…escaping to new adventures at curtain up…
Wednesday 21st November 2018 at Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ If there’s one thing Jersey Boys tells us, it’s that at whatever stage of reincarnation The Four Seasons were enjoying, Frankie Valli was always the star power. Each original and subsequent member has undeniable talent, but at the centre of it all and... Continue Reading →
Wednesday 7th November 2018 at The Grand Theatre and Opera House, Leeds. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ You’d be hard pressed to sit in the audience of Motown The Musical and not feel the music creep into your limbs and even more so, your mood. You’d be even more hard-pressed to sit there and not recognise a song, such... Continue Reading →
Monday 22nd October 2018 at The Grand Theatre and Opera House, Leeds. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Like most great farces, Mischief Theatre’s The Comedy About A Bank Robbery is all very simple...until it isn’t, which happens approximately sixty seconds in. In this town, ‘everyone’s a crook’ local bank teller Ruth tells us - and she should know -... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 9th October 2018 at the Grand Opera House, York. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Another film lands on stage with Dirty Dancing, and this show is more of a replica than any of the others I’ve seen. That’s not necessarily a bad thing either - fans of the hit film are likely to enjoy being able to follow... Continue Reading →
Saturday 29th September 2018 at The Grand Theatre and Opera House, York. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Le Navet Bete’s Dracula the Bloody Truth is stupendously and proudly ridiculous. An homage to everything silly and a celebration of everything remotely farcical about melodramatic nineteenth century thrillers, its a non-stop display of fast-paced fun. Although it sells itself as a... Continue Reading →
Friday 28th September 2018 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Tutti Frutti Productions are offering up something quite unique in contemporary Children’s Theatre at the moment. Mike Kenny’s adaptation of the Snow Queen takes to the stage as a lovely combination of a classic child-friendly tale of bouncy adventure, family and friendship and something quite dark... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 25th September 2018 at Harrogate Theatre. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ As far as modernising Shakespeare goes, this production is pretty top notch. Why? Because it feels fresh and authentic, with modernisation taking shape in costume, set and some subtle behaviours as opposed to being shoe-horned into the script in obtuse ways. Many a production falls into that... Continue Reading →
Saturday 22nd September 2018 at Manchester Palace Theatre. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Roald Dahl’s Matilda is an undisputed modern classic and this stage musical from the RSC is truly worthy of Dahl’s original magic. It’s a whole lot of fun with a thin veiling of darkness and melancholy as befits any of Roald Dahl’s tales - but particularly... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 18th September 2018 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ In a world like ours and in times like these, we all need a little Priestley. To be a little more specific, we need a good dose of straight-talking from Priestley’s eponymous hero of An Inspector Calls. This is a play in two parts: part riveting,... Continue Reading →
