Wednesday, 6th September 2023 at York Theatre Royal. Les Enfants Terribles’ take on Sophie Anderson’s young adult novel, The House with Chicken Legs, is a quirky, heartfelt and visually rich show. Co-directors James Seager and Oliver Lansley (who also adapted the story for the stage) deliver heart and humour in a fine balance, allowing the... Continue Reading →
August 2023 A cracking story that was born to run… The House with Chicken Legs is heading for both York Theatre Royal (6-9 September) and Leeds Playhouse (13-16 September) this month. Here, author Sophie Anderson chats to Jo Haywood about this magical stage adaptation. For a long time, bestselling children’s author Sophie Anderson didn’t think... Continue Reading →
Wednesday 26th April 2023 at York Grand Theatre and Opera House. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Based on the celebrated 1992 Baz Luhrmann film and promising to lift the curtain on the competitive ballroom scene, this show offers comic glimpses of backstage squabbles, underhanded dealings and blossoming love alongside some impressive dance numbers. The story? Scott Hastings and partner... Continue Reading →
Iqbal Khan is an Associate Director of Birmingham Rep, an Associate Artist of Box Clever Theatre Company, and was Artistic Director of the 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony. He is also the director of Of Mice and Men, which runs at Leeds Playhouse from 11-27 May 2023. Here, Iqbal talks to Kerry Endsor about how... Continue Reading →
Monday, April 24th 2023, at Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ To date, this fabulous show has had quite a journey and some impressive success. Way back in 2018, Isobel McArthur penned a lively, playfully irreverent adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic with Glasgow audiences in mind. Fast-forward to 2023, and the show (with a... Continue Reading →
The Original Theatre Company’s production of Agatha Christie’s “The Mirror Crack’d” plays York Theatre Royal next week (4th – 8th October 2022), with Sophie Ward as Marina Gregg. Sophie has most recently been seen in the BBC‘s “A Very British Scandal” opposite Claire Foy and Paul Bettany, BBC/HBO Max’s “Troubled Blood” and “This Sceptred Isle”,... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 27th September 2022 at Leeds Playhouse. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ All’s fair in love and a merry war? Ask this bunch! Much Ado About Nothing is one of William Shakespeare’s best comedies - it’s certainly one of my absolute favourites. Here, Ramps on the Moon and Sheffield Theatres have teamed up for a production of this comedic... Continue Reading →
September 2022 Interview by: Lyn Gardner Why did you change Shakespeare’s language? That’s the question that someone in the audience asked leading British theatre company Frantic Assembly after seeing its production of Shakespeare’s Othello which relocates the play from 16th century Venice to a pub on a run-down Yorkshire housing estate in a post-industrial town.... Continue Reading →
13th September 2022 at The Yard Theatre, London ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Emma Dorfman Vinay Patel’s daring reimagining of The Cherry Orchard brings a newfound urgency to Anton Chekhov’s original. With the help of Rosie Elnile’s inspired set design, Lewis den Hertog’s dystopic video design, and James Macdonald’s clipped, contained direction assisted by several standout performances, new... Continue Reading →
Monday 12th September 2022 at Leeds Playhouse. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Any mention of The Importance of Being Earnest is often sure to evoke a dramatic exclamation of “A HANDBAG?!”. At long last I know why, and it doesn’t disappoint. Considered a classic of Oscar Wilde’s catalogue, the play certainly receives great treatment here thanks to a brilliant... Continue Reading →
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