Friday, 15th September 2023 at York Theatre Royal ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Ian Stroughair once more takes to the York Theatre Royal stage as alter ego Velma Celli - this time with a show celebrating “pop royalty”: God Save the Queens. Celli’s style is very much that classic brand of cabaret in which the audience is treated as... Continue Reading →
Review: The House with Chicken Legs (Touring)
Wednesday, 6th September 2023 at York Theatre Royal. Les Enfants Terribles’ take on Sophie Anderson’s young adult novel, The House with Chicken Legs, is a quirky, heartfelt and visually rich show. Co-directors James Seager and Oliver Lansley (who also adapted the story for the stage) deliver heart and humour in a fine balance, allowing the... Continue Reading →
Review: The Way Old Friends Do (Touring)
Wednesday 7th June 2023 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Ian Hallard’s tribute to ABBA fandom takes shape as this warm tale of friendship and am-dram, directed by Mark Gatiss. The Way Old Friends Do sees two old school friends, Peter and Edward, reunite unexpectedly and circumstances conspire to inspire them to put on a gender-swapped... Continue Reading →
Interview: Ian Hallard & Mark Gatiss talk “The Way Old Friends Do”
The Way Old Friends Do is a new comedy which is, according to Ian Hallard himself, “very easy to pitch in one line: two old school friends form the world's first drag Abba tribute band”. And this story of friendship, fun and ABBA hits is set to play at York Theatre Royal from 6-10 June... Continue Reading →
Review: Quality Street (Touring)
Tuesday, 16th May 2023 at York Theatre Royal ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Quality Street: The Regency Comedy is J.M. Barrie’s take on life and love for the women left behind during the Napoleonic Wars; those who involuntarily became old maids when dreams of marriage departed along with the strapping patriotic men. Quality Street is certainly a farce in... Continue Reading →
Review: Mayflies at York Theatre Royal
Thursday, 4th May 2023 at York Theatre Royal ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The world of modern dating: connection online, awkward first meetings and the inevitable gamble taken on whether or not anything will come of it. Gus Gowland’s warm-hearted new musical, Mayflies, follows a pairing who are meeting up for the first time after two years of chatting... Continue Reading →
Interview: Nuno Queimado & Emma Thornett talk New Musical “Mayflies”
Mayflies is a new musical by Gus Gowland – a contemporary love story that tells the story of a romantic relationship from its first flourish to its final goodbye. Three actors – Nuno Queimado, Rumi Sutton & Emma Thornett - alternate the roles of May and Fly, with each pairing providing a different perspective on... Continue Reading →
Interview: Robert Daws Talks “Wodehouse in Wonderland”
March 2023 Wodehouse in Wonderland arrives at York Theatre Royal next month (20-22 April). Based on the life and writings of P. G. Wodehouse, the production of William Humble’s play stars Robert Daws (Jeeves and Wooster, Poldark, The Royal, Rock and Chips, How the Other Half Loves) and features songs by Jerome Kern, George Gershwin,... Continue Reading →
Interview: Mischief Theatre’s Dave Hearn Talks Original Theatre’s The Time Machine
Dave Hearn is one of the founders of the Olivier award-winning Mischief Theatre, whose hit comedies include “The Play That Went Wrong” - and, well, all those top touring titles including “______ Goes Wrong”! Now, he’s going time travelling, taking time away from Mischief to revisit the H.G. Wells classic story “The Time Machine” in... Continue Reading →
Review: Charlie & Stan (Touring)
Tuesday 14th February 2023 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Charlie & Stan hoiks us back in time in style and substance to witness two giants of comedy meeting as youngsters. Set round and about a trip from Southampton to New York circa 1910, we see a very young Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel. As yet... Continue Reading →