REVIEWS

Cluedo – Blackburn Empire

Blackburn Drama Club’s staging of Cluedo is an absolute blast of nostalgic entertainment. Based on the beloved board game and…

2 months ago

In the Dark – St Bartholomew the Great

The declaration that ‘humanity is doomed’ has been haunting our imagination for millennia. In the past, extinction predictions came from…

2 months ago

Emma or Emily – Cockpit Theatre

Emma or Emily, written and directed by Moon Kim, with music by Ábel Misha Gille Esbenshade, is an experimental play-opera…

2 months ago

A Brief Case of Crazy – Hull Truck Theatre

On Thursday evening, I sat for an hour at the Hull Truck Theatre, watching three performers who never uttered one…

2 months ago

Mamma Mia! – Sheffield Lyceum Theatre

Take a chance on the fantastic touring production of Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus’ ‘Mamma Mia!’, which features, what I…

2 months ago

Some Explicit Polaroids – The Tower Theatre

Some Explicit Polaroids, written by Mark Ravenhill and directed for Tower Theatre by Nick Edwards, was first performed in 1999.…

2 months ago

Sufficient Merit – Canal Café Theatre

Sufficient Merit is a new play by Emma Paige Baker. This short play focusses in on four actors Tess, Emma…

2 months ago

Fences – Leeds Playhouse

Last night I had the delight of being invited along to the wonderful Leeds Playhouse to review the press night…

2 months ago

Deep-Heat Rivalry – The Other Palace

This is a farcical musical parody of the popular Canadian TV series Heated Rivalry. It is about two ice hockey…

2 months ago

The Departure – The Lion & Unicorn Theatre

In The Departure we encounter Lily, an emerging scientist returning from her mother’s funeral, who discovers Ross, a stranger staying…

2 months ago