Cheryl Markosky

Cheryl Markosky

Hooked on theatre when a student usher at Theatre Calgary in her native Canada, Cheryl champions not only London's West End, but also regional venues. Splitting her time between London and Wiltshire, she knows she's lucky to pick up a number of shows given first runs at Theatre Royal Bath in the West Country. She's also supports work at Salisbury Playhouse. When not happily perched in the stalls, Cheryl does corporate writing as a jobbing journalist. Cheryl also writes flash fiction and short stories (some of which has been published) and is a member of Writers' HQ, Retreat West and The Society of Authors.




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First Show:

A Chorus Line (London West End production)

Favorite Show:

Jerusalem by Jez Butterworth. Mark Rylance at his best in a tragicomedy, state-of-the-nation classic.

Favorite Stories:

  • BWW Review: CHARLIE AND STAN, Theatre Royal Bath - Rollicking, life-affirming silent movie-style production with a live piano score and hilarious physical comedy. I saw this during Covid when I really needed cheering up – and I was not disappointed. Charlie and Stan deserves another and wider run.
  • Review: JEEVES AND WOOSTER IN PERFECT NONSENSE, Salisbury Playhouse - Riotous, laugh-out-loud-funny farce based on PG Wodehouse's novel that scooped up an Olivier. Luckily, it returned to Salisbury Playhouse for a month after touring. A play-within-a play that breaks down the fourth wall, so the audience is in the know. Great physical comedy. I was particularly charmed by Luke Barton's OTT Bertie Wooster, and Patrick Warner's savvy Jeeves, as well as other roles he gamely took on, including newt lover Gussie Fink-Nottle. You had to be there.
  • Review: PHAEDRA/MINOTAUR, Theatre Royal Bath - Astonishing double bill by Deborah Warner, artistic director of Theatre Royal Bath's diminutive Ustinov Studio. First half was mezzo-soprano Christine Rice in an intimate performance of Phaedra. And in the second half, the most amazing moves from ballet dance Tommy Franzen, who's also an avid rock climber. Danish choreographer Kim Brandstrup came up with gravity-defying moves for Franzen on an indoor climbing wall. Something you don't see in ballet very often.
  • Review: DEAR ENGLAND, Prince Edward Theatre - I'm can't pretend to be a big football fan, but I loved James Graham's Dear England. This is the against-the-odds story of Gareth Southgate, unassuming manager of England's national team who takes his young team to great heights. The beautiful game is played out against a wider political and social backdrop. Fantastic set, staging, direction and ensemble acting. Joseph Fiennes hits the back of the net with his sympathetic portrayal of Southgate. The other reason I loved this is I talked to some football fans who had never been in a theatre before – and they loved it.
  • Review: THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN, Opera Holland Park - Savvy, streetwise take on Leos Janacek's forest fairy tale. The perfect example of absolutely the right venue for a production. Stephen Barlow's The Cunning Little Vixen felt at home in the semi-feral greenery of Holland Park where mice scamper, peacocks strut and real foxes roam. Up-to-date references, like a forester trying to ensnare Vixen Sharp Ears with coffee and a sandwich from Pret a Manger – an inside joke, as Pret's a favourite eatery on Holland Park Avenue – made me smile.


MOST POPULAR ARTICLES

Review: U.ME: THE COMPLETE MUSICAL, BBC Sounds
Review: U.ME: THE COMPLETE MUSICAL, BBC Sounds
February 21, 2024

The Pandemic and its consequences, especially on 20- and 30-somethings, are explored in the BBC's world premiere of U.Me: The Complete Musical.

Podcast Review: LOVE, CONDITIONALLY, Play Inside
Podcast Review: LOVE, CONDITIONALLY, Play Inside
December 19, 2023

Play Inside’s Love, Conditionally ­– a new, immersive, series of short (around 15 minutes) audio recordings made in the UK and Palestine ­– is made with interactive listeners in mind.

Review: STEPHEN SONDHEIM'S OLD FRIENDS: A CELEBRATION, Live at the Sondheim Theatre, Cast Recording
Review: STEPHEN SONDHEIM'S OLD FRIENDS: A CELEBRATION, Live at the Sondheim Theatre, Cast Recording
December 13, 2023

Were you one of the lucky few who managed to bag a ticket for the one-night-only, star-studded gala revue, StephenSondheim’s Old Friends, on May 3, 2022?

Review: MACHINAL, Theatre Royal Bath
Review: MACHINAL, Theatre Royal Bath
November 1, 2023

With the AI (artificial intelligence) summit at Bletchley Park this week, Machinal at the Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal Bath, couldn’t be more timely.

Review: THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN, Salisbury Playhouse
Review: THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN, Salisbury Playhouse
October 27, 2023

All aboard for a new rendering of The Girl on the Train at Salisbury Playhouse, with clever background projection to lift a journey that doesn’t quite make its connection.

Review: DEAR ENGLAND, Prince Edward Theatre
Review: DEAR ENGLAND, Prince Edward Theatre
October 24, 2023

Relocating James Graham’s exhilarating Dear England after a successful run at its home at the National Theatre to the West End’s Prince Edward Theatre was a wise decision.

INTERVIEW: 'The Play Couldn't Be More Timely': Actor Samuel Collings on Being in a 'Perfect Couple' and the Relevance of THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN at Salisbury Playhouse
INTERVIEW: 'The Play Couldn't Be More Timely': Actor Samuel Collings on Being in a 'Perfect Couple' and the Relevance of THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN at Salisbury Playhouse
October 23, 2023

Samuel Collings, from Hammersmith in West London, is one of the UK’s most versatile actors and can be found on stage, screen, radio and voicing audiobooks. He spoke with BroadwayWorld about his journey into acting, being part of a 'perfect couple' and the relvance of the story today.

Review: THE SCORE, Theatre Royal Bath
Review: THE SCORE, Theatre Royal Bath
October 20, 2023

If the multi award-winning TV drama Succession taught us anything, it’s that no one can take Brian Cox’s place. Fans of the Scottish actor will be pleased to know that he commands centre stage – with Logan Roy-esque verve – in Trevor Nunn’s The Score, a new play by actor-playwright OIiver Cotton at Theatre Royal Bath.

Review: THE EMPRESS, Lyric Hammersmith
Review: THE EMPRESS, Lyric Hammersmith
October 11, 2023

There are meaty themes, moments of humour and insight, and the standard of professionalism you’d expect from a Royal Shakespeare Company production first staged in Stratford in 2013 and now playing at the Lyric Hammersmith. But somehow Tanika Gupta’s script doesn’t quite take off.

Review: OTHELLO, Riverside Studios
Review: OTHELLO, Riverside Studios
October 9, 2023

They say two’s company and three’s a crowd. And nothing could be truer in this visceral new production of Othello in Studio 3 at the Riverside Studios, where we are rewarded with three Iagos.

Review: PRIVATE LIVES, Ambassadors Theatre
Review: PRIVATE LIVES, Ambassadors Theatre
September 14, 2023

A still very debonair Nigel Havers as dashing Elyot, and Patricia Hodge, very much at the top of her game as sensational Amanda – aged 72 and 75 respectively – command the stage of the newly refurbished Ambassadors Theatre.

Review: 2:22 A GHOST STORY, Theatre Royal Bath
Review: 2:22 A GHOST STORY, Theatre Royal Bath
September 7, 2023

2:22 A Ghost Story runs at Theatre Royal Bath until September 9, and then tours the UK until summer 2024.

Review: JEEVES & WOOSTER IN PERFECT NONSENSE, Salisbury Playhouse
Review: JEEVES & WOOSTER IN PERFECT NONSENSE, Salisbury Playhouse
September 6, 2023

What did our critic think of JEEVES & WOOSTER IN PERFECT NONSENSE at Theatre Royal Bath?

Review: FAREWELL MISTER HAFFMANN, Theatre Royal Bath
Review: FAREWELL MISTER HAFFMANN, Theatre Royal Bath
September 3, 2023

The English language premiere of Farewell Mister Haffman at Theatre Royal Bath’s intimate Ustinov studio is the most gripping, funny and startling play you’re likely to see this year.

Podcast Review: HOW TO WRITE A PLAY WITH MIKE BARTLETT
Podcast Review: HOW TO WRITE A PLAY WITH MIKE BARTLETT
August 30, 2023

Are you a budding writer not sure where to begin? Perhaps you’ve managed to get something onto the page, but don’t have any theatre contacts to proceed further. Or maybe you’re a bit nervous about offending someone and ending your writing career before it even gets going.

Review: ROMAN HOLIDAY, Theatre Royal Bath
Review: ROMAN HOLIDAY, Theatre Royal Bath
June 21, 2023

Olivier-award winning director Jeremy Sams lights up the stage with a fast-paced show. For anyone not convinced by turning a Fifties film into a musical today, Roman Holiday is more relevant than you’d think.

Book Review: DRAMA GAMES FOR EXPLORING SHAKESPEARE, by Alanna Beeken
Book Review: DRAMA GAMES FOR EXPLORING SHAKESPEARE, by Alanna Beeken
June 14, 2023

Must-have, dip-in, flick-through book to help make Shakespeare's plays fun for actors, students, directors and teachers

Review: HANSEL AND GRETEL, Opera Holland Park
Review: HANSEL AND GRETEL, Opera Holland Park
June 12, 2023

As a first taster to opera, Opera Holland Park's Hansel and Gretel isn't a bad place to start.

Review: RIGOLETTO, Opera Holland Park
Review: RIGOLETTO, Opera Holland Park
June 2, 2023

Bullying, sexism, corruption, initiation ordeals and debauched behaviour. No, it’s not another government inquiry into the antics of the elite, but Opera Holland Park kicking off the 2023 season by way of a new and thought-provoking production of Rigoletto.

Review: I FOUND MY HORN, Riverside Studios
Review: I FOUND MY HORN, Riverside Studios
June 1, 2023

In a new revival of I Found My Horn at west London’s Riverside Studios – co-written by Jonathan Guy Lewis and Jasper Rees, both lapsed horn players ­­– the audience is provided with ample reasons to think about taking up that violin, double bass or even fiendishly tricky French horn again.



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