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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Thursday 2nd December 2021 at Leeds City Varieties ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Panto season is back! Oooooh yes it is (sorry, but we all know it has to be done). There’s a reason the City Varieties panto has such a stellar word-of-mouth reputation: it’s just so much fun, and this year’s Rock ‘n’ Roll panto, Beauty and the... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 2nd November 2021 at Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Based on the true story of Jamie Campbell, “Drag Queen at 16”, this bouncy, uplifting musical follows a young teenager navigating school life while nurturing aspirations of becoming a drag queen. From lived experience to BBC documentary (2011), from theatre production to West... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 14th September 2021 at Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A good ol’ fashioned American diner sets the scene for baking and romance in this bubbly story of sisterhood, connection and standing on your own two feet. Briefly, waitress Jenna is stuck in a rut with her controlling slimeball husband Earl and hoping... Continue Reading →
