Wednesday 19th November 2025 at the Grand Theatre and Opera House, York ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Slava’s Snow Show is quite simply a joy. It’s an experience, celebrating all the best that theatre can be when it’s at its most free and expressive. Possibly best described as being enveloped in a dream world of surreal creativity, the show... Continue Reading →
Review: Calamity Jane (Touring)
Tuesday 29th May 2025 at the Grand Opera House, York ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Carrie Hope Fletcher stars as the wayward Calamity in this affectionate touring production of the classic musical. Adapted from James O’Hanlon’s screenplay by Charles K Freeman, the show, with Nikolai Foster directing (and Nick Winston co-directing and choreographing), takes an understated approach, bringing warmth... Continue Reading →
Review: Now That’s What I Call a Musical (Touring)
Tuesday, 18th March 2025 at the Grand Opera House, York ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ It’s 1989 and a school reunion is taking place, with two BFFs parted by years and circumstances waiting for their own long overdue reunion. With past and present running side by side, Now That’s What I Call a Musical takes both the characters and... Continue Reading →
Review: Cruel Intentions, The ‘90s Musical (Touring)
Tuesday, 18th February 2025 at the Grand Opera House, York ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Cruel Intentions: The ‘90s Musical is a show that lives up to its full and formal name; a proud romp through a cult classic set to a generous parade of ‘90s pop hits. Most impressive about this latest screen to stage adaptation is how... Continue Reading →
Review: Hairspray (Touring)
Monday, 28th October 2024 at the Grand Opera House, York ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ One of the most toe-tapping of all the touring musicals is back! Hairspray boasts a great story and great songs, and features lively music from Mark Shaiman and witty lyrics from Shaiman and Scott Wittman. With Book by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan, this... Continue Reading →
Review: The 39 Steps (Touring)
Tuesday, 23rd July 2024 at the Grand Opera House York. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Another page to screen to stage number is back on stage: John Buchan’s 1915 novel, The 39 Steps. Picked up as a classic spy thriller in the 1930s by none other than Alfred Hitchcock, and more recently adapted into a farcical comedy by Patrick... Continue Reading →
Review: Unfortunate (Touring)
Tuesday, 11th June 2024 at the Grand Opera House, York ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This musical parody is all kinds of fabulous and all kinds of bonkers, with the perfect descriptor coming from the script itself: “well, that was fucking mental”. Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch casts Ursula not as the evil villain, but... Continue Reading →
Review: Shrek The Musical (Touring)
Monday, 27th November 2023 at York’s Grand Opera House. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ There’s a lot of fun to be had at the latest touring production of Shrek the Musical from co-directors Samuel Holmes and Nick Winston. With all the lovable characters from the DreamWorks movie brilliantly brought to life by a cracking cast, plenty of musical magic... Continue Reading →
Review: The Full Monty (Touring)
Tuesday, 17th October 2023 at the Grand Theatre and Opera House, York. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Simon Beaufoy’s award-winning play is back out on tour and the latest cast are bringing plenty of wise-cracking and hip-shimmying to the masses in this tale of, er, thinking outside the box when faced with long-term unemployment. While this show, based on... Continue Reading →
Review: Six The Musical (Touring)
Tuesday 11th October 2022 at the Grand Opera House, York ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ It’s no secret that Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss have created a powerhouse super hit with Six, a show which has seen great success at home and abroad, has been decorated with various awards and is in possession of one of the loudest and... Continue Reading →