Monday 2nd March 2020 at Harrogate Theatre (Studio). ⭐️⭐️⭐️ In Dapertutto Theatre’s Lionman, we meet Leanard, your classic awkward hermit-intellectual type. Holed up in an uninspiring rented room and flanked by mildly interesting neighbours and an oddball landlady, he cracks out obituaries as a day job while dreaming of more fantastical adventures for himself. Never... Continue Reading →
Wednesday 26th February at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Based on Alex Wheatle’s novel and adapted here by Emteaz Hussain, Crongton Knights is a refreshing piece spotlighting young voices and experiences. The production looks at everything from the classic glorification of friendships to gender politics and the dangerous situations which can so easily sneak up on... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 18th February 2020 at Nottingham Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A Monster Calls has captured many hearts since Patrick Ness’ novel was published in 2011 - a work inspired by an idea from Siobhan Dowd. Telling a tough-to-tackle story through innovative approaches to design and staging, the piece handles the delicate subjects of illness and mortality... Continue Reading →
Friday 7th February 2020 at Harrogate Theatre (Studio). ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Alexis Gregory’s arresting solo show takes the testimonies of three important figures in the LGBTQ+ community and places their words and experiences at the centre of an impressive hour long verbatim piece. None of the three recognised the momentous nature of their experiences at the time,... Continue Reading →
Monday 3rd February at The Grand Opera House, York. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ It takes all of a few mere minutes for this production to show us exactly why it has snapped up so many awards. From the rousing, foot stomping pre-curtain act delivered as the audience arrive, to the first full-pelt number from our lead, we are... Continue Reading →
Friday 31st January 2020 at Harrogate Theatre (Studio). ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Four young people arrive into a void dressed as something resembling 80s teens playing at Star Trek. Four camp beds and a side table are all they have to help them make the big leap from one realm to another, and we’re here to witness the... Continue Reading →
Thursday 31st October 2019 at Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Lincoln Center Theater production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I is really something wonderful to behold. Having secured glowing receptions in New York and London, this phenomenal production directed by Bartlett Sher is now touring, bringing a beloved classic to... Continue Reading →
Justin Moorehouse is back with a new show - Northern Joker - which tours until January 2020 (tickets here). Here he talks new material, family and where he stands on the ‘anything goes in comedy’ debate... The scope of your material is wide - from politics to family life and plenty in between. Is everything... Continue Reading →
Yeadon Town Hall launches the world premiere of The Carole King Songbook this weekend (tickets here) so I caught up with some of the cast - Eve Rihanna Kitchingman and Thomas Lillywhite - along with Producer Jamie Hudson to find out all things The Carole King Songbook... First up, the cast: How are you preparing... Continue Reading →
Thursday 7th June 2018 at the Carriageworks Theatre, Leeds. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This is not the first time Bite My Thumb have produced John Godber’s Bouncers, and it shows. This is a very finely tuned production in which the cast of four know where the laughs are, and beeline for them with complete confidence. Set in and... Continue Reading →
