Interview: The Creative Team behind “The Beekeeper of Aleppo”

May 2023 ‘People can lose everything, but still have so much joy’ – the powerhouse creative team behind The Beekeeper of Aleppo - including bestselling author Christy Lefteri and Olivier Award-winning director Miranda Cromwell - discuss its power and truth with Miriam Gillinson. The runaway success of the novel and now the stage play of... Continue Reading →

Review: Of Mice and Men at Leeds Playhouse

Saturday, 13th May 2023 at Leeds Playhouse ⭐️⭐️⭐️ John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, once a GCSE text staple (remember the spoilers helpfully left behind in the margins by the outgoing Year 11 students?), is currently finishing up its tour at Leeds Playhouse. Following an unlikely pairing of itinerant workers during the Great Depression, this... Continue Reading →

Interview: Set and Costume Designer Max Johns Talks “Lord of the Flies”

March 2023 Theatre designer Max Johns has numerous credits to his name, including ground-breaking work for the Royal Court, the Almeida, the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre of Scotland. Now, he’s working with Leeds Playhouse to create an astonishing monochrome island for its vivid new retelling of “Lord of the Flies” (18 March... Continue Reading →

Review: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The Musical at Leeds Playhouse

Friday 25th November 2022 at Leeds Playhouse. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ When a show features “Pure Imagination” as its musical heart-stone, the production itself must surely match the description, and Leeds Playhouse delivers the goods with plenty of spectacle, heart and a lovely cast in their production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The Musical. As one of... 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 →

Review: The Importance of Being Earnest (Touring)

Monday 12th September 2022 at Leeds Playhouse. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Any mention of The Importance of Being Earnest is often sure to evoke a dramatic exclamation of “A HANDBAG?!”. At long last I know why, and it doesn’t disappoint. Considered a classic of Oscar Wilde’s catalogue, the play certainly receives great treatment here thanks to a brilliant... Continue Reading →

Website Powered by WordPress.com.

Up ↑

%d bloggers like this: