Lou Steggals

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – Epstein Theatre

There’s a bittersweet note to tonight’s performance, in the beautiful surroundings of the Epstein, knowing that the theatre will shortly…

2 years ago

Rubbish Midsummer Night’s Dream – Shakespeare North Playhouse

“The course of true love never did run smooth” goes the line and never has a stronger argument been made…

2 years ago

A Play for the Living in a Time of Extinction – Shakespeare North Playhouse

For a play where its most significant feature is being ‘off the grid’, using self-generated power and a touch of…

2 years ago

Dirty Corset – Shakespeare North Playhouse

They say history has a way of repeating itself. Theatres may have been temporarily closed by covid in our lifetimes…

2 years ago

Shrek The Musical – Blackpool Grand

On a wet and windy night in Blackpool the quest for a fairytale happy ending has taken on extra meaning.…

2 years ago

West Side Story – Hyde Festival Theatre

It’s always a brave company that takes on a production of West Side Story. The musical that re-imagined Shakespeare’s Romeo…

2 years ago

<strong>Bricks – 53Two</strong>

“May artists bare their souls in here” intones poet Tony Walsh, as he launches tonight’s collection of short plays with…

2 years ago

Around the World in 80 Days – Blackpool Grand

Shakespeare once famously compared the world to a theatre stage in As You Like It – tonight, theatre company Tilted…

2 years ago

<strong>Pride and Prejudice* (*Sort of) – The Lowry</strong>

Sending up classical literature is nothing new but there’s still nothing quite like the sight of one of its most…

2 years ago

<strong>Goldilocks and the Three Bears – Epstein Theatre</strong>

I think I’m in love with a pantomime villain. We’ll come to the snake-hipped Von Vippemall in a moment. Firstly,…

2 years ago