Review: Heathers The Musical (Touring)

Tuesday 1st September 2026 at Leeds Grand Theatre ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ High School is for surviving rather than thriving when it comes to Westberg High - unless of course you’re an it-girl Heather. Heathers The Musical is “mythic bitch” central, following the toxic dynamics amidst the usual cliques that define teenhood. With book, music and lyrics by... Continue Reading →

Review: High Society (Touring)

Tuesday 25th August 2026 at Leeds Grand Theatre ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ High Society is a musical of the classic, nostalgic variety; a tale of surviving social scandal, romantic disappointments and the weight of life under lofty scrutiny. This tale arrives under direction of Rachel Kavanaugh, with Book by Arthur Kopit and music and lyrics by the great... Continue Reading →

Review: Notthern Ballet’s The Nutcracker

Thursday 18th December 2025 at York Grand Theatre  ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Northern Ballet are bringing festive cheer aplenty with their production of the classic The Nutcracker. Following the story of Clara, a little girl with a very big imagination, the story tells of her whirlwind dreams the night before Christmas (sparked, of course, by the gift of... Continue Reading →

Review: The Book of Mormon (Touring)

Wednesday 12th November 2025 at Leeds Grand Theatre ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Book of Mormon has enjoyed unwavering success since opening on Broadway in 2011, subsequently sweeping 9 Tony awards and entertaining huge audiences ever since. It’s a brave, razor-sharp show which ingeniously strikes a balance between satisfying musical spectacle and pretty outrageous punchlines and plot points.... Continue Reading →

Review: War Horse (Touring)

Tuesday 19th August 2025 at Leeds Grand Theatre  ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Michael Morpurgo’s celebrated novel has been a roaring success on stage for some years - and this latest touring production proves very quickly why that is. There’s an emotive magic to the story of a young boy and his deep connection with his horse, but there’s... Continue Reading →

Review: By Royal Appointment (Touring)

Tuesday 24th June 2025 at Leeds Grand Theatre ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A good few years ago, I saw a production of Moira Buffini’s Handbagged and thought it was pretty inspired. A two hander, allowing us to watch Queen Elizabeth II and Margaret Thatcher behind the scenes? Fascinating. Now, this new work from Daisy Goodwin takes us behind... Continue Reading →

Review: Kinky Boots (Touring)

Tuesday, 20th May 2025 at Leeds Grand Theatre ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Kinky Boots is back! This latest production from director Nikolai Foster delivers on all the fun-loving, sassy wholesomeness we’ve come to love about this show, and offers some refreshing takes on central characters. In brief: the show covers a failing small town shoe factory and a... Continue Reading →

Review: Boys from the Blackstuff (Touring)

Tuesday 13th May 2025 at Leeds Grand Theatre ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Alan Bleasdale’s Boys from the Blackstuff is a pretty dark look at the lacerating impact of unemployment in 1980s Liverpool. Based on the 1982 BBC drama (which I haven’t seen - I know, shocking really), this staging by James Graham follows the criss-crossing lives of out... Continue Reading →

Review: Only Fools and Horses The Musical

Tuesday, 25th February 2025 at Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House  ⭐️⭐️⭐️ From the pens of Paul Whitehouse and Jim Sullivan comes the musicalised stage version of classic sitcom Only Fools and Horses: wise-crackingly, eyebrow-liftingly and elbow-nudgingly nostalgic and entertaining, but not necessarily a cracking musical. Caroline Jay Ranger directs, and it’s a likeable cast... Continue Reading →

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