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REVIEW: Our American Queen

Reading Time: 3 minutesAmerica at war. Cracks showing within the Presidential cabinet. Families divided. A familiar scene is set before us, as we enter the world of 1864 Civil War America. Lincoln is at the helm and his Secretary of the Treasury, Salmon P. Chase is gunning for his seat with his daughter Kate acting the driving force behind the scenes. The ‘most celebrated yet overlooked women of 19th-century America,’ as Our American Queen champions her.

FEATURE: FOC IT UP!

Reading Time: 3 minutesFOC IT UP! is the Femmes of Colour Comedy Club, with a guaranteed (thank goodness) ‘no cis white men’ policy. The club was created and hosted by the brilliantly bold Kemah Bob (she/they), a queer black US comedian with an infectious energy and a genuine desire to uplift comedians of marginalised backgrounds.

REVIEW: To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill A Mockingbird by Lee, , Writer - Harper Lee, Adapter/Playwright – Aaron Sorkin, Director – Bartlett Sher, Associate Director – Louisa Muller, Set Designer – Miriam Buether, Design Supervisor – Ed Pierce, Costume Designer – Ann Roth, Lighting Designer – Jennifer Tipton, Sound Designer – Scott Lehrer, Composer (Original Score) – Adam Guettel, Musical Supervisor – Kimberley Grigsby, Casting Director – Serena Hill CDG, Hair and Wigs Designer – Campbell Young Associates, Resident Director – Laurence Belcher, Cultural Coordinator – Tavia Jefferson, (UK & Ireland tour, opening at Leeds Playhouse, 2025) Atticus Finch – Richard Coyle, Scout Finch – Anna Munden, Jem Finch – Gabriel Scott, Dill Harris – Dylan Malyn, Calpurnia – Andrea Davy, Judge Taylor – Stephen Boxer, Tom Robinson – Aaron Shosanya, Bob Ewell – Oscar Pearce, Mayella Ewell – Evie Hargreaves, Horace Gilmer – Richard Dempsey, Mrs Dubose – Sarah Finigan, Miss Stephanie / Dill’s Mother – Phillipa Flynn, Mr Cunningham / Boo Radley – Harry Attwell, Sheriff Heck Tate – Colin R Campbell, Link Deas – Simon Hepworth, Ensemble – Paul Albertson, Ensemble – James Mitchell, Ensemble – Jonathan Rubin, Ensemble – Cheryl Burniston, Ensemble – Charlotte Luxford, Ensemble – Oyin Orija, Ensemble – Tiwai Muza, Ensemble – Tom Brace-Jenkins, Ensemble – John J. O’Hagan

Reading Time: 2 minutesAaron Sorkin’s riveting, award-winning stage adaptation of the seminal American novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, about racial injustice and childhood innocence became a Broadway and West End sensation has arrived at The Lowry, Manchester.

REVIEW: The Sound of Music

Reading Time: 2 minutesA well executed and heartfelt revival, OXOPS captures the pure nostalgia andvocal excellence of this beloved stage classic. Oxford Operatic Society’s production of The Sound of Music at the New Theatre Oxford offers a polished and warmly…