In a world where women are speaking out more and more about the abuse they’ve faced at the hands of influential men then it was only a matter of time until it reached U.K theatre. The Guardian broke the story that Max Stafford-Clark, the former Artistic Director of the Royal Court Theatre, was kicked out of his position as the founder and Artistic Director of … Continue reading Rita, Sue and Max Too?
Mamma Mia! With the arrival of the National Portfolio Organisation results from Arts Council England comes disillusion for some organisations, while others are head over heels. “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!” the arts organisations yelled, “we want money, money, money”, and some indeed did get their money for the next four years. Whilst others, sadly, discovered this was their Waterloo. When all is said and done the … Continue reading NPO Results: “The winner takes it all”
“And now for something completely different.” That infamous line spoken by John Cleese in Monty Python is extremely fitting here, as last Friday saw BLOCK come to Sir Nigel Gresley Square outside Cast in Doncaster. BLOCK is like nothing you’ve ever seen before, it combines insane acrobatic skill with enormous “stone” blocks, no points for working out where the name comes from. Anyone in the … Continue reading BLOCK: “If Jenga and Stonehenge had a baby”.
After the recent fiasco of La Strada, then I was slightly apprehensive about returning to the theatre, but the promise of seeing Jonathan Hyde in the flesh was all the convincing I needed! The moment I see cast members running down the aisles and ignoring the confines of the stage then I panic. I have flashbacks to last year when I saw Late Night Love … Continue reading Julius Caesar: “Making theatre great again!”
I was tricked! I was asked, and I quote, “do you want to go see the circus at the theatre?”, it should have been “do you want to see theatre about the circus?”. So I turn up expecting amazing daredevil feats and jaw dropping stunts, instead I get the opposite. Half the row I was sat on didn’t come back after the interval, that gives you … Continue reading La Strada: “Folk Me!”
This week the BBC showed a highly controversial TV adaptation of a 2014 play of the same name. I was lucky enough to see the production in Sheffield while on its UK tour and this screen adaptation was pretty much a carbon copy, with a few minor differences. The biggest difference between the stage production and watching it at home is that at home you … Continue reading King Charles III: “God save the TV”
Join me as we delve into a world of debauchery and nipples. Continue reading Casanova: “Nipples and bums and chests, oh my!”
This was truly a first for us: a play so terrifying that the girl next to me screamed and half threw herself out of her seat. Read on, if you dare… It started innocently enough with Victoria Frankenstein (Polly Frame) giving a rousing lecture on the human brain, until the cadaver she was using moved and it was revealed to be her friend Justine (Rachel Denning) … Continue reading Dr. Frankenstein: “It’s Alive!”
It’s not all doom and gloom here. Yes, we are sometimes very critical in our reviews, but we strive to be honest and unbiased. BUT when live music comes along then we get very excited. Musicians in the arts are often quite overlooked, the spotlight (literally and figuratively) is shone on the lead actors and we often forget about the accompanying orchestra. Music requires talent, … Continue reading Our Top 5 Music Picks For March
Does anyone remember watching The IT Crowd? Bear with me, it becomes relevant. In one episode they go on a work outing to the theatre to see a musical. It obviously ends with hilarity: Roy pretends to be disabled and Moss becomes a bartender, but it’s the musical they see which stands out here. They see a musical called “Gay”. We never see more than … Continue reading Carry On Jamie: “Or Don’t”
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