Tuesday, 23rd July 2024 at the Grand Opera House York. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Another page to screen to stage number is back on stage: John Buchan’s 1915 novel, The 39 Steps. Picked up as a classic spy thriller in the 1930s by none other than Alfred Hitchcock, and more recently adapted into a farcical comedy by Patrick... Continue Reading →
Tuesday, 16th July 2024 at Leeds Playhouse ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Let’s (carefully) talk about Paranormal Activity, the spooky stage show based on the popular film which currently has audiences on tenterhooks at Leeds Playhouse. Once again I find myself, palms-up, declaring my ignorance of the source material - but my pal tells me the show does do... Continue Reading →
Tuesday, 9th July 2024 at Southwark Playhouse - Elephant ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Emma Dorfman The cast of West End's Matilda better watch out: The cast of The Children's Inquiry shines bright as they crack open the history of the UK's broken care system through the lens of the demographic most affected by it. While the dance-pop music may be somewhat... Continue Reading →
July 2024 Around the World in 80 Days-ish will soon be playing at York Theatre Royal (18 July-3 August) and actor and acrobat Maria Gray’s trip around the world has not been without delays. But now third time lucky she’ll set off to circumnavigate the globe in 80 days. Or to be precise ‘80-ish’ days…... Continue Reading →
Friday, 21st June 2024 at Soho Theatre ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Emma Dorfman A postdramatic gig theatre fever dream - in which the audience is invited to witness a fraught navigation through a paradoxical mix of identities - The Dao of Unrepresentative British Chinese Experience is, what I would consider to be, High Art. Heady and intellectual, the production... Continue Reading →
Tuesday, 11th June 2024 at the Grand Opera House, York ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This musical parody is all kinds of fabulous and all kinds of bonkers, with the perfect descriptor coming from the script itself: “well, that was fucking mental”. Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch casts Ursula not as the evil villain, but... Continue Reading →
June 2024 A stone’s throw from the aptly named Leeds Grand Theatre stands a hidden gem worthy of its own dose of awe and admiration - and it is also aptly named. Leeds City Varieties Music Hall holds many titles: oldest operating theatre in Leeds; Grade II listed building and heritage site; Guinness World Record... Continue Reading →
Friday, 7th June 2024 at Leeds Playhouse ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Leeds Playhouse, Opera North and director James Brining reunite as the creative forces behind this production of Lerner and Loewe’s My Fair Lady, and the magic of that combination really shines through in this richly layered show. With book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music... Continue Reading →
Thursday, 6th June 2024 at York Theatre Royal ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Vengeance is a powerful force, and Herman Melville’s 1851 novel Moby Dick provides a dramatic picture of blind obsession, seeing Captain Ahab hunt the whale who devoured his leg. Sebastian Armesto has adapted the lengthy novel for the stage, condensing the tale into under two hours... Continue Reading →
Tuesday, 4th June 2024 at Leeds Grand Theatre ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Northern Ballet’s (returning) Beauty and the Beast brings the classic fairy tale to the stage in a stylish and playful production. With choreography, direction and costume from David Nixon CBE, music arrangements by John Longstaff and music beautifully performed live by the NB Sinfonia Orchestra (conductor:... Continue Reading →
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