Stage @Leeds is proud to present the world premiere of Sky Academy Arts Scholar David Shearing’s immersive installation The Weather Machine. This is a beautiful, theatrical exploration of the weather from the 5-7th February 2015. […]
Guys and Dolls is led by powerful and convincing performances
From the second the orchestra began playing to the moment to final curtain drew, it was hard not to be gripped by the phenomenal performance of Guys and Dolls showcased at the Riley Smith Theatre. […]
…But the Kitchen Sink showcases a cast that give this play a professional gloss
Open Theatre wrapped up their final show for this semester with an original comedy written by Robin Leitch and Joshua Ling. Set in the quaint kitchen of an old Yorkshire woman’s home, events soon escalate […]
Irving Berlin musical ‘White Christmas’ hits all the right notes
Image: West Yorkshire Playhouse The West Yorkshire Playhouse’s production of jukebox musical White Christmas, featuring the songs of Irving Berlin, has extended its run due to popular demand, proving that tried and tested formulas […]
War Songs is an extraordinary piece of theatrical discourse
War Songs – a final year PCI student production – described itself as a “new verbatim musical”. Using real stories and real memories from the last 100 years of war (timed to coincide with the […]
The Waiting Room is a well written piece set in Purgatory
There have been many fictional accounts of purgatory, but in The Waiting Room, a play written and directed by second year student Dylan Marsh, it is portrayed as a room full of people from different […]
Dirty Dancing at Leeds Grand Theatre proves it will continue to stand the test of time
Dirty Dancing received a well-earned standing ovation as it began it’s month long run at Leeds Grand Theatre. Closely adapted from the fan favourite eponymous film, the stage show depicts protagonist, Francis ‘Baby’ Houseman and […]
We talk to Oliver Thompsett about ‘jukebox musicals’ ahead of his new show White Christmas
The first time I saw Oliver Tompsett he was in a wheelbarrow. Wearing a red waistcoat and a pair of the West End’s tightest trousers, his swaggering entrance as Fiyero in hit Wizard of Oz […]
Bus Stop struggles when it patronises the audience
Open Theatre Society’s production of Chinese playwright Gao Xingjian’s Bus Stop is not good. A commentary on social classes and the development of cities in modern-day China, the one scene long play might have intrigued […]
In Let’s Get Lade you really have no idea what could happen next
Upon reading the synopsis for Theatre Group’s latest production of Let’s Get Lade you could be forgiven for believing the show would be quite a serious affair. In fact, you could quite easily believe you’re […]
The Kite Runner tries to match the novel too perfectly
Turning a novel such as The Kite Runner in to a theatre production was never going to be easy. Spanning almost a lifetime, three countries and the tumultuous events of recent Afghan history, The Kite […]
One Man, Two Guvnors Delights Audiences at Leeds Grand
Earlier this year National Theatre embarked on its third tour of One Man, Two Guvnors and it’s clear to see just how this production has managed to achieve such critical acclaim. Set in 1960s Brighton, […]