…escaping to new adventures at curtain up…
Wednesday 13th February 2019 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ York Light’s production of Grease is a grinning, happy affair full of energy and youth, just as Grease should be. There will surely be few who don’t know the plot of this smash hit movie musical, but for those who aren’t in the know, Grease follows... Continue Reading →
Friday 14th December 2018 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Berwick Kaler’s panto has been a York staple for the last 40 years. This is the last of his shows for the Theatre Royal as retirement is on the horizon, and that gives this show a unique atmosphere of great sentiment and celebration amidst the fun... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 20th November 2018 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ My Mother Said I Never Should is a cross-generational story of four women dealing with a family secret. Written by Charlotte Keatley in the eighties and performed on stages regularly ever since, the play has an impressive longevity thanks to its clever combinations of ordinary folk... Continue Reading →
Friday 16th November 2018 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ As The Lakes Season (presented by Theatre by the Lake) winds down, the energy and panache of their productions picks up with Jeeves and Wooster In Perfect Nonsense - an adaptation of P.G Wodehouse’s The Code of the Woosters from the comic minds of the Goodale... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 13th November 2018 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ York Theatre Royal is currently enjoying The Lakes Season presented by Theatre by the Lake who are delivering 4 plays in ten days to the people of York. With Sense and Sensibility in the bag, it’s on to Single Spies which takes a look at two... Continue Reading →
Wednesday 17th October 2018 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ‘What the f**k was that? I mean...I liked it, but what the f**k was that?’ This was the passionate proclamation of a young theatregoer as the lights came up after this performance of Gecko Theatre’s Missing - a physical theatre piece which sells itself as ‘a... Continue Reading →
Wednesday 10th October 2018 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This production is a real comic gem. It’s a new adaptation of Dario Fo’s They Don’t Pay? We Won’t Pay! by Deborah McAndrew and it’s packed with wit, sharp tongued satire and a whole bunch of ridiculousness. Comedies taking on our current political climate tend to... 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 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 →
