Carmel ThomasonThe National Theatre’s fantasy adventure, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, arrives at The Lowry promising a magical Christmas. The stage adaptation brings to life the novel by author, Neil Gaiman whose childhood inspired the story. He tells...
Liz RatcliffeLiz Ratcliffe laughs and cries at The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time which she finds to be a masterpiece of acting and choreography, wrapped in a high-tech set I enjoyed reading Mark Haddonās best-selling novel, The Curious Incident...
It is easy to feel jaded as a reviewer, particularly when a play youāve seen countless times pops up again on the season brochure. When it comes to refreshing an old favourite, star casting works. In Manchester weāve recently seen Jodie Prenger...
Laura Wadeās comedy Home, Iām Darling is about one womanās quest to live like the like perfect 1950ās housewife in 2019. But behind the gingham curtains, things start to unravel, and being a domestic goddess is not as easy as it seems. Quays Life...
The National Theatreās Macbeth opens onto a post-apocalyptic world ā dark, wet and drowning in ripped plastic. This doesnāt just feel like the aftermath of a bloody civil war, but the end of the earth as we know it. Rae Smithās set design creates a...
Following a sell-out London run, the National Theatreās radical reinterpretation of Macbeth goes on tour, arriving at the Lowry on 29 September 2018. Artistic director, Rufus Norris talks to Quays Life about anarchy, uncertainty and why the heart of...
Itās the summer of 1912 and on a farm in rural Devon a drunken Ted Narracott (Gwilym Lloyd) has spent his mortgage money on a young foal, a mixed-breed that is neither rider nor plough horse. For his wife, Rose (Jo Castleton) itās another useless...
Hedda Gabler is a gift of a part that can be played by a star name or make one of the actor playing her. The last time I saw it staged, Amanda Donohoe was Ibsenās anti-heroine in Braham Murrayās production at The Royal Exchange. I remember the...
