REVIEW: Nutcracker
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis festive season, step into a world where anything is possible. Join Clara on a fantastical adventure as English National Ballet’s Nutcracker bursts to life with over 100 dancers and musicians.
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REVIEW: The Sixteen: Handel’s Messiah
Reading Time: 3 minutesPresented by Harry Christophers’ The Sixteen, comprising of a sensational chamber choir and orchestra with several soloists, Messiah is less a linear narrative and more a sonic adoration of The Lord.
REVIEW: Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Reading Time: 2 minutesNominated for the Pulitzer Prize back in 2010, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo is particularly famous for the NYC production featuring Robin Williams in his broadway debut. Written by Rajiv Joseph and set in 2003 war-torn Iraq, this play delves into the cruelty of humanity and the futility of war.
REVIEW: the supermodel in the caff
Reading Time: 2 minutesthe supermodel in the caff. Come for the fry up. Stay for the gossip. upbeat, contemporary urban writing centred on the comparative portrayal of four women in one greasy spoon
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Levi Kreis
Reading Time: 5 minutesAlready Perfect is a searing and uplifting new musical by Tony Award winner Levi Kreis. As his Broadway show is about to be filmed, Levi unravels in his dressing room, ready to end it all. When his…
REVIEW: The Boline Inn
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“A well realised aesthetic vision overcrowds the show’s insightful narrative”
REVIEW: Singin’ in the Rain
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Singin’ In The Rain 1952 film starring Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor and Debbie Reynolds is still considered one of the greatest movie musicals ever made.
REVIEW: The Snowman at the Peacock Theatre
Reading Time: 2 minutesColourful, magical and heart-warming, The Snowman continues to charm new generations Presented by Birmingham Repertory at the Peacock Theatre, this stage adaptation of Raymond Briggs’ book The Snowman (and the beloved 1982 animated film it inspired) remains what it has long…
REVIEW: The Grim
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Grim is a three person play performed with minimal set dressing and in two thirty-minute halves with an interval between. It tells the story of two undertakers, one a believer of the supernatural and the other a sceptic who teases his colleague for his superstitions.
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Jennie-Mae James
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe sat down with an exclusive conversation with Jennie-Mae James, the director, dramaturg and producer of their adaptation of The Signalman by Charles Dicken’s showing this December. With a multi-sensory deign, this story offers a fresh take…