September 2024 Being in a top-rated, much loved television series can be both a boon or a bother for an actor who becomes identified with a particular character and find directors reluctant to cast them in a different sorts of role. Happily Jack Ashton, best known as the Rev Tom Hereward in Call the Midwife,... Continue Reading →
September 2024 SISTERLY FEELINGS When the opportunity to audition for a new production of Little Women at York Theatre Royal arose, Laura Soper knew which of the sisters she wanted to play - Beth. Forget Amy, Meg and Jo. Beth was role that Laura, a former member of the theatre’s Youth Theatre, desired. “I auditioned... Continue Reading →
Thursday, 6th June 2024 at York Theatre Royal ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Vengeance is a powerful force, and Herman Melville’s 1851 novel Moby Dick provides a dramatic picture of blind obsession, seeing Captain Ahab hunt the whale who devoured his leg. Sebastian Armesto has adapted the lengthy novel for the stage, condensing the tale into under two hours... Continue Reading →
Monday, 3rd June 2024 at Southwark Playhouse, London ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ TW: Domestic violence Reviewer: Charlotte Dawes Unapologetic in its dark humour, The Bleeding Tree takes a unique look at the complex response to domestic violence and those who fall victim to it. Opening with a gunshot, a mother (Mariah Gale) and her two daughters (Elizabeth Dulau... Continue Reading →
Tuesday, 14th May 2024 at Leeds Grand Theatre. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Apparently, Pretty Woman the movie made $450 million at the box office back in the late eighties, and brought Gary Marshall and J.F. Lawton great acclaim. Seemingly having lost none of its appeal, the pair’s work is now strutting its stuff on stages as Pretty Woman... Continue Reading →
Monday, 13th May 2024 at the Grand Opera House York. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Jury duty is a fascinating business. Throw complete strangers in a room and ask them to roll the dice on the fate of another stranger sitting in a cell somewhere. No professional training, just critical thinking and debate. Reginald Rose’s Twelve Angry Men taps... Continue Reading →
Wednesday, 8th May 2024 at New Diorama Theatre, London ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Emma Dorfman In the midst of the uncontrollable back and forth diss tracks between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, it's difficult to comprehend the world of Between the Lines-- a world of artistic censorship, spurring from deeply-rooted racial antagonism and ethnic stereotypes. In this two act... Continue Reading →
Wednesday, 1st May 2024 at York Grand Theatre and Opera House ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 2:22, A Ghost Story is an excellent thriller for the stage. Atmospheric, surprising and impressively precise in its calculations for jump scares, this show gives The Woman in Black a run for its money… We’re at Sam and Jenny’s new place. They’re renovating.... Continue Reading →
Thursday 28th March 2024 at Marlebone Theatre, London. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Charlotte Dorfman Prolific writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s short story The Dream of a Ridiculous Man was first published in 1877. It isn’t the most light-hearted tale. Dostoevsky’s work famously explores the human condition in the troubled political climate of 19th-century Russia. It is, however, a story that can... Continue Reading →
Friday, 1st March 2024 at Theatre 41, York ⭐️⭐️ Foxglove Theatre’s Rabbit has an intriguing premise, promising marketing and sound talent carrying it, but it unfortunately doesn’t really marry these things together well enough. Billed as a dark exploration of childhood attachment and trauma, this show declares an invitation to audiences to “place the inner... Continue Reading →
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