Tuesday 21st October 2025 at York Theatre Royal ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Torben Betts’ latest play is a companion piece to Murder at Midnight - this time taking comic embellishments and centring them to present a whacky hybrid of violent whodunnit and bedroom farce. It’s an interesting and entertaining mix, but it doesn’t entirely land. Direction from Philip... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 7th October 2025 at York Theatre Royal ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Lost Atoms is the latest offering from Frantic Assembly, and it’s a pretty emotionally charged piece documenting the blossoming and decay of a passionate love. As an intensive two hander, it impresses both with memorable performances and striking, highly physical staging. Anna Jordan’s play sees Jess... Continue Reading →
Wednesday 17th September 2025 at Leeds Playhouse ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird tops many a list of important classics, and with good reason. I remember falling in love with the charming ruffian nature of the Finch children and the admirable dignity of Atticus Finch as a teenager, and I have to say this... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 16th September 2025 at York Theatre Royal ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The story of the Military Wives choirs is a pretty inspiring one. Driven by a desire to connect and support one another in a distinctly challenging walk of life, the original wives brought the first choir together and found their project blossoming to 71 choirs with... Continue Reading →
Wednesday 10th September 2025 at Leeds Playhouse Reviewer: Branagh O’Shaughnessy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Karis Kelly’s Consumed promises hungry ghosts and skeletons, and I have to say it delivers, just not in the way you would expect. Four generations of women are reunited for Elieen's 90th birthday, set in a homely and somewhat cluttered kitchen in Bangor (set:... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 19th August 2025 at Leeds Grand Theatre ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Michael Morpurgo’s celebrated novel has been a roaring success on stage for some years - and this latest touring production proves very quickly why that is. There’s an emotive magic to the story of a young boy and his deep connection with his horse, but there’s... Continue Reading →
Thursday 10th July 2025 at Theatre 41, York ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Emmy Happisburgh’s lively, buoyant play - presented by Contentment Productions and apparently inspired by STERNS nightclub in Worthing- is an entertaining take on getting older and reflecting on our former, care-free selves. In Louise’s case, recognising her well-behaved, middle-class, middle-age self as being a million miles... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 24th June 2025 at Leeds Grand Theatre ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A good few years ago, I saw a production of Moira Buffini’s Handbagged and thought it was pretty inspired. A two hander, allowing us to watch Queen Elizabeth II and Margaret Thatcher behind the scenes? Fascinating. Now, this new work from Daisy Goodwin takes us behind... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 10th June 2025 at the Grand Opera House York The Last Laugh is a new play by Paul Hendy celebrating the legacy of three comedy legends: Eric Morecambe, Tommy Cooper and Bob Monkhouse. Hendy - a name locals will recognise from York Theatre Royal’s panto seasons - also directs, and there’s a definite sense of... Continue Reading →
Sunday, 1st June 2025 at Theatre 41, York ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The works of Edgar Allan Poe are works of dark and twisted genius. They generally don’t get enough attention these days for my liking, so I was chuffed to be able to see a selection of his tales performed by the very talented Stephen Smith (who... Continue Reading →
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