Carmel ThomasonWhat is enough? That is the question at the heart of the two new 45 minute plays by Northern playwrights, Cathy Crabb and Emma Adams, which make up, The Enough Project. For each person the answer will be different, and the contrasting yet...
The word ‘lost’, when used to describe the human condition, is rarely straightforward. And in this latest work from aerial dance company Ockham’s Razor we are presented with a number of short interactions that lend themselves to a variety of...
There is no doubt that the casting of Lesley Garrett as Elle in La Voix Humaine is the main box office draw for Opera North’s double bill of operatic heartache. It is almost a decade since the popular soprano took a stage operatic role, and...
There are always people who will try to profit from any situation, but whether anyone can truly gain from another’s misfortune is a question that hangs heavily over this anti-war play. When we first meet Mother Courage, she has driven her...
For feel-good Christmas nostalgia there is no beating White Christmas. Irving Berlin’s musical is a belter in every sense – a heart-warming story packed to the brim with memorable tunes, such as Happy Holiday, Blue Skies, Sisters, How Deep is...
In recent years we’ve seen many TV shows take to the stage, hoping to cash in on a ready-made fan base. The enjoyment is usually in a nostalgia trip rather than in the merit of the shows themselves, which tend to be a rehash of familiar...
The music of the late 1950s and early 1960s has come to hold a nostalgic innocence, even for those, like myself, who weren’t around to enjoy it at the time. Many of the hits from that era have proved to be timeless classics, and continue to...
Candoco Dance Company celebrates 20 ground breaking years with a triple bill anniversary performance premiered at The Lowry. As a fully integrated company of disabled and non-disabled dancers, Candoco has always challenged an art which by convention...
It’s inevitable when a show is only on for one or two nights that by the time you read the review it will have travelled elsewhere. However, when it comes to Carlos Acosta it’s safe to say that you would’ve had to get organised more than a few days...