142 stories by "Pat Ashworth"
Derby Theatre: John Godber revisits this delicious two-hander, written in 1992 and refreshed in the light of awakened vexations over Europe and hardship at home. It's familiar territory…
Kilworth House Theatre, North Kilworth : This is the eighth season at the purpose-built, open-air Kilworth House Theatre, where the natural surroundings are as much a part of things as what …
Curve, Leicester : The Spanish dance company, Aracaladanza, join with <a href="http://mokodance.com/shows/constellations/" target=_blank>Moko Dance</a> to present the U…
Nottingham Playhouse : Andy Barrett's compelling new play about the Sherwood Foresters regiment is packed with the local colour he loves to paint, but its universal First World War cont…
The Hippodrome, Birmingham: This British premiere receives a rapturous reception at the Hippodrome, proof of David Bintley's ability to spin straw into gold - although this, Benjamin Br…
Playhouse, Nottingham: Watching this production is like being carried along in a protest march, banners in your face, accosted until you're almost desensitised. An ambitious collaborati…
The Crucible Theatre, Sheffield: A translator's power to convey truth or distortion is nowhere more deeply considered than in this powerful play, the second in Sheffield Theatres' …
Mac, Birmingham: This great, surging dance spectacle from Motionhouse makes you feel as if you have been present at the creation and destruction of the world. It's cataclysmic. High imp…
Sheffield Theatres Studio: An inspired piece of casting for the first play of Sheffield Theatres' Brian Friel Season brings together Niamh Cusack as Sonya and Sean Gallagher as Andrey o…
The Studio, Repertory Theatre, Birmingham: This is an extraordinary play, arguably Bryony Lavery's finest. It's hard to watch because of the terrible subject matter it confronts us…
The Assembly Rooms, Derby: Dean Elliott is as plausible a Paul Simon as he was as Buddy Holly in the West End musical in which he made his name. For this tribute theatre show, he's team…
The Playhouse, Nottingham: Stepping into the life of someone you hero worship could be a risky business. But it's a kind of catharsis for Susie Boyt, on whose book <a href="http…
The Playhouse, Nottingham: Amanda Whittington has a particular gift for getting inside the skin and head of tough but vulnerable young women. This compelling one-woman show, on its first nat…
De Montfort Hall, Leicester: Panto makes a storming return to the De Montfort Hall after a 20-year absence, in celebration of the venue's 100th birthday. It couldn't have wished fo…
Mansfield Palace Theatre: It's heart-warming stuff at Mansfield, where Ruth Madoc's confident Fairy has been promoted to Fairy Godmother, has a pay-as-you-go wand and, in a brief a…
Lakeside, Nottingham: This is a joyful and original take on Dickens, for very young children who aren't likely to have encountered the story yet.
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The Assembly Rooms, Derby: Panto has really found its feet at the Assembly Rooms. This is the best of its seasonal offerings so far, a warm, colourful, spectacular show that owes much to the…
Town Hall, Loughborough: Loughborough loves its traditional panto, successfully delivered by the same company for a decade. The Town Hall took a risk in refreshing it with a wholly new compa…
Derby Theatre, Derby: A Santa who steals presents, a sleuth called Shirley Holmes, Puritans who ban sherry trifle and a King with the Bling could only be Horrible Histories. His heroes trave…
Theatre Royal, Nottingham: It's one big and very noisy party at the Theatre Royal, with just a nod in the direction of JM Barrie.
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Curve, Leicester: There's an utter decadence about Paul Kerryson's production, the centrepiece of Curve's fifth birthday celebrations. He has poured all his genius into it and…
The Rep Theatre, Birmingham: This is a storming start for Tessa Walker in her first production as associate director at the Rep, a big vision that exploits to the full the great height of th…
The Hippodrome, Birmingham: Sir Peter Wright's production is spellbinding in every respect, exquisitely danced and magnificently staged. It breathes enchantment, from the hushed moment …
The Old Rep Theatre, Birmingham: David Wood's award-winning adaptation is a joy, so simple and yet so multi-layered. It is just the vehicle for Birmingham Stage Company and the Old Rep …
Playhouse, Nottingham: There is a huge revival of interest in Richard III following the discovery of his remains under a Leicester car park. If he was the villain Shakespeare made him out to…
