Author Patrick Ness is setting young people a monster writing challenge inspired by his novel turned stage show, A Monster Calls. A Monster Calls. Image by Manuel Harlan His 2011 book for young adults has sold over a million copies and garnered huge...
There’s a moment in Under the Silver Lake – the third film from director David Robert Mitchell, after the hit horror It Follows – where Sam, the aimless slacker at the heart of this delirious, Los Angeles neo-noir, beats up a pair of teenagers who...
She’s been dubbed the ‘godmother of Scottish comedy’ and numbers Billy Connolly among her fans. Now, Janey Godley is set to spread her appeal across the nation as this quintessentially Glaswegian comic takes the Soup Pot Tour over the border and...
In 1910 a young Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel set sail from England to tour North America with Fred Karno’s music hall troupe. This part of Told by An Idiot’s story is true – strange only because of the stars these young men would later become...
Britain’s Got Talent Golden Buzzer comedian KOJO ANIM ahead of his 26-date debut solo tour Kojo Anim became the comedy sensation of Britain’s Got Talent 2019, when Simon Cowell used his golden buzzer to send the 39-year-old straight into the semi...
An Act Care is an hour long, imagined chance encounter between Aneurin (Nye) Bevan (played by Seren Vickers) and his realised version of the NHS, 72 years after its inception. Bevan, often regarded as the founder of the NHS, was born in 1897. The...
From the moment that the audience sets foot in the Quays Theatre, it’s clear that Kneehigh’s Ubu! will not be an ordinary night at the theatre. All the seats are removed to make space for a circular stage, pop up bars, and floor space for the...
A musical doesn’t get to celebrate its 30th anniversary unless it is something special.And that something is the music of Buddy Holly. In a whirlwind 18-months this young musician from Texas took the music world by storm, writing the soundtrack of a...
Since its opening in 2002 this show has gone from strength to strength. Say it loud, We Will Rock You is an international phenomenon. Written by the polymath, Ben Elton this offering takes as its base Queen’s infectious back catalogue and weaves the...
Esteemed Canadian physician, Gabor Mate has studied the causes of addiction for decades, and written numerous books on the subject. His conclusions can possibly be distilled into one simple statement: in most cases, the root of addiction is nearly...
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