“…exceptional performers…” In The Brain by Hofesh Shechter, York Theatre Royal By Sean Sable Every two years, the doors open to Shechter II: the only paid professional development programme of its kind for emerging contemporary dancers in the UK. With […]
“…for anyone who loves candy-floss musicals…” Legally Blonde: The Musical by Amanda Brown adapted by Heather Hach, Leeds Grand Theatre By Sean Sable The song Barbie Girl by Aqua hit the radio in 1997, and the message was not ambiguous. […]
“…It’s genuinely dream territory for me…” Rachel Parris on Jane Austen, rotting women’s brains, and the appeal of being Emma By Sean Sable Rachel Parris is a BAFTA-nominated comedian, musician, and actor, best known to television audiences for her viral […]
“…fizzing with comedic energy…” Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss, York Theatre Royal By Sean Sable Prince Orlofsky might have said that if you’ve seen one comedic Viennese operetta, you have seen them all. As a long-time opera lover, I can […]
“…unexpectedly complex emotional journey…” How to be the Perfect Couple by Katie and Jon Rand, Otley Courthouse By Sean Sable I’m a people watcher. Okay, I am a curtain twitcher, too. I am endlessly fascinated by other people: what they […]
“…a thought-provoking adaptation…” Shawshank Redemption by Owen O’Neill and Dave Johns, Leeds Grand Theatre By Sean Sable I’m going to make a confession, but I need you to hear me out. Ready? I didn’t like The Shawshank Redemption the first time I […]
Mohit Mathur on call centres, colonialism and the cost of the British dream By Sean Sable Mohit Mathur is best known to British audiences as a performer, with credits including the Olivier Award-winning Life of Pi at Wyndham’s Theatre and […]
“…candid, heartwarming, and at times challenging…” Dial 1 for UK by Mohit Mathur, York Theatre Royal By Sean Sable Much like being an actor, when you work as a writer, it is rarely the only job you do. Like a […]
“… laugh-out-loud farce…reaches for the stars and grabs them with both hands…” The Unfriend by Steven Moffat, Cast Doncaster By Sean Sable I’ll be the first to say that I enjoy comedies that know exactly what they are. Growing up […]
“…be present—really lock in and actually listen. You shouldn’t have to pretend…” Sam MacGregor on NHS calls, acting, and coming home to Newcastle By Sean Sable Actor-writer Sam MacGregor has spent the last six years taking calls for NHS 111 […]
“…ambitious, visually confident and rife with the drama of the high seas…” Hamlet by William Shakespeare, York Theatre Royal By Sean Sable Hamlet has long been treated as something of a blank canvas. Whilst this is broadly true of all […]
“…a reminder that you never actually stopped knowing how to play—you just needed someone to ask…” Handle With Care by Ontroerend Goed, Leeds Playhouse By Sean Sable I’m not sure at what point in our lives people stop asking each […]
“…earns every one of its six out of five stars… a production no opera lover should miss.” The Gondoliers music by Arthur Sullivan, libretto by W.S. Gilbert, Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield By Sean Sable I’m furious. Genuinely, unreasonably fuming. I have […]
“…exceptional cast…children and adults are sure to enjoy.” The Secret Garden – The Musical by Frances Hodgson Burnett, adapted by Marsha Norman York Theatre Royal By Sean Sable My sister was absolutely bananas for The Secret Garden when we were […]
“…a real love letter to Conan Doyle and his fans…” Sherlock Holmes: The Hunt for Moriarty by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle adapted by Nick Lane, Cast Doncaster By Sean Sable I am a professional woman of mystery. In my real-life […]
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