Ali Azhar is a French-Moroccan actor born in Paris. He studied classical theatre in Paris and Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London. He also studied dance at Broadway Dance Centre in New York. His latest credits include “Glory” (Red Ladder Theatre Company), “Landscapers” (HBO/SKY), “Henry V”/“The Tempest” (Shakespeare Rose Theatre) and “Top Boy” (Netflix).... Continue Reading →
Interview: Ulrika Krishnamurti Talks “Around the World in 80 Days”
Ulrika Krishnamurti’s artistic journey began at age 12 with “Rockford”, a coming-of-age cult classic by acclaimed filmmaker Nagesh Kukunoor. Her theatre credits include “Made in India” (a performance which earned her an Off West End award nomination), “Pink Sari Revolution” and “The Government Inspector”. Film/Television credits include “Holby City”, “The Anushree Experiments” and “Dead Men... Continue Reading →
Review: Four Quartets (Touring)
Tuesday 27th July 2021 at York Theatre Royal. T.S Eliot’s Four Quartets is an intensive rumination on the passage of time and all its complex workings. It sometimes feels like a sermon on life, or group therapy. At other times, it takes on the form of an authoritative academic lecture warning us about the perils... Continue Reading →
Review: Piaf (Touring)
Monday 26 July 2021 at Leeds Playhouse. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ There’s no doubt that Edith Piaf’s life and talent were extraordinary. With such tragedy in her life, it makes perfect sense that such melancholy should have found its way under her skin and into her music, but this take on her life story from Pam Gems certainly... Continue Reading →
Interview: Ralph Fiennes Talks “Four Quartets”
Actor Ralph Fiennes is just as comfortable with Shakespeare and Ibsen as he is starring in some of the biggest film franchises in the world – James Bond or Harry Potter, for example. Now he’s taking a one-man production of TS Eliot’s epic poem cycle “Four Quartets” on a tour of regional theatres, including York... Continue Reading →
Interview: Sean McKenzie Talks Park Bench Theatre’s “The Park Keeper”
Park Bench Theatre is back! Sean McKenzie is set to star in The Park Keeper, which runs 9 - 17 July 2021 and will play to socially distanced audiences at The Friends Garden, Rowntree Park. Written by the Olivier Award-winning Mike Kenny and celebrating 100 years of Rowntree Park, the story sees a hard-working Park... Continue Reading →
Review: A Little Night Music At Leeds Playhouse
Thursday July 1, 2021 at Leeds Playhouse. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ It’s always a thrill to see a celebrated giant of the musical theatre world for the first time, and this production does not disappoint. With a story inspired by an Ingmar Bergman film, book by by Hugh Wheeler and music and lyrics by the great Stephen Sondheim,... Continue Reading →
Interview: Linus Karp Talks “how to live a jellicle life”
Following two sold out runs, Linus Karp’s "how to live a jellicle life: life lessons from the 2019 hit movie musical 'cats'" is heading out on tour and is set to play at 21 venues across the UK (until March 11th 2022). Billed as “a silly, stupid and queer show all about my love for... Continue Reading →
Review: Pony Cam’s “A Red Square”
When a company likens their style to South Park merged with Greek tragedy and offer advisories covering every kind of South Park-ian reference point, you know you’re about to see something a bit whacky. Featuring some choice pop culture references, plenty of bloodshed and a touch of anarchy, Pony Cam certainly seem to have hit... Continue Reading →
Review: Miss Julie (Touring)
Tuesday 22nd June 2021 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ August Strindberg’s original took on the politics of gender and class; Amy Ng’s new adaptation, set in 1940’s Hong Kong, adds colonialism and deep-rooted war scars into the mix. As the daughter of the British Governor, Miss Julie displays the worst flaws associated with a spoiled... Continue Reading →