Monday, 13th May 2024 at the Grand Opera House York. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Jury duty is a fascinating business. Throw complete strangers in a room and ask them to roll the dice on the fate of another stranger sitting in a cell somewhere. No professional training, just critical thinking and debate. Reginald Rose’s Twelve Angry Men taps... Continue Reading →
Wednesday, 1st May 2024 at York Grand Theatre and Opera House ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 2:22, A Ghost Story is an excellent thriller for the stage. Atmospheric, surprising and impressively precise in its calculations for jump scares, this show gives The Woman in Black a run for its money… We’re at Sam and Jenny’s new place. They’re renovating.... Continue Reading →
Friday, 22nd March 2024 at York Grand Theatre. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Five vivacious drag queens rule the roost in this lively and cheeky show with one clear intention: give the audience a top night out. Queenz - The Show with Balls, directed by David Griego and Kieran Powell, feels celebratory and uplifting, bringing the best of drag... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
Tuesday, 9th May 2023 at York Grand Theatre and Opera House. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ There’s catty, there’s bitchy, and then there’s Heathers The Musical: “mythic bitch” central. With book, music and lyrics by Kevin Murphy and Laurence O’Keefe, and based on the 1988 film by Daniel Waters, this show is a darkly comic look at the sacrifices... Continue Reading →
Wednesday 26th April 2023 at York Grand Theatre and Opera House. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Based on the celebrated 1992 Baz Luhrmann film and promising to lift the curtain on the competitive ballroom scene, this show offers comic glimpses of backstage squabbles, underhanded dealings and blossoming love alongside some impressive dance numbers. The story? Scott Hastings and partner... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 15th November 2022 at York Grand Theatre and Opera House. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The best thing about The Cher Show, aside from the stellar talent at the heart of it, is that it does exactly what it should do: it reminds us all, loud and clear, what an absolute diamond Cher is. Not just for her... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 3rd May 2022 at the Grand Theatre and Opera House, York. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Written by James Dearden and based on the iconic 1987 Paramount Pictures movie, this production of Fatal Attraction bravely makes its way on stage with a relatively small cast, a confident set design and some interesting - if at times odd -... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 5th April 2022 at the Grand Theatre and Opera House, York. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ It’s been 40 years since its Liverpool premiere and Willy Russell’s multi award-winning Blood Brothers remains one of the most popular musicals around - and with good reason. The laughs are plentiful and the heartbreak inevitable - throw in the lively and... Continue Reading →
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