'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 →
National Theatre Live, from The Harold Pinter Theatre. 18th May 2017. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Imelda Staunton's performance in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a thing of brilliance. This the kind of production which makes you wonder why we stop at five stars... As Martha, Staunton is fierce, fiery and a force to be reckoned with in... Continue Reading →
Saturday 13th May, 2017 at The Duke of York's Theatre, London. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour, Lee Hall's adaptation of Alan Warner's novel The Sopranos, is a raging success - and that success lands almost entirely at the feet of the fantastic cast. Yes, the writing is good, and it tickles the ribs with... Continue Reading →
Grand Opera House, York. Saturday 18th February 2017. ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 There’s no denying that this production of The Commitments, directed by Caroline Jay Ranger, has that classic feel-good factor. Complete with high-octane musical numbers and some incredible voices, it's certainly a glorious feast for the ears and features classics like ‘I Heard it Through the Grapevine’,... Continue Reading →
Newcastle City Hall, Wednesday 15th February, 2017. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I don't think I've ever laughed so constantly at a show as I did last night when seeing Not Today Satan. With a Bianca Del Rio show, it's a skilful display of killer delivery, arresting aesthetic and more feigned, biting bitterness than a narcissist in therapy... The... Continue Reading →
York Theatre Royal. Tuesday 22nd November, 2016. ⭐️⭐️ This take on Shakespeare's Macbeth from Volcano Theatre is hugely ambitious. As promised, it's 'a furious two hander' and both Mairi Phillips and Alex Harries, playing all roles, are bursting with energy and grit throughout. Harries is powerful, raging and charming in turns, while Phillips makes an... Continue Reading →
West Yorkshire Playhouse, Wednesday, 2nd November 2016. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ O Kneehigh, what a wonder you are! Adapted from Michael Morpurgo's children's book by Emma Rice and Morpurgo himself, Kneehigh's '946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips' is a hilarious, moving and thoroughly enchanting story of worlds colliding and the strength of human relationships. It's also a... Continue Reading →
Vaudeville Theatre, London. Saturday 22nd October, 2016. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 30 Million Minutes is something between a beautifully motivational speech and a seat at French's coffee table, gifted with extended autobiographical narratives. It's Dawn French laying bare some of the key, defining moments of her 30 Million Minutes of life to date, in her characteristically engaging and... Continue Reading →
Carriageworks Theatre, Leeds. Tuesday, 18th October, 2016. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'The Boy with Tape on His Face', or Sam Wills as his nearest and dearest likely still address him, is a whirlwind of clever, creative, comic fun. As the name suggests, he stands before his audience with his mouth taped. For most, this would mean game over,... Continue Reading →
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