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The most explosive episodes in science emanate from energy tightly compressed and then spontaneously released.

So there we were, suited from head to foot in impenetrable white suits stepping cautiously across unfamiliar terrain toward a lifeform arguably more intelligent and accomplished than mankind.

When George Blogg arrived at Gravetye Manor in the summer of 2014 there were many decisions yet to be taken.

The great mass will only know Ian Hislop for his waspish humour on TV’s satirical political quiz show Have I Got News For You.

Some plays are so in tune with the mood and spirit of the time in which they are written that they come to define it.

Sleeping Beauty, Chichester Festival Youth Theatre. On now until December 30

So there we were, staring up at the stars from the warm cocoon of the outdoor swimming pool.

A dreary village hall used by people going about their everyday dreary lives.

Just like one of the Bard’s great dramas, Shakespeare in Love is a romp of love, tragedy, mistaken identity, and bawdy humour with just enough historical fact to give it the semblance of authenticity.

On paper, The Messiah has all the ingredients for a perfect pre-Christmas production.

Review: The Watsons, adapted from the unfinished novel of Jane Austen, Minerva Theatre, Chichester, on until December 1

There’s almost a hint of challenge when Amanda Menahem says she never pulled her punches when writing restaurant reviews.

If there had been a Britain’s Got Talent Golden Buzzer beside his seat in the auditorium, David Walliams would have pressed it without hesitation.

From the play’s very title to its immediate machine gun assault on the audience with the rapid use of the f word, this is a production that is designed to shock.

A £22m renewal of Chichester Festival Theatre in 2014 finally gave the venue the scope to stage the biggest and boldest productions.

A brief meeting between a German and a Danish physicist in Copenhagen in 1941 might seem the flimsiest of constructs for an entire theatrical drama.

With that hall-mark twinkle in his eye, Matt Lucas bounces on to the Chichester Festival Theatre stage in a starring musical role of which ill health nearly robbed him.