Tuesday 22nd October 2019 at York Theatre Royal (Studio). ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Daniel Kanaber takes on topical subject matter with an eye for authenticity and understated power in Under Three Moons. The play follows two comically mis-matched boys who become bickering men who become slightly older, more worldly men with disparate lives. Taking place across three nights... Continue Reading →
Connection: Troubled Strangers Find Strength in Numbers
Wednesday 2nd October 2019 at Harrogate Theatre (Studio). ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Rachael Halliwell’s Connection is exactly what it says on the tin: a take on the connections between both strangers and those we know - though perhaps not quite as well as we think. It’s a play which balances some well delivered comedy with some dark edges... Continue Reading →
Hayley and Me: Candid, Playful & Very Important
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 →
Wilde Without the Boy: The Darker Side of Love
Friday 5th April 2019 at Harrogate Theatre (Studio). ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Every time I see an Oscar Wilde-related production I fall all over again for the sheer grit and elegance of the man. While his satirical plays with eagle-eyed social commentary most often find their way into our theatres now, this production, rather uniquely, brings one of... Continue Reading →
Sparkplug: Stunningly Agile Storytelling
Monday 11th March 2019 at Harrogate Theatre (Studio). ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Sparkplug is the latest touring work from Box of Tricks Theatre; a new play by David Judge which was a finalist for the Alfred Fagon Award Best New Play Of the Year 2017. It’s not difficult to see why. The indefatigable Judge both writes and stars... Continue Reading →
The Duchess of Malfi: Webster’s Disturbing Tale of Control & Revenge
Saturday 9th March 2019 at York Theatre Royal (Studio). ⭐️⭐️⭐️ John Webster’s The Duchess Of Malfi is a bit of a titan and York Settlement Community Players do a great job of bringing its most gripping moments of dramatic power to life. It’s impossible to experience this play without our current social and political climate... Continue Reading →
Wild: Comedy, Wisdom & Biting Commentary
Friday 22nd February at Harrogate Theatre (Studio). ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ With polar opposite birth stories to tell, a pair of mums toss out the filters and share some home truths about the beauty and the brutality of birth. In Wild, Katie Villa and Laura Mugridge demand that we see women and mothers in real world terms rather... Continue Reading →
In Other Words: Intense & Accomplished
Tuesday 19th February 2019 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Off The Middle have their sights set on tear ducts with this production of In Other Words by Matthew Seager. An intense two hander, the production gives an emotive insight into just what it’s like to feel yourself losing a loved one to Dementia - specifically... Continue Reading →
Between Us: Searching for Something More
Thursday 24th January 2019 at Harrogate Theatre. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Written and conceived by Elizabeth Carter and Directed by Jonathan O’Boyle, Between Us is a one woman show starring Carter as three varied women who all have one thing in common: terrible love lives and desire for better. Elizabeth is our central character. She’s a busy actress... Continue Reading →
100 Ways to Tie a Shoelace: Bold, Inventive & Meaningful
Thursday 21st June 2018 at Harrogate Theatre (Studio). ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Forget about the Dog Theatre bring a bold and inventive show to the stage with 100 Ways to Tie a Shoelace. Kat has been in an accident and has suffered brain injuries which are affecting her memory and her access to language. She’s on the road... Continue Reading →