Carmel ThomasonIt is a rare show that can bring an audience to its feet in spontaneous applause night after night. For Blood Brothers to do this for 35 years without any major production changes makes us think creator Willy Russell must have sifted some secret...
The Beatles fanbase is still a powerful springboard from which to launch a new show. But as New York choreographer, Mark Morris says of Pepperland: âIf you are going for a tribute show with a cover band playing Beatles hits that you can sing along...
Laura Wadeâs comedy Home, Iâm Darling is about one womanâs quest to live like the like perfect 1950âs 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...
James RamptonâThereâs no problem on earth canât be solved between two people by 15 minutes of considered chat â that goes for marriage, Brexit, or the Middle Eastâ â Quays Life meets brutally honest comedian, Reginald D Hunter, whose 20th anniversary tour Facing...
Opera North may have found the perfect cultural response for our fast-paced digital age â ballet and opera in one evening. The pairing of Stravinskyâs ballet The Rite of Spring with Pucciniâs one-act opera, Gianni Schicchi at first seems an unusual...
We expected something different from Opera Northâs new production of The Magic Flute after director, James Brining described it during our interview as a âmash-up of The Handmaidâs Tale, Black Mirror and Dr Whoâ. ‘The Magic Flute’ Opera...
James Brining can usually be found in the directorâs chair at the Leeds Playhouse where he’s been Artistic Director for the last six years. This month, however, sees him take the plunge into the world of opera, directing The Magic Flute in a...
Actor David Tomlinson is recognised around the world as the classic English gent. His meeting with Walt Disney led to immortalising roles as Mr Banks in âMary Poppinsâ and Professor Emelius Browne in âBedknobs and Broomsticksâ. But for Tomlinson the...
After 17 months on the road The Band Musical, winds its way back to the north west where it premiered with all the pizzazz of showbiz royalty at Manchester Opera House. At the curtain call, Take Thatâs Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen, the...
CBeebies Twirlywoos Live! is coming to The Lowry in a brand-new theatrical adventure. Quays Life meets Zoe Bourn to find out what it takes to bring toddler heroes, Toodloo, Great BigHoo, Chickedy, Chick and Peekaboo to life on stage for the very...