Stage Musicals Society’s latest production of Cabaret certainly delivers the high kicks expected of SMS. However the surface spectacle could not distract from the hollowness at the heart of this production. Cabaret follows a young […]
Review: OT’s Passion Play – impressive immersive theatre
Peter Nichols’ 1981 Passion Play is not for the fainthearted. Diving head-first into the aching world of adultery, the play’s central themes of deception, betrayal and desire not only challenge the audience but also demand […]
Does Shakespeare live in 2016?
The British Council has launched a global programme to bring Shakespeare into the 21st Century, but is Shakespeare Lives in 2016 achieving its goal? The Shakespeare Lives in 2016 campaign aims to bring the Bard […]
Review: ‘Ghost The Musical’ at The Grand – over the top enjoyable
Ghost: The Musical, is an adaptation of the award winning, film. On the 14th of November the show opened in Leeds Grand theatre. The performance certainly had moments of psychic brilliance, which added up to […]
Review: MT’s Little Shop of Horrors – emotional and enjoyable
Little Shop of Horrors is the latest musical put on by the LUU Music Theatre Society, who prove yet again that they’re more than capable of putting on a fun, enjoyable, and impressive show. The […]
Review: Rules for Living – Roast potatoes and Resentment
When I went down to Alec Clegg theatre, I wasn’t expecting to be showered in fragments of mashed potato, see a character being groped by an immobilised geriatric, or feel so festive over a month […]
Review: The Structural Integrity of a Peach – Life, love and angst
Piecing together short snapshots of intertwined lives, The Structural Integrity of a Peach is an ambitious attempt to unravel the anxieties of love life and death. And it is not all together successful. The play […]
LUU Theatre Roundup: Part 1
It‘s been a busy couple of weeks for the University of Leeds‘ student theatre groups. In The Middle give you a taste of our thoughts on the various productions so far. Theatre Group: NSFW “Advertised […]
T is for Trouble: the dark world of ticket touting
After a petition against ticket touting picked up 80,000 signatures, Lucy Milburn tackles the thorny issue of touts: Ticket touting: the bane of every music/theatre/sports fan’s life. Sure, it can be a quick fix if […]
946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips @ The West Yorkshire Playhouse review
Fresh from the news that previous Kneehigh creative director Emma Rice had been asked to step down from her current position at The Globe, I was highly curious about 946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus […]
The Globe: Theatre or Museum?
After the news that The Globe ousted their artistic director Emma Rice broke last month, In The Middle takes a moment to consider the implications on the arts… To be or not to be? Apparently […]
Review: The Rocky Horror Show – Stranger than Gail Platt‘s turtlenecks
It‘s not usual to be asked to hand over any water pistols or lighters as you enter the theatre, but this was no normal night at the Leeds Grand. This halloween saw The Rocky Horror […]