*to date... August 2020 Remember when going to packed, bustling, lively theatres was a thing? You know, we’d collectively shut out the world with the closing of the doors and the dimming of the lights; we’d spend more than twenty minutes without a phone in hand; we’d let ourselves be completely taken in by the... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 4th February 2020 at Leeds Playhouse. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Absurd anarchy abounds in the best possible way in Kneehigh’s latest offering. This 'promenade musical' and 'sing along satire' is a real mix - night club scene, street protest, circus act and avant-garde fearlessness come together to take us on a wild ride of satirical mudslinging. We’re... Continue Reading →
February 2019 Today I’m off to see “The Animals and the Children Took to the Streets” for the third time after a gap of around 5 years. It’s set me to thinking about what a thrill it is to revisit the great work of great companies over time. So here follows my ode of sorts... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 20th March 2018 at West Yorkshire Playhouse ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ In many ways, The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk defies description, as the comical opening exchange points out - a scene which sees our protagonist bombarded with convoluted attempts to describe his art with words. Based on the story of artist Marc Chagall and the love of... Continue Reading →
February 2018 The ability of good design to capture different worlds, times and moods can make a production brilliant... a rickety or poorly conceived design can break a production by the same token. The resourceful minds behind extravagant, clever or intricate designs are names we should all know, so here’s a run down of my... Continue Reading →
Wednesday 18th October 2017 at West Yorkshire Playhouse. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Kneehigh's latest venture is Carl Grose's adaptation of Günter Grass' surreal novel The Tin Drum. It's a whirling frenzy of action and darkness which centres on the woes of the human condition through Oskar, a morose and magnetic youngster refusing to engage with a flawed world.... Continue Reading →
West Yorkshire Playhouse, Wednesday, 2nd November 2016. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ O Kneehigh, what a wonder you are! Adapted from Michael Morpurgo's children's book by Emma Rice and Morpurgo himself, Kneehigh's '946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips' is a hilarious, moving and thoroughly enchanting story of worlds colliding and the strength of human relationships. It's also a... Continue Reading →
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