…escaping to new adventures at curtain up…
Wednesday 17th May, 2017 at Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Believe it or not, this was my first ever experience of Evita. I haven't seen the film, nor had I seen the stage show, and now that I have, I can see why it's still going strong... Evita has stood the test of... Continue Reading →
Unbelievably, Always Time For Theatre has been around for a whole year now! It's been a year of great experiences, mostly great theatre and a few pleasantly surprising moments too. I'm happy to say that taking the plunge and getting started with Always Time For Theatre has been one of the best decisions I've ever... Continue Reading →
Wednesday 26th April, 2017 at West Yorkshire Playhouse ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 There is a brilliant energy running through this production; the enveloping rowdy scenes of bars and cleverly represented busy streets are joyous to watch purely for the brilliance of the physicality, which is absolutely a winning aspect of this wonderful production. But the surreal energy of... Continue Reading →
Have you ever sat amidst a sea of empty seats at a show? Have you felt the awkward isolation of watching a big musical while being the only pair on your row? Have you felt the draughts while sitting in a big old theatre with few others to ease the chill from a lack of... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 11th April, 2017 at West Yorkshire Playhouse. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Michael Morpurgo's 'Running Wild' tells many stories, but is framed around a little girl named Lilly who takes a trip to Indonesia with her mother after her father's death. There is subsequently a tsunami and the elephant Lilly is riding (Oona) runs off into the jungle... Continue Reading →
Sunday, 2nd April, 2017 (Released in the U.K March 2017). ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Bill Condon's live action adaptation of 'Beauty and the Beast' presents us with a vibrant, sweeping take on this much-loved tale. The special effects work wonders to bring to life that famous enchanted castle and its inhabitants. True to modern expectations, the effects and... Continue Reading →
Saturday 25th March, 2017 at Brasserie Zedel (The Crazy Coqs) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Blazing onto the scene with a rendition of Bette Midler's 'Miss Otis Regrets' before weaving her way through an impressively diverse set list, Rachel Tucker proved herself, once again, to be an incredibly versatile songstress. Aside from that undeniably superb voice and brilliantly judicious... Continue Reading →
My first love is theatre, but I do attend a range of other cultural events and I see a fair few films - I've thought of writing about them before but didn't commit because of my theatre theme. I've now decided to take the plunge! The posts won't be quite as frequent as my theatre... Continue Reading →
Up until very recently, all those working in the theatre industry, without exception, had my utmost respect and my envy directed at them like a dart towards a bullseye (in a non-threatening way of course...) Then I read some comments by a prominent person in theatre journalism (see footnote for update on this)...and I instantly... Continue Reading →
