A wild storm is brewing, a fire is slowly burning in a pub in the Irish countryside. Four locals spin chilling tales to a newcomer from Dublin. Connor McPherson’s play unfolds in real time and […]
Review: Dare Devil Rides to Jarama – passion and politics
Racing into The Carriageworks, Communism meets motorbikes in Neil Gore‘s latest play… Resuming their tour, Townsend Productions’ latest offering, Dare Devil Rides to Jarama, took to The Carriageworks stage in front of a compact yet […]
Theatre | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest – an incredible lack of sensitivity
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is a book, film, and play of incredibly dramatic proportions, addressing a number of issues surrounding mental health and oppression. It does this with poignancy, intense power and emotion. […]
Theatre | The Good and the True
4/5 Stars Coinciding with National Holocaust Memorial Day on 27th January, Svandovo Divadlo and New End Theatre Beyond bring historical, memoir-based play ‘The Good and The True’ to the Carriageworks, Leeds. Originally created and performed […]
Theatre | Big Hits
4/5 stars The Carriageworks November 17 getinthebackofthevan.com Comic awkwardness, a rabbit, and only one song on repeat are just some of the weird and wonderful elements involved in staging Big Hits, a very different […]
Theatre | The Unquiet Dead
3/5 stars November 1 The Carriageworks somestories.co.uk Post Halloween night, I headed down to the Carriageworks Theatre to see the spooky one man show, The Unquiet Dead. At first, I was sceptical. Previous one-man performances […]
Dance | The Lock In
4/5 stars The Carriageworks Theatre October 12 The Lock In is described as “the UK’s No.1 folk and hip hop dance extravaganza”, with a garish poster to match. Yet the show begins humbly with […]