Friday, 10th May 2024 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ How do you turn just over 400 pages of dense, rich prose into two hours of theatre while preserving the heart and soul of the piece? Especially when a certain clutch of classics inspire such connection with their readers? This particular adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s incredibly... Continue Reading →
Wednesday, 8th May 2024 at New Diorama Theatre, London ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Emma Dorfman In the midst of the uncontrollable back and forth diss tracks between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, it's difficult to comprehend the world of Between the Lines-- a world of artistic censorship, spurring from deeply-rooted racial antagonism and ethnic stereotypes. In this two act... Continue Reading →
Wednesday, 1st May 2024 at York Grand Theatre and Opera House ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 2:22, A Ghost Story is an excellent thriller for the stage. Atmospheric, surprising and impressively precise in its calculations for jump scares, this show gives The Woman in Black a run for its money… We’re at Sam and Jenny’s new place. They’re renovating.... Continue Reading →
Tuesday, 30th April 2024 at Leeds Grand Theatre ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Come From Away is an extraordinary true story told with style and humour in this big-hearted and award-winning musical. Hearing that 9/11 provides the backdrop for this tale may seem a bit jarring (that was certainly my reaction before seeing it in the West End many... Continue Reading →
April 2024 A bold and innovative adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s tragic, fiery and controversial (in its time) novel, Tess of the D’Urbervilles, is touring the country thanks to Ockham Razor’s artistic directors Charlotte Moony and Alex Harvey. Here, the pair explore the reasons and process behind bringing the classic Hardy novel to the stage in... Continue Reading →
Tuesday, 23rd April 2024 at York Theatre Royal ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Tilted Wig’s latest production takes R.B Sheridan’s 18th century comedy, The School for Scandal, and plants the story among London’s 1950’s bourgeoisie. While following one unlucky husband in particular, the play also introduces a social group who “murder characters to kill time” by delighting in wide-eyed... Continue Reading →
Saturday, 20th April 2024 at Park Theatre, London ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Emma Dorfman A Barbie-chic aesthetic, brave performance and immersive soundscape work in service of an airtight production, but my only gripe with Algorithms is found right in its branding as a “Bridget Jones for the online generation.” Mind you, this time, it is a bisexual Bridget Jones,... Continue Reading →
Saturday, 20th April 2024 at Theatre @41 Monkgate, York. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Five women have their stories forever intertwined with Jack the Ripper: Mary Ann ’Polly’ Nichols, ‘Dark Annie’ Chapman, Elizabeth ‘Long Liz’ Stride, Catherine Eddows and Mary Jane Kelly. In The Roses of Whitechapel, writers Jonathan Kaufman and Martin Stiff give the murdered women a platform... Continue Reading →
Friday, 19th April 2024 at Leeds Playhouse ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Nicki Davy writes and stars in this very personal show - Eva - inspired by a box of items her mother found in the attic of Granny Ilse - Eva’s sister. This box proved a treasure trove and prompted historical research into the life of Eva Metzger... Continue Reading →
Thursday, 18th April 2024 at the King’s Head Theatre, London ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Emma Dorfman Amassing a cult following from its Edinburgh Fringe 2023 run, Diana, The Untold and Untrue Story solidifies Awkward Productions' uniquely wacky and unhinged formula. As always, they manage to make the audience laugh until they cry through whatever means necessary. Enlisting... Continue Reading →
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