Friday April 21st 2023 at Harrogate Theatre (Studio) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Forget About The Dog’s latest show returns their top notch inventiveness to the stage in a quirky ride through personalised simulations of “happy places”. In this vision of the future, the disenchanted general public are invited to step inside a street-side booth and spend a half... Continue Reading →
Friday 31st March 2023 at Harrogate Theatre ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Born, raised and residing in Yorkshire, John Godber has just the kind of grounding needed to write a comedy like this. Tapping affectionately into the frugal Yorkshireman stereotype, he offers an unapologetic commentary on the politics of now while painting a grim vision of 2033 Britain -... Continue Reading →
March 2023 Wodehouse in Wonderland arrives at York Theatre Royal next month (20-22 April). Based on the life and writings of P. G. Wodehouse, the production of William Humble’s play stars Robert Daws (Jeeves and Wooster, Poldark, The Royal, Rock and Chips, How the Other Half Loves) and features songs by Jerome Kern, George Gershwin,... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 14th March 2023 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Time Machine: A Comedy, written by Steven Canny and John Nicholson and directed by Orla O’Loughlin, is very funny - when it hits its stride. Laying the foundations in Act 1, the cast introduce H.G. Wells’ great great grandson who has decided to honour the... Continue Reading →
Dave Hearn is one of the founders of the Olivier award-winning Mischief Theatre, whose hit comedies include “The Play That Went Wrong” - and, well, all those top touring titles including “______ Goes Wrong”! Now, he’s going time travelling, taking time away from Mischief to revisit the H.G. Wells classic story “The Time Machine” in... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 14th February 2023 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Charlie & Stan hoiks us back in time in style and substance to witness two giants of comedy meeting as youngsters. Set round and about a trip from Southampton to New York circa 1910, we see a very young Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel. As yet... Continue Reading →
December 2022 It’s been a busy year at Always Time For Theatre, not only for me, but for the brand new and very brilliant London-based team! So, here’s the round-up, just in time to wave goodbye to 2022 and hello to 2023… Emma Dorfman showed five star love to Gigi Star and The Lost Lending... Continue Reading →
Friday 9th December 2022 at Soho Theatre, London. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Jonathan Walfisz Few plays have titles more on the nose than Lesbian Space Crime. At the Soho Theatre’s Upstairs space, the show opens with a bold declarative song saying we’re in for a bit of exactly what it says on the tin. Lesbian Space Crime... Continue Reading →
Thursday December 1st 2022 at Leeds City Varieties. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ London Town. Icky rat infestation eyeing the Alderman’s office. Silliness and mucky puns and Rock ‘n’ Roll. It’s Panto time at Leeds City Varieties! Okay, okay, so there’s a bit more to it, but fighting for the heart of the Alderman’s daughter is side-kick to the... Continue Reading →
Saturday 26th November 2022 at Harrogate Theatre. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Aladdin, tricky to stage but irresistible to programmers come Christmas season, brings a whole lot of fun to Harrogate with this production. With its charming ruffian lead and wronged princess, its very bad Bad Guy and very good Good Guys - and not forgetting the lovable genie... Continue Reading →
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