Tuesday 16th September 2025 at York Theatre Royal ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The story of the Military Wives choirs is a pretty inspiring one. Driven by a desire to connect and support one another in a distinctly challenging walk of life, the original wives brought the first choir together and found their project blossoming to 71 choirs with... Continue Reading →
Wednesday 10th September 2025 at Leeds Playhouse Reviewer: Branagh O’Shaughnessy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Karis Kelly’s Consumed promises hungry ghosts and skeletons, and I have to say it delivers, just not in the way you would expect. Four generations of women are reunited for Elieen's 90th birthday, set in a homely and somewhat cluttered kitchen in Bangor (set:... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 19th August 2025 at Leeds Grand Theatre ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Michael Morpurgo’s celebrated novel has been a roaring success on stage for some years - and this latest touring production proves very quickly why that is. There’s an emotive magic to the story of a young boy and his deep connection with his horse, but there’s... Continue Reading →
Thursday 10th July 2025 at Theatre 41, York ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Emmy Happisburgh’s lively, buoyant play - presented by Contentment Productions and apparently inspired by STERNS nightclub in Worthing- is an entertaining take on getting older and reflecting on our former, care-free selves. In Louise’s case, recognising her well-behaved, middle-class, middle-age self as being a million miles... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 24th June 2025 at Leeds Grand Theatre ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A good few years ago, I saw a production of Moira Buffini’s Handbagged and thought it was pretty inspired. A two hander, allowing us to watch Queen Elizabeth II and Margaret Thatcher behind the scenes? Fascinating. Now, this new work from Daisy Goodwin takes us behind... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 10th June 2025 at the Grand Opera House York The Last Laugh is a new play by Paul Hendy celebrating the legacy of three comedy legends: Eric Morecambe, Tommy Cooper and Bob Monkhouse. Hendy - a name locals will recognise from York Theatre Royal’s panto seasons - also directs, and there’s a definite sense of... Continue Reading →
Sunday, 1st June 2025 at Theatre 41, York ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The works of Edgar Allan Poe are works of dark and twisted genius. They generally don’t get enough attention these days for my liking, so I was chuffed to be able to see a selection of his tales performed by the very talented Stephen Smith (who... Continue Reading →
Friday, 30th May 2025 at the Grand Opera House, York ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This improv show created by Degrees of Error sees a brand new murder mystery spontaneously take shape each night. Taken from audience offerings, the cast piece together random details to deliver a pretty bonkers combination of events in an affectionate spoof of the whodunnit... Continue Reading →
Tuesday, 20th May 2025 at Leeds Grand Theatre ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Kinky Boots is back! This latest production from director Nikolai Foster delivers on all the fun-loving, sassy wholesomeness we’ve come to love about this show, and offers some refreshing takes on central characters. In brief: the show covers a failing small town shoe factory and a... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 13th May 2025 at Leeds Grand Theatre ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Alan Bleasdale’s Boys from the Blackstuff is a pretty dark look at the lacerating impact of unemployment in 1980s Liverpool. Based on the 1982 BBC drama (which I haven’t seen - I know, shocking really), this staging by James Graham follows the criss-crossing lives of out... Continue Reading →
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