Distinguished Villa – Finborough Theatre

3 years ago

"Refined" is the word around which Kate O'Brien's 1926 play hinges. Mabel Hemworth is unrelenting in her control of her…

Truus’ Children – Manchester Jewish Museum

3 years ago

Special Eyes Productions documentary tells the extraordinary story of the largely unknown Dutch resistance heroine Truus Wijsmuller (1896-1978), who managed…

Yellowman – Orange Tree Theatre

3 years ago

Written by Dael Orlandersmith, this beautifully written two-hander is a masterpiece in storytelling of epic proportions. Whilst incredibly simple in…

Gabriel Byrne: Walking With Ghosts – Apollo Theatre

3 years ago

It would be fair to say that my approach to Gabriel Byrne’s show was cautious and slightly disdainful. Reading from…

Twopence To Cross The Mersey – Floral Pavilion

3 years ago

Adapted by Rob Fennah from Helen Forrester’s million-selling book and directed by Gareth Tudor Price, Twopence To Cross The Mersey…

The Importance of Being Earnest – Leeds Playhouse

3 years ago

With this lively revival Sir Peter Hall Director Award winner Denzel Westley-Sanderson wanted to bust the myth that Black history…

Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula The Sea Witch – The Lowry, Salford

3 years ago

Many musicals have now been inspired by Wicked - creating a spin-off of a well-known tale and flipping it on…

Rehab The Musical – Playground Theatre

3 years ago

Inspired by the personal experiences of writers Grant Black and Murray Lachlan Young, ‘Rehab The Musical’ is a brutally open…

The Glass Menagerie – Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester

3 years ago

Thomas 'Tennessee' Williams is widely regarded as one of the great American playwrights, the quality and extent of his output…

Tim Peake: My Journey into Space – Liverpool Philharmonic

3 years ago

What does a man from West Sussex have in common with Tom Cruise? The fact that his life seemed to…