142 stories by "Pat Ashworth"
Contact Theatre has vacated its Manchester base during building work, and is making a virtue of necessity by creating site-specific work. Handlooms
What a delicious adventure story this is and how well it adapts to the stage. Adam Penford's fluid and inventive production of
A native of the city, Adam Penford, the new, youthful artistic director of Nottingham Playhouse, has created a real buzz with his
Pantomime at Mansfield's Palace Theatre is keenly awaited and much loved seasonal treat. This year there's a big welcome for returning favourite,
Director Andy Manley has re-imagined the story of Black Beauty using just two actors and a ramshackle horsebox. This is home to
This is the latest and finest collaboration between Curve and Rose Theatre Kingston. Children's theatre doesn't come much better than Roald Dahl
Nottingham Playhouse has built up a strong tradition of lovingly created theatre for small children. There's lots to excite and nothing to
All the special effects in the world don't compensate for a thin story, and there's little more than a nod here to
Panto has finally found its feet in the vast and challenging space of Derby Arena. Derby LIVE has brought in the thoroughly
Little Wolf Entertainment has been producing the Loughborough Town Hall pantomim for five years under the multi-talented Morgan Brind " writer, director
Kenneth Alan Taylor has been writing and directing panto at the Nottingham Playhouse for over three decades and still has them eating
In his revival of Leslie Bricusse's 1992 musical, Nikolai Foster exploits all the scale and technical wizardry of Curve's vast stage, filling
The election of President Trump prompted Fiona Buffini to stage Arthur Miller's ruthless dismantling of the American Dream. It's an intense and
East Midlands-based touring company New Perspectives never makes the mistake of assuming that all rural audiences want from theatre is a jolly
Purva Naresh's powerful new drama is enabled by Arts Council England's Reimagine India and has been two years in development, including time
You can positively feel the chill of the marshes seeping into your bones in Neil Bartlett's adaptation of this dark classic,
Fresh from drama school and holding the stage entirely on his own, Luke Grant makes a very impressive professional debut in this
Jenny Sealey, Graeae's artistic director, believes there's an inner punk in everyone. You can well believe it watching an audience launch full
Matthew White's production of Kiss Me Kate is played out with energy, vitality and mischief in the idyllic setting of Kilworth House
A frightened Syrian boy fetches up in a seaside town that has seen better days, and encounters a hostility born as much
What an assured and impressive debut this is for Lekan Lawal in his first main house production, the culmination of a placement
It's 50 years since Joe Orton died and Curve has pulled out all the stops to celebrate the work of one of
A stellar cast of authentic Nottingham voices have been assembled for this new revival of Touched, a 1977 play by the city's
This is the first time that The Giant Jam Sandwich, a children's favourite first published in 1972, has been fully staged. John
Jane Upton's searing three-hander had its premiere at Nottingham Playhouse in 2015 and was the joint winner of the George Devine Award
