The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe – Festival Theatre

7 months ago

As someone who spent a good portion of their childhood half-convinced there might be a secret world hiding at the…

Cruel Intentions The ‘90s Musical – Hull New Theatre

7 months ago

Although an avid movie-goer, the 1999 cinema release of Cruel Intentions, passed me by, so when the musical of the…

& Juliet – Regent Theatre, Stoke

7 months ago

The Regent Theatre was packed out with eager theatre goers ready to watch &Juliet on its first UK tour. The…

Klezmer Klassica: the Men behind the Play with Music

7 months ago

It’s always a boon when there is a recording available of a production you’ve attended and none more so than…

Peter Grimes – Birmingham Hippodrome

7 months ago

For many, opera is another country; they do things differently there. Images of armour-clad Rheinmaidens and vain bass baritones with…

Run At It Laughing – Wilton’s Music Hall

7 months ago

Produced by Run At It Shouting and Flying Colours Productions, playwright Mark Ravenhill is behind a fund-raising event, raising money…

Simon Boccanegra – Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

7 months ago

Director PJ Harris’ dramatic concert staging of Verdi’s 1881 version of Simon Boccanegra for Opera North is an absolute joy,…

Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci – St George’s Hall, Liverpool

7 months ago

North Wales Opera Studio’s welcome return to Liverpool to perform a one-act verismo pairing became a little disjointed as director…

Marie & Rosetta – Rose Theatre Kingston

7 months ago

The story of sister Rosetta Tharpe and Marie Knight is not a well-known one. Rosetta played by Beverley Knight was…

Ní Liomsa an Teach Álainn Seo (This Is Not My Beautiful House) – Shakespeare North Playhouse

7 months ago

Described as a story of myth, legend, and identity, whilst Anna Ní Dhúill's play is certainly ambitious in exploring what…