Tuesday, 4th June 2024 at Leeds Grand Theatre ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Northern Ballet’s (returning) Beauty and the Beast brings the classic fairy tale to the stage in a stylish and playful production. With choreography, direction and costume from David Nixon CBE, music arrangements by John Longstaff and music beautifully performed live by the NB Sinfonia Orchestra (conductor:... 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 →
Tuesday, 30th April 2024 at Leeds Grand Theatre ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Come From Away is an extraordinary true story told with style and humour in this big-hearted and award-winning musical. Hearing that 9/11 provides the backdrop for this tale may seem a bit jarring (that was certainly my reaction before seeing it in the West End many... Continue Reading →
Thursday, 18th April 2024 at Leeds Grand Theatre ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Kay Mellor’s The Syndicate has made its way from screen to stage with this play, with daughter Gaynor Faye directing in her late mother’s honour. Based on Series 1 of the hit TV series, this show follows a number of ordinary folk trying to make ends... Continue Reading →
Tuesday, 9th April 2024 at Leeds Grand Theatre. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Kirsty M Drop the Dead Donkey, the award-winning 1990s satirical comedy has been reimagined for a 2024 audience in the stage play Drop the Dead Donkey: The Reawakening! Old enough to remember the original show, I went with my Gen Z daughter, unsure whether the play... Continue Reading →
Friday, 8th March 2024 at Leeds Grand Theatre. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Of all of Shakespeare’s plays, Romeo and Juliet is one of the most popular choices for adaptations across art forms. The tale of “star-crossed lovers” captures imaginations in ways that few other stories have - and Sergei Prokofiev’s music is a glowing example. Shakespeare’s central threads... Continue Reading →
Tuesday, 16th January 2023 at Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Mischief Comedy strike gold yet again with the hilarious Peter Pan Goes Wrong, a top notch farce full of surprises led by an excellent cast. It’s exactly what it says on the tin, this show: “Cornley Youth Theatre” are putting on a production... Continue Reading →
Wednesday, 10th January 2024 at Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The stage adaptation of Life of Pi is a stunning piece of theatre, a spectacle-driven piece which is as visually rich as it is emotionally compelling. Much like watching War Horse or The Lion King, this show is a glowing example of why... Continue Reading →
Wednesday, 13th December 2023 at Leeds Grand Theatre. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ As far as brazen camp-fest musicals go, I Should Be So Lucky is Out There and then some. Running full throttle through a whacky romance-driven plot on a candy floss set with no shortage of heart-shaped, pink-hued everything, this show gives audiences plenty to entertain, with... Continue Reading →
Tuesday, 20th November 2023 at Leeds Grand Theatre. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The OFFICIAL Take That Musical, Greatest Days, is an upbeat show with real heart. Following the lives of ordinary folk against a backdrop of Take That hits, it is surprisingly moving at times and has real substance as well as plenty of light-heartedness. To be clear:... Continue Reading →
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