In addition to all the theatre that’s up at the Edinburgh Fringe, there’s a massive range of stand-up comedy to choose from, too. Just like the theatre up here, there’s loa…
Sometimes, after a long day of seeing shows, or giving out countless flyers to hundreds of strangers on the Royal Mile (you'll be in one of those two groups I'm sure), you just want to have …
Kill the Beast have been absolutely smashing it with their productions. They’ve become renowned for their highly physical, energetic styles of performance, and acclaimed for their use …
The Edinburgh Fringe is an absolute mish-mash of every theatrical genre. There’s something for everyone, and that’s why it’s such a unique festival. Hot Coals Theatre certa…
While theatre often prompts its audiences to ask questions about the world we live in, it can also ask us to reflect on it, along with specific moments in history. That’s exactly what …
Hot on the heels of their previous production of The Damned United earlier this year, Red Ladder Theatre Company are back with another new show called Leeds Lads. Three years in the making, …
The West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds has been really starting to hit its stride this year, I think. Artistic Director James Brining has been bringing to life an array of dazzling new produc…
Seriously, can someone tell me where the time is going?! It's been a year since I performed in the Department of Theatre, Film and Television at the University of York's annual summer produc…
One of theatre’s special characteristics is the way in which it engages its audience through the power of imagination. It can transport us to new worlds, lands and time periods through…
Some time ago, a little company called Smoking Apples and Little Cauliflower (now called Dogfish) got together to create a show called CELL. Nominated for a Peter Brook Festival Award at AYT…
The welcome return of the York Theatre Royal means it's also time to welcome back their intimate Studio venue. Although not quite matching the grandeur of their Main House, the Studio often …
As if I'm halfway through third term of second year at York! The time certainly does fly by! Of course, the third years graduating soon will probably be a lot more nervous than I am! But the…
Sometimes in theatre, you just want a feel-good show that can lift your spirits. Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's classic musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat has been doin…
I'm very excited to say that York Theatre Royal has finally opened its doors after a yearlong refurbishment. The main house's seating has been re-designed and the café and foyer are newly d…
The malleability of theatre is what makes the art form so exciting. There are always ways to make the experience as fresh, engaging and accessible as possible. That's what's going on with a …
Northern Broadsides certainly have a reputation for smashing the stereotype that northern actors can't do Shakespeare. Not only do they frequently make this part of a production's backboneÂ…
The Beatles are celebrated as the most successful pop music group in history. They captured the sounds and changing attitudes to music throughout the 1960s, and had a career that's inspired …
I mentioned in my Great Expectations review that this season at the West Yorkshire Playhouse is shaping up to be awesome, and it looks like I wasn't wrong! I'm very excited to say that Red L…
The new season at the West Yorkshire Playhouse is well under way, and it's shaping up to be an awesome one. Currently residing in the Quarry Theatre is their production of Charles Dickens's …
It’s that time of year again everyone! The third year Writing, Directing and Performance students at the University of York are performing in their Early Modern production assessments.…
Dame Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap is the world’s longest running theatre production. It’s been going for just over sixty years, has toured around the world and been met …
Phoenix Dance create some truly outstanding pieces of dance theatre. They make full use of theatre as a storytelling medium, utilising all of its production aspects to enhance the superb per…
One of my favourite things about theatre is its ability to play host to an absolute multitude of stories, whether old or new, and to reinvent how they appear in such a live, raw format. This…
It only seems like yesterday that I reviewed The University of York Platform Theatre Society's production of Moira Buffini's dark comedy Dying For It last term. How time flies! Now, in week …
It was a sad day for many York theatregoers upon finding out about the closure of The Fleeting Arms, a former drag-bar-turned-pub. It became a pop up performance space that was a hub for new…