November 2023 It’s almost Panto season, and this year’s offering from York Theatre Royal (8 December - 7 January) is “Jack and the Beanstalk”. Anna Soden, whose theatre credits include Romeo and Juliet (UK Tour), Sleeping Beauty (Liverpool Everyman) and Return to Elm House (Battersea Arts Centre), is now set to play Dave the cow... Continue Reading →
November 2023 The critically acclaimed touring production of The Merchant of Venice (reimagined for 1936 London) is arriving at York Theatre Royal this month (14-18 November). Starring Tracy-Ann Oberman (“Mother of Him”, “Pinter at The Pinter”, “Noises Off” ) as Shylock, the production promises to be a bold take on Shakespeare’s story. Here, Oberman chats... Continue Reading →
October 2023 Frantic Assembly’s Metamorphosis arrives at York Theatre Royal this week, before continuing its tour until March 2024. Here, Lyn Gardner chats to Artistic Director Scott Graham and writer Lemn Sissay, who has adapted this version of Kafka’s famous tale… In 2019, when actor, writer and director Fraser Ayres suggested to Scott Graham, the... Continue Reading →
October 2023 The award-winning Box Tale Soup Theatre Company are known for their track record of excellent stage work and for “seamlessly blending multiple disciplines, including puppetry, mask, physical theatre and all original music”. Their latest piece, “Casting the Runes”, enjoyed impressive success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe over the summer and is now touring.... Continue Reading →
September 2023 ‘I want people to get angry’ The stage adaptation of “I, Daniel Blake”, directed by Mark Calvert and adapted from the award-winning film by Dave Johns, will soon arrive at Leeds Playhouse (3-7 October) as part of a national tour. Here, Johns and actors Bryony Corrigan and Kema Sikazwe talk to Natasha Tripney... Continue Reading →
September 2023 “A Play For The Living In A Time of Extinction” is described as “a bold experiment in eco theatre-making” which sees the performance powered by bicycles generating electricity. The show is set to arrive at York Theatre Royal later this month (27-30 September) and here, Director Mingyu Lin chats to Steve Pratt about... Continue Reading →
August 2023 A cracking story that was born to run… The House with Chicken Legs is heading for both York Theatre Royal (6-9 September) and Leeds Playhouse (13-16 September) this month. Here, author Sophie Anderson chats to Jo Haywood about this magical stage adaptation. For a long time, bestselling children’s author Sophie Anderson didn’t think... Continue Reading →
August 2023 Jan Noble, poet, performer and former member of the punk band Monkey Island, has a new show currently playing at the Hope Theatre (until August 26th). Described as “a mini verse-drama, a tale of inner and outer journeys in explicit homage to Dante’s Divine Comedy”, “Body 115” promises to be a fascinating sixty... Continue Reading →
August 2023 Promising an hour of stand-up featuring songs and niche observational humour, “Comedian pals and cheerful Leicester gals” Nayonica Ghosh and Melina Fiol are bringing their show “Leicester Foxes” to the Camden Fringe this month. Melina sold out her first split bill at last year’s Women in Comedy Festival and was handpicked by Leicester... Continue Reading →
Psychonaut Theatre are an international multidisciplinary performance collective with an experimental style and a new show heading to the stage. Described as “a futuristic, witty and radical exploration of collective responsibility”, “The W.I.G of Life: A Conference” will play at Camden People’s Theatre from 29th-30th August, and at the Etcetera Theatre from 7th-8th September thereafter.... Continue Reading →
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