Thursday 8th August 2019 at Nottingham’s Albert Hall. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Nottingham Playhouse offer up the fantastic tale of Coram Boy on a grand scale with this latest production. Combining a professional company and a community cast in an ambitious staging of this great tale, the production is a testament to the importance of investment in young... Continue Reading →
Saturday 9th March 2019 at York Theatre Royal (Studio). ⭐️⭐️⭐️ John Webster’s The Duchess Of Malfi is a bit of a titan and York Settlement Community Players do a great job of bringing its most gripping moments of dramatic power to life. It’s impossible to experience this play without our current social and political climate... Continue Reading →
Wednesday 13th February 2019 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ York Light’s production of Grease is a grinning, happy affair full of energy and youth, just as Grease should be. There will surely be few who don’t know the plot of this smash hit movie musical, but for those who aren’t in the know, Grease follows... Continue Reading →
Wednesday 4th July 2018 at Leeds Carriageworks Theatre (Studio). Leeds Arts centre’s latest offering is this ‘comedy double bill’ of Neil Rathmell’s It’s a Miracle and The Colin Atkins Story. ‘Comedy’ is at times a little difficult to find here, as the laughs are relatively sparse across both performances, but the plays are entertaining and... Continue Reading →
Friday 22nd June 2018 at Leeds Playhouse (formerly West Yorkshire Playhouse). ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Searching for the Heart of Leeds is the final show produced by West Yorkshire Playhouse prior to its major re-development. It marks a crossover from West Yorkshire Playhouse to the Leeds Playhouse rebrand and the production mirrors that sense of departure and arrival;... Continue Reading →
West Yorkshire Playhouse’s new season has been announced! I tootled along to the Season Launch last week and as the mulled wine flowed, the creative team offered some insights into the months ahead. Focusing on ‘embracing our city’ and bringing ‘vital theatre’ to the people of Leeds and beyond, the upcoming home-grown work and launch... Continue Reading →
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