Wednesday, 18th October 2023 at The Pleasance, London ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Charlotte Dawes Written and performed by Peter Cook, Breaking the Castle shines a light on the often-misunderstood complexities of mental health and addiction. The moving piece, which had a critically acclaimed Fringe run, is inspired by Cook’s own extraordinary life experiences. We follow the fictionalised... Continue Reading →
Tuesday, 17th October 2023 at the Grand Theatre and Opera House, York. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Simon Beaufoy’s award-winning play is back out on tour and the latest cast are bringing plenty of wise-cracking and hip-shimmying to the masses in this tale of, er, thinking outside the box when faced with long-term unemployment. While this show, based on... Continue Reading →
Tuesday, 17th October 2023 at The Yard Theatre, London. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Emma Dorfman The Yard, on the few occasions I have been, has never failed to deliver on its mission to cross genres and break boundaries-- to 'invite us into journeys of escape, euphoria, possibility and hope.' James Fritz's The Flea, directed by The Yard's... Continue Reading →
Tuesday, 10th October 2023 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ “This is a twisted house” says a visitor to the Samsa abode - and it’s a verdict which pretty much sums up this tale and this production. Metamorphosis is both a study of man’s inhumanity to man within the context of financial stresses and an ambitious... Continue Reading →
October 2023 Frantic Assembly’s Metamorphosis arrives at York Theatre Royal this week, before continuing its tour until March 2024. Here, Lyn Gardner chats to Artistic Director Scott Graham and writer Lemn Sissay, who has adapted this version of Kafka’s famous tale… In 2019, when actor, writer and director Fraser Ayres suggested to Scott Graham, the... Continue Reading →
Friday, 6th October 2023 at Leeds Playhouse (Courtyard Theatre). ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ If ever there was a “right time” to have I, Daniel Blake on stage, surely it’s now. Ken Loach’s 2016 film, with screenplay by Paul Laverty and on which this stage adaptation from Dave Johns is based, really rustled feathers, and rightly so. With its... Continue Reading →
Thursday, 5th October 2023 at Southwark Playhouse. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Emma Dorfman Note: spoilers ahead… Lazarus Theatre Company has been in the game for quite some time, and while this is the first time they've made it onto my radar, I certainly am happy to have finally made their acquaintance. Their latest production, Thomas Middleton and... Continue Reading →
Thursday, 5th October 2023 at Riverside Studios. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Charlotte Dawes Based on the 1958 book Mrs ‘Arris Goes to Paris by Paul Gallico, Flowers for Mrs Harris finally makes its London premiere at Riverside Studios. Directed by Bronagh Lagan, this heart-warming story follows the selfless working-class cleaner and war widow, Ada Harris, as she... Continue Reading →
Thursday, 5th October 2023 at Leeds Playhouse (Bramall Rock Void). ⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Light House is an interesting, heartfelt piece exploring mental health crisis and suicidal ideation. It does so not from the perspective of the person in crisis, but from the person seeking to support and save the “drowning man”. The show lassos the story... Continue Reading →
Tuesday, 3rd October 2023 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This double bill from Rambert promises journeys between life and death, exploring zest for the former and varied attitudes towards the latter. With a stellar company bringing Ben Duke’s fantastically varied and theatrical choreography to life in all its shades of darkness and light, Death Trap... Continue Reading →
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