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 →
May 2024 Simole8’s critically acclaimed and multi-award-winning stage adaptation of Herman Melville’s classic novel “Moby Dick” will play York Theatre Royal next month (6th-8th June). Guy Rhys plays Captain Ahab in this fun, fast and joyous production that transports audiences right to the heart of the hunt for the most famous whale on earth and here,... Continue Reading →
Friday 24th May 2024 at York Theatre Royal ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ *Note: review will be updated with cast credits. Rush Theatre and The King of Reggae Band’s latest show brings us a celebration of the trailblazing icon, Bob Marley. Natty is a fantastic lead, not just vocally, but also in the distinctive footwork and a sense of... Continue Reading →
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 →
Friday, 10th May 2024 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ How do you turn just over 400 pages of dense, rich prose into two hours of theatre while preserving the heart and soul of the piece? Especially when a certain clutch of classics inspire such connection with their readers? This particular adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s incredibly... 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 →
April 2024 A bold and innovative adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s tragic, fiery and controversial (in its time) novel, Tess of the D’Urbervilles, is touring the country thanks to Ockham Razor’s artistic directors Charlotte Moony and Alex Harvey. Here, the pair explore the reasons and process behind bringing the classic Hardy novel to the stage in... Continue Reading →
Tuesday, 23rd April 2024 at York Theatre Royal ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Tilted Wig’s latest production takes R.B Sheridan’s 18th century comedy, The School for Scandal, and plants the story among London’s 1950’s bourgeoisie. While following one unlucky husband in particular, the play also introduces a social group who “murder characters to kill time” by delighting in wide-eyed... Continue Reading →
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