Monday, 4th November 2024 at York Theatre Royal ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This Olivier Award-winning comedy is back out on the road with a new tour and a new cast. In Isobel McArthur’s adaptation (which she also directs), we see a group of maids take on Jane Austen’s tale, telling it from their spot on the sidelines and... Continue Reading →
Wednesday 16th October 2024 at York Theatre Royal ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Ian Rankin co-writes this adaptation of his novel along with Simon Reade, and while it has the potential to be a great whodunit in a long tradition of on-stage thrillers, it doesn’t quite manage it. Directed by Loveday Ingram, Rebus: A Game Called Malice is best... Continue Reading →
October 2024 Investigating Rebus Gray O’Brien isn’t the first actor to play Ian Rankin’s detective John Rebus and almost certainly won’t be the last. The character is an established fan favourite who has been portrayed on stage, radio, TV and online by a range of actors including Ken Scott, Brian Cox, Charles Lawson, John Hannah... Continue Reading →
Wednesday, 25th September 2024 at York Theatre Royal ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women holds high status on many bookshelves. It was one of the books my mother waxed lyrical about and insisted I read when I was younger - and she still references it on a regular basis (she’s a self-identifying Jo, for those... Continue Reading →
September 2024 Being in a top-rated, much loved television series can be both a boon or a bother for an actor who becomes identified with a particular character and find directors reluctant to cast them in a different sorts of role. Happily Jack Ashton, best known as the Rev Tom Hereward in Call the Midwife,... Continue Reading →
September 2024 SISTERLY FEELINGS When the opportunity to audition for a new production of Little Women at York Theatre Royal arose, Laura Soper knew which of the sisters she wanted to play - Beth. Forget Amy, Meg and Jo. Beth was role that Laura, a former member of the theatre’s Youth Theatre, desired. “I auditioned... Continue Reading →
August 2024 Mum’s the word… Yorkshire actress Kate Hampson is all set to play Marmee in York Theatre Royal’s new production of Little Women next month, and it isn’t her first brush with Louisa May Alcott’s classic coming-of-age story… That happened at school when a group of students chose to perform a play version of the novel as their... Continue Reading →
Wednesday, 24th July 2024 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ In this take on Jules Verne’s book, Juliet Forster adapts (and directs) the tale to sneak in a second lead: Nellie Bly, real-life journo and adventurer who completed the same trip in 1889… and in less time than Verne’s character. Therein lies some of the best... Continue Reading →
July 2024 Around the World in 80 Days-ish will soon be playing at York Theatre Royal (18 July-3 August) and actor and acrobat Maria Gray’s trip around the world has not been without delays. But now third time lucky she’ll set off to circumnavigate the globe in 80 days. Or to be precise ‘80-ish’ days…... Continue Reading →
Saturday, 1st June 2024 at York Theatre Royal ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Animal Guyz’s Amazing Animals seeks to entertain as much as it educates, giving youngsters a parade of animals (puppets and costumes, not real animals!) to enjoy while offering a great number of fascinating facts along the way. The team are an enthusiastic bunch and they... Continue Reading →
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