Review: Notthern Ballet’s The Nutcracker

Thursday 18th December 2025 at York Grand Theatre  ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Northern Ballet are bringing festive cheer aplenty with their production of the classic The Nutcracker. Following the story of Clara, a little girl with a very big imagination, the story tells of her whirlwind dreams the night before Christmas (sparked, of course, by the gift of... Continue Reading →

Review: Northern Ballet’s “A Christmas Carol”

Tuesday, 17th December 2024 at Leeds Grand Theatre ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Charles Dickens’ classic tale of Christmastime redemption remains a steadfast feature of theatre programming each December. Northern Ballet take the tale and adapt it beautifully, bringing its messages and highlights to the fore with beauty, wit and a thrillingly dark edge. Directed and devised by Christopher... Continue Reading →

Review: Northern Ballet’s Beauty and the Beast

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 →

Review: Northern Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet (Touring)

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 →

Review: The Midnight Bell (Touring)

Thursday 30th September 2021 at York Theatre Royal. Matthew Bourne’s The Midnight Bell, based on the novels of Patrick Hamilton, takes us to 1930’s Soho. As liquor flows and glasses clink in the popular local tavern, lives are colliding and intertwining as time whispers onwards. Locals rub shoulders with prostitute, actor, spinster and cad alike.... Continue Reading →

Spotlight on: West Yorkshire Playhouse’s Autumn/Winter Season Top Picks

'West Yorkshire Playhouse's Autumn/ Winter 17 Season is a vibrant collection of diverse stories from across the world, retold by exceptional theatre makers.' -WYP It's official: West Yorkshire Playhouse has a very exciting Autumn/winter season planned... I went along to their launch event yesterday to listen to some of the creators of the line-up, and... Continue Reading →

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