Tuesday 13th February 2018 at West Yorkshire Playhouse ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 This stage version of Sebastian Faulks’ Birdsong is directed by Alastair Whatley with Charlotte Peters and is presented by Birdsong Productions Ltd. It’s a marathon rather than a sprint and at 80 minutes for Act 1 and 50 minutes for Act 2, it’s a production which... Continue Reading →
War Horse: Poignant Theatrical Brilliance
Saturday 18th November 2017 at Liverpool Empire Theatre. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A National Theatre production which has seen enormous success since its conception, this play based on Michael Morpurgo's novel and adapted for the stage by Nick Stafford is now making its way around a U.K. tour. I saw the production way back when it was at... Continue Reading →
Running Wild: A Tale of Bravery and Discovery
Tuesday 11th April, 2017 at West Yorkshire Playhouse. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Michael Morpurgo's 'Running Wild' tells many stories, but is framed around a little girl named Lilly who takes a trip to Indonesia with her mother after her father's death. There is subsequently a tsunami and the elephant Lilly is riding (Oona) runs off into the jungle... Continue Reading →
Narvik: Stark, Dark and Gripping
Wednesday 15th March, 2017, at Harrogate Theatre. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Narvik, written by Lizzie Nunnery and performed by Box of Tricks Theatre Company, is cleverly framed around a seemingly dying man, who has fallen, alone in his house, aged ninety, and is unable to get up. If he isn't found, he'll likely die. While he awaits his... Continue Reading →
Kneehigh’s 946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips: ‘Be Still, My Beating Heart!’
West Yorkshire Playhouse, Wednesday, 2nd November 2016. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ O Kneehigh, what a wonder you are! Adapted from Michael Morpurgo's children's book by Emma Rice and Morpurgo himself, Kneehigh's '946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips' is a hilarious, moving and thoroughly enchanting story of worlds colliding and the strength of human relationships. It's also a... Continue Reading →