“…a heartwarming show that will appeal to all ages…” Cinderella by Northern Ballet, Newcastle Theatre Royal By Kay Wilson This Northern Ballet performance of Cinderella is an enjoyable interpretation of one of our most well-loved children’s fairy tales. Choreographed by […]
“…a tender, funny and thoughtful romance…” Peanut Butter & Blueberries by Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan, Leeds Playhouse By Sean Sable The older I get, the more I’m enamoured with complicated love stories. Like a moth to the proverbial flame, I am sucked […]
“…a fabulous show…many were on their feet and dancing…” The Brown Suite, Opera House Manchester By Amanda Steel The Brown Suite transports the audience back to 1970s New York, even for those of us who weren’t born yet and have […]
“… a thought-provoking play…” Close Enough to Touch by Henry Roberts, Leeds Playhouse By Helen Kelly Walking into the Bramall Rock Void theatre you see on the stage a bus shelter with a glass back, sitting in front of it […]
“…daft, dazzling and quite possibly the funniest thing I’ve seen all year…” 39 Steps by John Buchan adapted by Patrick Barlow, Hull Truck Theatre By Sean Sable Can you keep a secret? Good, because this story is really rather embarrassing. […]
“…an entertaining evening that left the audience astounded…” The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare, Theatre@41 Monkgate, York By Helen Kelly As soon as you walked into the theatre, you were already immersed in Shakespeare’s world. The chairs were arranged […]
“…lavish, moving, and devastating…” English National Ballet – Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare, Palace Theatre Manchester By Christopher Balmer Some stories don’t merely entertain us; they act as quiet reckonings. We return to Romeo and Juliet not for surprises, […]
“…disturbing, but brilliant…” Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde adapted by Seán Aydon, Theatre by the Lake, Keswick By Ken Powell It is very possible I’ve seen more theatre productions of The Picture of Dorian Gray than any other ‘classic’ story. […]
“…bawdy, beautiful and far more fun than a tragedy has any right to be…” Rigoletto by Opera North, Leeds Grand Theatre By Sean Sable The pathetic fallacy. How can the best literary device of all time (I will go to […]
“…a magnificent comedy…” Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield By Phil Scown With its thrust stage The Crucible is Sheffield’s own Globe Theatre. This is very fitting for this Shakespeare comedy. And it is a comedy, with very […]
“…for anyone who enjoys a little bit of silliness and a good laugh…” Just Desserts by Alan Ayckbourn and Jean McConnell, Theatre by the Lake, Keswick By Ken Powell It is always a risk for amateur dramatics groups to attempt […]
“…turns from cheeky to chilling in a heartbeat…” The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood, York Theatre Royal By Sean Sable When I was a teenager and just a fledgling little drama queen, I became a bit obsessed with Greek tragedy, and […]
“…a beautiful evening of grand emotions and glorious music…” Eugene Onegin by Tchaikovsky, based on the verse novel by Alexander Pushkin, Leeds Grand Theatre By Sean Sable Pushkin and I have a lot in common: we are both Russian men […]
“…a whirlwind of a show…Genuinely hilarious…” Pride & Prejudice* (*sort of) by Isobel McArthur, Buxton Opera House By Phil Scown “It is a truth universally acknowledged…” You probably know the rest. Austen’s novel has been given a modern make-over. The […]
“…you’re likely to come out entertained and pondering exactly who is the monster…” Monstering the Rocketman by Henry Naylor, Theatre by the Lake, Keswick By Ken Powell First up, let me say that the publicity photos used for this production […]
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