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 →
Friday, 8th March 2024 at Leeds Grand Theatre. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Of all of Shakespeare’s plays, Romeo and Juliet is one of the most popular choices for adaptations across art forms. The tale of “star-crossed lovers” captures imaginations in ways that few other stories have - and Sergei Prokofiev’s music is a glowing example. Shakespeare’s central threads... Continue Reading →
Wednesday, 22nd February 2024 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ There’s something about Greek mythology - and more specifically Orpheus - that continues to grab creatives and audiences alike. Just in recent years, we’ve had Testament’s Orpheus in the Record Shop, Rambert’s Death Trap, Ben Haggarty’s Orpheus Dismembered and Anaïs Mitchell’s Hadestown, and interest in this... Continue Reading →
Saturday, 17th February 2024 at Leeds Playhouse. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ This latest show from Imitating the Dog offers a key departure from the company’s usual approach: having no live cameras on stage. It does however maintain a characteristic cinematic quality in a bold and intriguing production. Billed as “inspired by” Mary Shelley’s brilliant novel, this take from... Continue Reading →
Tuesday, 14th November 2023 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Mild spoilers ahead… The Merchant of Venice: comedy? Romance? So some say. To me it’s always been a tragedy of powerlessness which wrongfully sidelines its most compelling character, so I am a huge fan of this latest adaptation which restructures and reframes the story to place... Continue Reading →
November 2023 The critically acclaimed touring production of The Merchant of Venice (reimagined for 1936 London) is arriving at York Theatre Royal this month (14-18 November). Starring Tracy-Ann Oberman (“Mother of Him”, “Pinter at The Pinter”, “Noises Off” ) as Shylock, the production promises to be a bold take on Shakespeare’s story. Here, Oberman chats... Continue Reading →
Tuesday, 24th October 2023 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein really is one of the greats, and it takes vision to adapt it for the stage as Séan Aydon adapts and directs this production from Tilted Wig Theatre. Here we have a lens shift to consider more recent and current ideas such as... 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, 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 →
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