Reading Time: 2 minutesA Fun, If Flawed, Star Wars Tribute The Empire Strips Back: A Burlesque Parody is an unapologetically cheeky, unauthorised celebration of the Star Wars universe. It’s clear from the outset that this is a production unafraid to…
Reading Time: 3 minutesNot a show that is worth taking a picture of. As the title suggests, “SNAP!: A New Musical” is a new musical which centres around a conniving photographer and his studio as he pursues his unfinished business.…
Reading Time: 2 minutesEvocative storytelling The tale of “Bog Standard” is anything but bog standard. Written and narrated by journalist and story-teller Rachel Pugh, and directed by Marion Kenny, it is the true story of how Rachel unwittingly uncovered one…
Reading Time: 2 minutesWatching Jungle is like witnessing a living organism evolve in real time, vast, elusive, and pulsing with life.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA celebration of Eurovision hits, two years on from the city hosting the event, brought pure delight to all who attended and reminded everyone just how special that moment was.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAlzheimer’s is a neurotic disorder that radically challenges how love is experienced, expressed, and recognised. Written and directed by Baihan Liao, The Pillow, The Sun, and The Dinosaur, gently attempts to navigate that challenge.
Reading Time: 3 minutes‘Hamlet Hail to the Thief’ is a co-production between the Royal Shakespeare Company and Factory International, running at Aviva Studios Home of Factory International, Manchester until 18 May before transferring to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford Upon Avon from 4 June – 28 June.
Reading Time: 2 minutes…Earnest? begins as if you are watching a true performance of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest. Before long, however, you realise the show in front of you may not be true to the book.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe show follows the adolescence and death of Ari Freed as he navigates homophobia within an Orthodox Jewish community.
Reading Time: 3 minutesAn amateur production by arrangement with The Really Useful Group Limited. Southern Light: Jesus Christ Superstar The first musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice to be produced for the professional stage.