Saturday 11th March, 2017 at Leeds Carriageworks Theatre (Upstairs). ⭐️⭐️ The Butcher is marketed as a 'fantastical 4 star folk tale' from the talented Paul Mosley: part gig, part ghost story and part puppet show. The tagline teases "Is it a gig? Is it a ghost story? Is it a puppet show? Yes." Now, I'm... Continue Reading →
Thursday 2nd February, 2017, at Harrogate Theatre. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I loosely liken this production from Blackeyed Theatre to watching the metamorphosis of a butterfly - it's very apt for this analogy to have come to mind of course; Frankenstein does follow the tale of a man slowly but persistently learning how to create a unique creature.There's... 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 →
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 →
'Be My Baby' at Harrogate Theatre. Saturday, 24th September, 2016. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'Be My Baby' tells the story of four young girls who find themselves 'in trouble' in a time when babies out of wedlock were more destructive to a young life than any addiction, and more catastrophic for a reputation than a documented bank heist.... Continue Reading →
The Savoy Theatre, London. Wednesday 31st August, 2016. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This production of Funny Girl is wonderful in ways which are both expected and unexpected. I expected great things from Sheridan Smith, and this was absolutely delivered. I was expecting a grand West End musical, complete with all the large scale spectacle and voices which make... Continue Reading →
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