Tuesday 19th February 2019 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Off The Middle have their sights set on tear ducts with this production of In Other Words by Matthew Seager. An intense two hander, the production gives an emotive insight into just what it’s like to feel yourself losing a loved one to Dementia - specifically... Continue Reading →
Fallen Fruit: Personal, Political & Very Relevant
Saturday 16th February 2019 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Fallen Fruit is a solo show of personal experience, pointed political edge and undeniably glaring relevance. Watching this show against the alarming backdrop of Brexit and Trump’s tactical ‘State of Emergency’ to secure funding for his border wall, there’s a cold chill of foreboding to be... Continue Reading →
York Light’s Grease: Youthful & Light
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 →
Saturday Night Fever: Dancing the Blues Away
Tuesday 12th February 2019 at the Grand Opera House York. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Saturday Night Fever arrives on stages once more, decades after the hit Paramount/RSO film delighted audiences. Robert Stigwood adapts Nick Cohn’s story for the stage in collaboration with Bill Oakes and the musical does a good job of delivering some 70s escapism via the... Continue Reading →
Vampires Rock, Ghost Train: Fun, Fools & Rock Anthems
Friday 25th January 2019 at the Grand Theatre and Opera House, York. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Vampires Rock is a whole lot of talent wrapped up in a whole lot of bonkers, self-mocking entertainment. There’s no question about how Creator, writer, director and star Steve Steinman wants his show to be received. In the closing moments, he demands... Continue Reading →
My Mother Said I Never Should: Mum’s the Word
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 →
Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense: Impressive Energy & Stagecraft
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 →
Single Spies: Educates More than it Entertains
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 →
Missing: An Extraordinary Physical Theatre Experience
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 →