. But does this stylish revival prove that "being true to yourself never goes out of style"?
Join Robin & Jane as they share their thoughts on the performances, music, choreography, staging, and whether this feel-good musical is a must-see.
Based on the hit film, Legally Blonde: The Musical follows Elle Woods as she swaps fashion for law, heading to Harvard in pursuit of love—only to discover her own strength, confidence, and ambition along the way.
Featuring performances from:⭐ Amber Davies as Elle Woods⭐ George Crawford as Emmett⭐ Karen Mavundukure as Paulette⭐ Adam Cooper as Callahan⭐ Jamie Chatterton as Warner⭐ Annabelle Terry as Vivienne…and a hugely talented supporting cast.
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