The latest performance project which saw a collaboration between third year Theatre and Performance Students and Managing Performance students from the school of Performance and Cultural Studies, blended physical theatre, multimedia and storytelling within a context […]
Review: Blood Brothers – Celebrating 29 years of success
Blood Brothers returned to the Leeds Grand Theatre last week to coincide with its 29th anniversary. A musical which many will associate with reading the original text at GCSE, or perhaps having seen it on […]
Review: The Normal Heart – Emotionally captivating
A balance of comedy and tragedy, Found in 41 Theatre’s production of The Normal Heart is both emotionally captivating and thought-provoking. Written by Larry Kramer, the narrative follows gay activist and writer Ned Weeks during […]
Review: Great Expectations – WYP gives classic a gripping, gothic gloss
The moans and echoes of convicts groping out of a decaying ship echo around the stage, and the audience jump back. In the front row, I am terrified and know that this will not be […]
Review: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat – Relentlessly delightful
The all-new 2016 production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat arrived in Leeds Grand Theatre this week to delight audiences of all ages. I must confess, with a mix of celebrity casting, repeats of existing […]
Review: Green Day’s American Idiot by Leeds Amateur Medics Musical and Performance Society
Only recently completing its West End run, American Idiot is still a relatively unknown musical for most. Set to the music of Green Day’s concept album, the story focuses on three restless young men searching […]
Headaches: We need to talk about The Tealights
The Leeds Tealights’ outstanding reputation precedes them, and as a result, they have the unfortunate burden of extremely high expectations placed upon them at every performance they give. Their latest work Headaches, performed at the […]
Spring Awakening: MT strips back and wows
Do you remember being fifteen? Awful, wasn’t it? MT’s production of Spring Awakening revisits all the feelings of that turbulent time – confusion, boredom, anger, fear, and of course, the all-encompassing sexual frustration. Based on […]
TG Present: A Clockwork Orange
Theatre Group’s decision to take on such a dark, challenging play was a brave one; filled with tough scenes including both physical and sexual violence, the cast confronted these scenes with real maturity, allowing them […]
TG Take On Love and Information
Theatre Group made a bold move in taking on Caryl Churchill’s Love and Information. With over a hundred characters and reportedly more than sixty individual scenes and no real discernable narrative, it’s not the most […]
Hamilton: Paving the way for new musicals
If you’re even vaguely a fan of musical theatre, the hype surrounding Broadway’s new smash hit musical Hamilton has probably reached your ears. For once, the new internet bandwagon actually deserves the praise that’s been […]
The Audition Must… – Or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love Auditions
Mariana Avelino talks us through her experience auditioning for her very first student production… There are many reasons to audition for a play at university. Acting might be a hobby or a career aspiration of […]