For a show listed among the greatest American Musicals, Gypsy certainly doesn’t get staged nearly as often as it deserves. After an absence in the West End for 43 years it was famously revived in 2015 with Imelda Staunton as Mama Rose, a role that’s...
The trouble with zeitgeist drama is it goes out of date rather quickly. Right now, David Hare is probably in the middle of an earnest drama about the fallout of Brexit – but is that what people want from a night at the theatre? Given the current...
In today’s digital age societies are more connected than ever before. This hyper inter connectivity means that wifi, broadband, smartphones and tablets allow those with access to click, post, share and like at the drop of a hat. Everything is...
Bryony Kimmings is back – back with a vengeance. On stage, she’s dressed in an orange ASOS sequin dress and a blonde wig – Dolly Parton would be jealous. This is a flashback. Our protagonist fills us in on events since she last trod the boards...
The Shadow is Company Chameleon’s first full-length work to be produced from its new Openshaw-based dance studio. And there was a warm reception at Home for the premiere, its first in the city for more than a decade. The Shadow presented by Company...
Dementia, loneliness and social isolation are huge problems affecting today’s society, and yet they aren’t often the focus in theatre, dance and other art forms. So it’s refreshing to see Lumo Company address these issues in their contemporary...
Circus 1903 takes us back in time to the turn of the 20th century when the circus coming to town drew huge crowds in search of laughter and wonder. American Ring Master, Willy Whipsnade leads an old-world, sawdust big top, filled with variety acts...
When it comes to family pantomime, Oldham Coliseum theatre has the magic formula to get kids immersed in the adventure and leaving on a high. When Fine Time Fontayne announced he was stepping out of the Dame’s shoes last year it felt like a turning...
Amanda and Mike meet and bond on a plane while watching the the inflight movie – Pride and Prejudice. Mike prefers the book (more nuanced) but Amanda challenges him to watch the film without shedding a tear. Next thing, Mike is moving in with...
Hard to believe, but Sheffield based provocateurs Forced Entertainment have been pushing at the boundaries of the theatrical form for almost 35 years now. No band has lasted this long, at least not without splits, reformations and changing line-ups...
Carmel Thomason
Steve Timms
Moses Kabunga
Georgina Wells
Martin Thomasson