Review: Macbeth, University of York
The awesome thing about Shakespeare is the fact that you can use his plays as blank canvasses to paint on your directorial concept. They contain great, timeless stories that often work in just about...
View ArticleReview: Uncle Vanya, West Yorkshire Playhouse
I’m always excited to see a show at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds. This is because they have a knack for creating some fantastic productions, whether they’re bits of new writing or revamps of...
View ArticleReview: Double Take: La Dispute and Les Acteurs, University of York
After months of preparation, creating and rehearsing, the third year Writing, Directing and Performance students here at York were ready to unleash their new productions of French playwright Marivaux’s...
View ArticleReview: One Man, Two Guvnors, Grand Opera House York
Since I first heard of the National Theatre’s production of Richard Bean’s farcical masterpiece One Man, Two Guvnors, based on Carlo Goldoni’s classic The Servant of Two Masters, I was very excited,...
View ArticleReview: To Kill A Mockingbird, West Yorkshire Playhouse
While the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds, creates some brilliant new work and adaptations of classics (their most recent production of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya standing testament to my statement), it...
View ArticleReview: Mermaid, West Yorkshire Playhouse
The current season at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds is shaping up to be brilliant. There’s all sorts on offer, and if you pop down the stairs to the Playhouse’s Courtyard Theatre you’ll find...
View ArticleReview: Hairspray, Grand Opera House York
There’s nothing like a nice evening out watching a show-stopping, eye-catching piece of theatre, whether it be a cutting-edge play or an energetic musical. This review’s all about the latter, more...
View ArticleReview: Crouch, Touch, Pause, Engage, West Yorkshire Playhouse
I’m always excited to see the work of established theatre companies and directors to see how they can set the theatrical benchmark for other companies. Lucky for me, then, to get the chance to see Out...
View ArticleReview: King Lear, University of York
My first year here at York is coming to an end, but that’s not the only exciting thing happening – it’s the York International Shakespeare Festival! Over the course of the festival, loads of...
View ArticleReview: 5 Soldiers, Imphal Barracks
I haven’t reviewed any dance theatre since Phoenix Dance was at York Theatre Royal’s TakeOver Festival last year. Luckily for me, Rosie Kay Dance Company has brought its latest work, 5 Soldiers, to...
View ArticleReview: The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, West Yorkshire Playhouse
As their season is coming to a close, it looks as though the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds is determined to end it with a bang. There’s been a whole host of marvellous shows on offer this season,...
View ArticleReview: The Simon and Garfunkel Story, Grand Opera House York
Simon and Garfunkel’s music has been celebrated all over the world. Throughout the 60s, they became a prominent duo and icon of youth counterculture and properly popularised folk rock. The Simon and...
View ArticleReview: In Fog and Falling Snow, National Railway Museum
Everywhere you look, there’s a story to be told. This is especially true of the National Railway Museum, York, which is full of incredible pieces of the country’s railway history. Since York Theatre...
View ArticleReview: Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical, Joseph Rowntree Theatre
It’s great to see so many young people taking part in the arts nowadays, even with vicious cuts being made and the government often calling them ‘useless’. However, in spite of all this, it’s quite...
View ArticleReview: Immune, West Yorkshire Playhouse
It’s been over a year since I was part of the West Yorkshire Playhouse Youth Theatre, and it’s great to be invited back to see what they’ve been up to. Their latest offering is Immune, a new play...
View ArticleReview: In Our Hands, Slung Low’s HUB
The theatre is a place for us to experience the beauty of storytelling in all of its live glory, whether it’s through a ready-written play or something devised by a company. It’s the latter that I was...
View ArticleReview: Newsies, Ed Mirvish Theatre, Toronto
Good vs evil really does never get old. It’s one of those narratives that comes in every storytelling format, from books and plays to songs and musicals. This time round, it’s dressed up in Disney’s...
View ArticleReview: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Leeds Grand Theatre
Mark Haddon’s 2003 novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time has always been acclaimed as a spellbinding, moving and honest portrayal of those suffering with Asperger’s Syndrome. Almost...
View ArticleReview: Northern Ballet’s 1984, West Yorkshire Playhouse
Dance is one of the most unique forms of storytelling within theatre; it’s raw, physical and often innovative in its approach. I’ve thought this throughout the last few times that I’ve seen Northern...
View ArticleReview: The Glass Menagerie, West Yorkshire Playhouse
Headlong Theatre have been blowing the minds of audiences across the country with their intense, thought-provoking adaptation of George Orwell’s 1984, and their adaptation of Wedekind’s Spring...
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