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 →
Interview: Dunstan Bruce Talks “Am I invisible Yet?”
November 2022 ‘A vital blast of angst, anger and desire’ Former Chumbawamba frontman Dunstan Bruce explains why he’s not ready to be the invisible man just yet. Former Chumbawamba vocalist Dunstan Bruce brings his new one-man play to Leeds Playhouse this month. A rollercoaster of despair, anger, love and, ultimately, hope, it’s a riotous journey... Continue Reading →
Interview: Sophie Ward Talks Career, Agatha Christie & More
The Original Theatre Company’s production of Agatha Christie’s “The Mirror Crack’d” plays York Theatre Royal next week (4th – 8th October 2022), with Sophie Ward as Marina Gregg. Sophie has most recently been seen in the BBC‘s “A Very British Scandal” opposite Claire Foy and Paul Bettany, BBC/HBO Max’s “Troubled Blood” and “This Sceptred Isle”,... Continue Reading →
Interview: Susie Blake Talks Playing Miss Marple in “The Mirror Crack’d”
The Original Theatre Company’s production of Agatha Christie’s “The Mirror Crack’d” is set to play York Theatre Royal next month (4th - 8th October 2022). Here Susie Blake, best known for a raft of stage work in the West End and beyond, playing the Continuity Announcer in “Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV”, and roles... Continue Reading →
Interview: Conor McPherson Talks “Girl from the North Country”
Girl from the North Country has already conquered the West End, Broadway and beyond. Now on tour across the UK, the show is set to stop off at York Theatre Royal from the 6th to the 10th of September. Here, Fiona Mountford, Theatre Critic at the London Evening Standard from 2002-2019 interviews playwright Conor McPherson.... Continue Reading →
Interview: Maureen Lennon Talks New Play The Coppergate Woman
Maureen Lennon’s latest play, “The Coppergate Woman”, is set to take to the stage at York Theatre Royal later this month. In this new community-centred work, the Yorvick Centre’s famous relic comes to life to interact with modern day dwellers in the city of York. So with the Coppergate Woman’s stage debut just a round... Continue Reading →
Interview: Christina Bianco Talks Starring as “Little Voice”
Christina Bianco, with her chameleonic voice and reputation for uncanny impressions of powerhouse vocalists, will soon arrive to York Theatre Royal with the current touring production of “The Rise and Fall of Little Voice”. Here, Bianco chats about taking on the demanding centre stage role of Little Voice, those famous vocal impersonations and what she’s... Continue Reading →
Interview: The Cast of “The Play What I Wrote”
When Sean Foley and Hamish McColl created The Play What I Wrote they wanted the story to be inspired by the comedy duo Morecambe and Wise rather than a tribute act – and so they created a new comedy duo. As the two characters, Dennis and Thom, attempt to revive their failing act with a... Continue Reading →
Interview: Ian Kelsey Talks “The Rise and Fall of Little Voice”
York-born Ian Kelsey is set to appear on stage at York Theatre Royal for the first time in the current tour of Jim Cartwright’s “The Rise and Fall of Little Voice.” Here, Kelsey chats about playing the “bit of a leech” that is Ray in the show, getting back to in-person audiences and the glories... Continue Reading →
Interview: Paula Garfield Talks Deafinitely Theatre’s “Everyday”
How better to celebrate a 20th Anniversary than with a world première of a new show? Deafinitely Theatre are doing exactly that as they head out on tour with their latest show, “Everyday” - which stops off at York Theatre Royal from 21 - 22 June 2022. Here, Paula Garfield - writer, director and Artistic... Continue Reading →