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JB Shorts 25 53two, Manchester 9–19 Oct 2024. Perfect Pitch Pocklington Arts Centre, York 9–10 Oct 2024. Theatre of Dreams Sadler's Wells, London 9–12 Oct 2024. Land of the Free Southwark Playhouse Borough, London 9 Oct–9 Nov 2024. Please right back Exeter Northcott Theatre, Exeter 9–12 Oct 2024.
Listings - British Theatre Guide
Box of Tricks. Leeds Playhouse, Leeds. 10 – 12 October 2024. Showstopper! The Improvised Musical. Showstopper Productions Ltd. Pontio, Bangor. 10 October 2024.
Theatre review: Aladdin at Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
Aladdin is possibly the first pantomime to credit a Sensitivity Reader in Daniel York Loh. There’s no lazy punning of Asian cuisine or derogatory jokes based on pronunciation; instead, the Marlowe Theatre’s production relocates the action to a Canterburyesque Sturry Road, the site “where East meets West”, enabling the presentation of ...
Theatre review: DNA at New Wolsey Theatre - British Theatre Guide
DNA by prolific writer Dennis Kelly was born out of a National Theatre initiative to develop plays for young people specifically between 14 and 18 years old.. It has since become a set GCSE text and been studied by up to 40,000 students. Debuted in 2008, it has its roots in the classic novel Lord of The Flies as, like that iconic story, it deals with pack mentality, bullying, peer pressure and ...
Verbatim: The Fun Of Making Theatre Seriously - British Theatre …
Mark Wheeller is a prolific playwright with his plays performed, mainly by schools, throughout Britain and internationally. In this new handbook, Verbatim: The Fun Of making Theatre Seriously, published by Salamander Street, he traces his personal journey from his early childhood to becoming one of the most performed living playwrights in the …
Reviews - British Theatre Guide
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Stream review: Frankenstein at Olivier Theatre / NT Theatre at Home
The revolutionary concept of NT Live was still in its infancy when Danny Boyle’s acclaimed 2011 production of Frankenstein opened on the Olivier Stage at the National Theatre. Riding the crest of the Benedict Cumberbatch / Sherlock pandemic sweeping the nation at the time, audiences flocked to the cinema (over 800,000 worldwide) to see Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller swap roles, alternating ...
North West - British Theatre Guide
Take the Red Pill! 22 October 2023. A reviewer follows The White Rabbit to go behind the scenes at the opening production at Aviva Studios, Manchester's newest arts venue. The latest news, features and reviews from theatre, opera and dance in Manchester, Liverpool and throughout the north west of England.
Theatre review: Sleeping Beauty at Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
Excellent musical direction from Chris Wong and vibrant choreography from Jono Kitchens make Sleeping Beauty yet another pantomime success for the Marlowe full of strong performances, slick direction and stunning scenery. Theatre review of Sleeping Beauty (Paul Hendy) from Evolution Productions at Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury - reviewer: Simon ...
Theatre review: Jack and the Beanstalk at London Palladium
The empowering tones of "Giants in the Sky" greet the audience at curtain-up in a show that celebrates the pure unadulterated joy of live performance. Soon after Sondheim comes another titan of musical theatre as Andrew Lloyd Webber’s "Any Dream Will Do" gets a panto makeover and Jack and the Beanstalk ’s narrative is firmly established.