THEATRE REVIEW: Northern Ballet’s Cleopatra, Sheffield Lyceum
After murdering her brother, Cleopatra takes the throne of Egypt, causing chaos in the Country she rules. Her dominance is reinforced by the arrival of Caesar who falls for her […]
THEATRE REVIEW | Angel and Now We Are Pope, London Theatre, New Cross
★★★ | Angel and Now We Are Pope, London Theatre, New Cross Faith and desire clash in this premiere double-bill of one-man plays. In ‘Angel’, a priest devotes his life […]
THEATRE REVIEW | Never Try This At Home, Sheffield Crucible Studio, UK Tour
★★★★ | Never Try This At Home, Sheffield Crucible Studio, UK Tour In this “disturbing homage to Saturday Morning television”, TV reunion show, “Looking Back Together” examines what ever happened […]
Birmingham Drama School ‘Comes Out’ To Challenge Homophobia
Birmingham School of Acting (BSA), part of Birmingham City University, is addressing gay preconceptions in a new theatre production where characters are scrutinised for being ‘straight’, in a society where […]
THEATRE REVIEW | Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake, UK Tour
★★★★★ | Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake, UK Tour Matthew Bourne’s critically acclaimed production of Swan Lake is welcomed back to the stage on this national tour. Based on the traditional […]
REVIEW | Polari Literary Salon, The Southbank Centre
★★★★ | Polari Literary Salon, The Southbank Centre If you’ve not been to Paul Burston’s Polari Literary Salon, you must. I insist. I had my Polari Literary Salon cherry popped […]
THEATRE REVIEW | Westend Fest, The Actors’ Church
★★★★ | Westend Fest, The Actors’ Church The West End was treated last Sunday evening to not one but two glittering charity fundraisers. I opted to visit the always-fun WestEnd […]
THEATRE REVIEW | A Hard Rain, Above The Stag
★★★ | A Hard Rain, Above The Stag Writers Jon Bradfield and Martin Hooper, well-known for their successful pantomimes at The Above The Stag Theatre, have for the first time […]
THEATRE REVIEW | Amateur Girls St. James Theatre and UK Tour
★★★★★ | Amateur Girls St. James Theatre and UK Tour Julie is a 30 something auxiliary nurse living in a high rise flat in Nottingham with her cat, Lulu. She’s […]
THEATRE REVIEW | Happy Days The Musical, Sheffield Lyceum and UK Tour
★ ★ ★ | Happy Days The Musical, Sheffield Lyceum and UK Tour The Cunningham family are back in this new musical which transports the audience back to Arnolds Malt […]
THEATRE REVIEW | The Fat Man’s Wife
★★★★ | The Fat Man’s Wife It’s the early hours of New Year’s Day 1938 and Vera and Joe are just getting in from a New York society party. They’re […]