Monday 22nd July 2019 at the Grand Theatre and Opera House, Leeds ⭐️⭐️ A train journey, strangers at odds thrust together by chance, a missing person mystery and a sparky young duo for puzzle crackers - The Lady Vanishes promises thrills and delivers...some of them. Based on the film written by Sidney Gilliat and Frank Launder... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 7th May 2019 at The Grand Theatre and Opera House, Leeds. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Willy Russell’s Blood Brothers has landed in Leeds and is set to steal hearts here as it has done year in and year out both nationally and internationally. Frankly, I hope Blood Brothers never disappears from the touring circuit - it’s a... Continue Reading →
Monday 1st April 2019 at The Grand Theatre and Opera House, Leeds. ⭐️⭐️ In Tom Stoppard’s comedy Rough Crossing we’re taken to sea with a sparse cast of actors playing a very sparse cast of inept actors rehearsing aboard a ship. Our cast have a tall order to deliver. Although the cast are a talented... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 12th February 2019 at the Grand Opera House York. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Saturday Night Fever arrives on stages once more, decades after the hit Paramount/RSO film delighted audiences. Robert Stigwood adapts Nick Cohn’s story for the stage in collaboration with Bill Oakes and the musical does a good job of delivering some 70s escapism via the... Continue Reading →
Monday 9th July 2018 at the Grand Opera House, York. ⭐️⭐️ This touring production of Edgar Wallace’s page turner The Case of the Frightened Lady doesn't quite deliver the goods. Under the direction of Roy Marsden, there’s certainly some mystery, some red herrings and some unforeseen revelations which might provide the golden seal for any... Continue Reading →
Monday 4th June 2018 at The Grand Theatre and Opera House, Leeds. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Bill Kenwright defends his position as heavyweight in the world of musical theatre with This is Elvis, a new musical presented by Kenwright and Laurie Mansfield. The success lies with the perfectly cast Steve Michaels who is a force of nature as... Continue Reading →
Saturday 19th May 2018 at the Palace Theatre, Manchester. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ It’s been eight years since I saw Blood Brothers for the first time. I loved it the moment I saw it and I’ve been so desperate to see it again that I was a little cautious going in, thinking perhaps I’d over-egged the memory over... Continue Reading →
