Monday 4th April 2022 at Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This stage adaptation of the popular 2003 film is a treat. Not just because it features a cracking cast, but because it features a fantastic group of multi-talented young actor-musos who play their instruments live each night while telling us a witty and... Continue Reading →
Review: Footloose (Touring)
Tuesday 29th March 2022 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Based on the 1980’s movie, Footloose the Musical tells a classic tale: newbie in town rustles feathers, falls in love and creates merry chaos before inviting some wholesome shifts in perspective. Featuring some cracking songs including “Let’s Hear it for the Boy” and “Holding Out for... Continue Reading →
Review: Say Yes to Tess (Leeds Playhouse)
Friday 25th March 2022 at Leeds Playhouse (Bramall Rock Void). ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Tess Seddon writes and stars in this tongue-in-cheek new musical about a young lass who, with no prior political experience or interest at all, accidentally finds herself the candidate for the Yorkshire Party (yes, such a thing really happened). That lass is Seddon -... Continue Reading →
Review: Velma Celli’s Me and My Divas
Saturday 19th March 2022 at York Theatre Royal.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Some shows are perfect re-set material, and this is one of them. Me and My Divas is a generous dose of escapism which sees drag artist Velma Celli (Aka Ian Stroughair) take to the stage with an irresistible charm and a belting, versatile voice to handle some of... Continue Reading →
Review: Jewish Hollywood
Saturday 19th March 2022, Upstairs at the Gatehouse. Reviewer: Jonathan Walfisz ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ When I was a teenager, I was taken to a production of Spamalot, the Monty Python musical. Already a fan of the soundtrack, the decision to alter one of the songs was immediately apparent. Clearly afraid of offending too much, the song "You... Continue Reading →
Review: Rocky Horror Show (2021-2022 Tour)
Monday 14th March 2022 at the Grand Opera House, York ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Richard O’Brien’s whacky musical is back for more - and the audiences are as wildly grateful as ever. If you haven’t yet experienced the Rocky Horror Show on stage rather than screen, let me tell you: it’s an experience. Featuring cult classic songs like... Continue Reading →
Interview: Designer Sara Perks Talks “Footloose” (Touring)
March 2022 Following two critically acclaimed tours and huge popular demand, “Footloose The Musical” is back and better than ever. Touring the UK until August, this brand-new production of “Footloose” is designed by Sara Perks who has designed in the region of 250 productions. Sara has been nominated for Broadway World Awards, a Whats On... Continue Reading →
Interview: Bite My Thumb Theatre’s Neil Knipe Talks “Rent”
March 2022 Featuring such classics as “Seasons of Love” and “Take Me or Leave Me”, Jonathan Larson’s “Rent” celebrates the grit of the underdog in ways other musicals dream of. Bite My Thumb Theatre are taking their rendition of “Rent” out on tour across March and April, so I caught up with Artistic Director Neil... Continue Reading →
Interview: Ore Oduba Talks “The Rocky Horror Show”
February 2022 Cult classic “The Rocky Horror Show” is set to return to The Grand Opera House, York from 14-19 March 2022. Here, Simon Button chats to this tour’s Brad: Ore Oduba… As lockdown eases and theatres begin reopening, Ore Oduba believes The Rocky Horror Show is just the tonic audiences around the country are... Continue Reading →
Review: Disney’s Bedknobs and Broomsticks (Touring)
Tuesday 14th December 2021 at the Grand Theatre and Opera House, Leeds. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Dear Santa, all I want for Christmas is to know the secrets of the illusions in this show… I’ll start as others have and confess that I don’t know the movie and I didn’t know anything about the story going in, but... Continue Reading →