Tuesday 13th September 2022 at Harrogate Theatre. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Harrogate Theatre’s Rep Company are back with three plays over three weeks and they’re off to a flying start with their take on Abigail’s Party. As a sit-com taking aim at the minefield that is a polite social gathering with strangers, this play is full of golden... Continue Reading →
Monday 12th September 2022 at Leeds Playhouse. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Any mention of The Importance of Being Earnest is often sure to evoke a dramatic exclamation of “A HANDBAG?!”. At long last I know why, and it doesn’t disappoint. Considered a classic of Oscar Wilde’s catalogue, the play certainly receives great treatment here thanks to a brilliant... Continue Reading →
Friday 9th September 2022 at Harrogate Theatre. *Preview performance* When it comes to Run Rabbit Run, it’s crystal clear that there’s a wealth of talent on stage. In terms of what’s actually going on however, things are less clear, which is certainly engaging and intriguing even if it does leave us with more questions than... Continue Reading →
Maureen Lennon’s latest play, “The Coppergate Woman”, is set to take to the stage at York Theatre Royal later this month. In this new community-centred work, the Yorvick Centre’s famous relic comes to life to interact with modern day dwellers in the city of York. So with the Coppergate Woman’s stage debut just a round... Continue Reading →
Monday 4th July 2022 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This latest touring production of Jim Cartwright’s Olivier Award-winning play features some stellar casting in Christina Bianco as Little Voice and Shobna Gulati as her mother. Under direction of Bronagh Lagan, the pair give Cartwright’s brutal yet witty Little Voice the gusto and heart it deserves.... Continue Reading →
Monday 27th June 2022 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Morecambe and Wise began their career together after persuading a producer to give their solo acts a break in favour of a double act performance at the Liverpool Empire in 1941. 80 years on, their legacy has inspired many tributes and in The Play What I... Continue Reading →
Christina Bianco, with her chameleonic voice and reputation for uncanny impressions of powerhouse vocalists, will soon arrive to York Theatre Royal with the current touring production of “The Rise and Fall of Little Voice”. Here, Bianco chats about taking on the demanding centre stage role of Little Voice, those famous vocal impersonations and what she’s... Continue Reading →
When Sean Foley and Hamish McColl created The Play What I Wrote they wanted the story to be inspired by the comedy duo Morecambe and Wise rather than a tribute act – and so they created a new comedy duo. As the two characters, Dennis and Thom, attempt to revive their failing act with a... Continue Reading →
Wednesday 22nd June 2022 at Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ It’s not until you see Dreamgirls live on stage that you truly understand what it takes to bring it to life for audiences. The sheer graft on display from a gifted cast is fantastic to watch when it comes to spectacle and story,... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 21st June 2022 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ To mark the 20th Anniversary of Deafinitely Theatre Company, Paula Garfield has written and directed a new work: Everyday. The play draws its material from hard to digest statistics about the increase in domestic abuse cases during the lockdowns - with particular focus on deaf and... Continue Reading →
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