Saturday 22nd June 2019 in Roundhay Park, Leeds. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights is quite frankly one of the best works in the English literary canon. With its tempestuous narrative and love to hate characters, it’s not only a gripping read but also a gorgeously crafted piece of fiction. Bringing such a work to the... Continue Reading →
Friday 21st June 2019 at Harrogate Theatre (Studio). ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ We’re all fascinated by the backstage scene - we want to know about the hilarious shenanigans, the gripes and the bust-ups. Oh No It Isn’t! looks at both the scenes on stage and back stage, switching between the two for some fantastic quick-time comedy which bursts... Continue Reading →
Thursday 20th June 2019 at Harrogate Theatre (Studio). ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Our mucky political waters have caused much controversy and consternation and in Three Mothers Matilda Velevitch offers a moving and reactionary piece of theatre which explores refugee experiences. When it comes to refugees, most have at least a vague awareness of large scale statistics; most know... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 18th June 2019 at Harrogate Theatre (Studio). ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Families. Love them or loathe them, they’re a complex muddle of individuals and it’s never too difficult to find frictions beneath the surface. In the case of Cody Daigle-Orians’ In the Bones, there’s not much digging to be done; the anguish of this family is evident... Continue Reading →
Thursday 13th June 2019 at Harrogate Theatre (Studio). ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ First and foremost, this show is beautifully written. It’s darkly philosophical, deeply human and irreverently celebratory of the self in all its singularity. Little time passes between striking quips and dramatically existential sarcasm which smacks of great lyricism - the quality of the material is the... Continue Reading →
Wednesday 12th June 2019 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Alfred Uhry’s Driving Miss Daisy isn’t a stage staple these days but there’s a lot of merit to this play which was captured on film in 1989 and received success to the tune of Oscars and Golden Globes. The play looks at personal and political history,... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 11th June 2019 at Harrogate Theatre (Bar Space). ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ As with her last venture You’ve Changed, Kate O’Donnell delivers a show full of gently irreverent wit and great deeper significance with Hayley and Me. My shower of praise when it comes to stage presence and warmth still stand here and I found myself once... Continue Reading →
Monday 10th June 2019 at York Grand Opera House. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Rocky Horror Show isn’t your typical quirky musical. It’s a an unrelenting, unrestrained and uninhibited celebration of all that is weird, wild and whacky. It’s not concerned with many of the usual trappings of a big bold musical and is instead hell-bent on delivering one... Continue Reading →
Wednesday 5th June 2019 at the Grand Opera House, York. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ The hit film hits the stage with Little Miss Sunshine: A Road Musical currently touring U.K. theatres in a production which jovially joins the adaptation craze with mixed results. Little Miss Sunshine is of course based on the runaway hit 2006 movie (written by... Continue Reading →
