We’ve all become accustomed to supernatural beings as the lead protagonist in shows; from TV to film and even theatre too, characters often come in the form of vampires, werewolves or witches, but it is […]
Theatre Preview – Open Theatre’s Metamorphosis
AN all-female production of Steven Berkoff’s adaptation of Kafka’s classic Metamorphosis opens at Leeds University’s campus theatre Stage@Leeds next week. Open Theatre’s innovative and thought-provoking new production promises to be an exciting and bold piece […]
The Weather Machine could blow you away – literally
‘A Tiny Light In The Fog – A Hidden Message On The Wind’ – The message on the front of the leaflet is as obscure as the play itself. Surrounded in secrecy and presented only […]
Preview: The Weather Machine will make the audience part of the performance
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. […]
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 […]
Theatre | Chewing the Fat – a powerful portrayal of what it means to be ‘fat’
Images: selinathompson.co.uk Selina Thompson promised a show based around the concept of Glitter, Chicken Legs and a Rice Pudding Pinata, and what an accurate description that is. You may be wondering how on earth those […]
Arts | Preview: Chewing The Fat
Have you ever wondered what you would get if you combined glitter, chicken legs and a rice pudding piñata? It may sound odd and like some sort of weird recipe you would only throw together […]
Final Year Performance | Subtext and Rain – a multi-sensory puzzle
5/5 Stars What is it with Brits and talking about the weather? More importantly, what is it with Brits and not talking about what they really want to talk about? This is the dual question […]
Theatre | But Then There Was Ella – MA Student's play debuts at stage@leeds
But Then There Was Ella, a LUU Open Theatre production, debuted in Stage One in stage@leeds. Written and directed by MA Student Jess Macdonald, Ella beautifully and expertly captures the failures in the human condition, tackling […]
Theatre | The Laramie Project – stage@leeds' company's successful debut
Image: stage@leeds The Laramie Project is a piece of verbatim theatre written by Moises Kaufman, in memory and response to the murder of gay student Matthew Shepard in 1998 in Laramie, Wyoming. A unique way […]
Theatre | LAPSE at stage@leeds – Original student drama success
Image: stage@leeds When going to see a new piece of student writing, expectations are mixed. The excitement of fresh work is regrettably tinged with an apprehension about the potential cringing that it might induce. Thankfully, […]
Theatre | Architects of the Invisible
4/5 stars stage@leeds April 24-27 Like every other play produced by the PCI this year, ‘Architects of the Invisible’ lacked a clear story. However, if you dissect all of the small extracts from the […]