After Sunday – Bush Theatre

7 months ago

After Sunday is an intimate and thought-provoking production set within a secure hospital where the characters join a Caribbean cooking…

A Scouse Christmas Carol – Liverpool’s Royal Court

7 months ago

A Scouse Christmas Carol – Liverpool’s Royal Court It may not be what Dickens had in mind when he wrote…

Miss Saigon – Palace Theatre

7 months ago

The 2025 tour of Miss Saigon has descended upon Manchester’s Palace Theatre, a moment I approached with a mixture of…

The Graduate – The Forum Theatre

7 months ago

I’m pleased to see Richard Parker getting another opportunity to direct a production at the Forum Theatre, Romiley, having made…

La Bohème – The Lowry

7 months ago

Phyllida Lord’s classic production, designed by Anthony Ward, is one of the longest running at Opera North having been in…

Voices of Manchester – The Studio, Altrincham Garrick Playhouse

7 months ago

Thankfully avoiding the stereotype of the modern Mancunian, with their bucket hat, Adidas tracksuit and simian stroll, writer Duncan Battman…

Limp Wrist and the Iron Fist – Brixton House Theatre

7 months ago

Limp Wrist and the Iron Fist at Brixton House Theatre was nothing short of electric, a play that’s not just…

Old Fat F**k Up – Riverside Studios

7 months ago

“What are we going to do about all the men?” It’s a broad question that lacks any tangible answer, and…

Slava’s Snow Show – Alexandra Theatre Birmingham

7 months ago

An old man goes to see a psychiatrist in Switzerland complaining of deep depression. The psychiatrist tells him to go…

The Hero’s journey – A story of the story

7 months ago

The Hero’s Journey is the narrative equivalent of gravity; invisible, inevitable, and always pulling the story forward. Joseph Campbell mapped…