3/5 stars stage@leeds February 8 The Hungry Bitches’ performance of their musical Facehunters last night demonstrated their unmistakeable enthusiasm and passion for musical theatre, and exhibited an admirable level of commitment and hard-work from […]
Theatre | Two Gents
Leeds Student’s Josephine Langdon popped down to Canal Mills to suss out BackBreak Theatre’s much-talked-about show ‘Two Gents’ 4/5 stars Canal Mills January 24 ‘Two Gents’ was BackBreak Theatre’s second ever show, first full-scale […]
Theatre | Sex & Docks & Rock ‘n’ Roll
3/5 stars City Varieties Music Hall January 22 www.redladder.co.uk Red Ladder Theatre Company’s musical comedy set in 1960’s Liverpool sets itself up to be a light-hearted and amusing production, complete with live music and […]
Theatre | Wind in the Willows
4/5 Stars This classic production sees a fresh and lively rework under the direction of West Yorkshire Playhouse’s Ian Brown, following the adventures of four distinctive animal characters in an adventure perfect for the festive […]
Theatre | Evita
4/5 stars Riley Smith Hall Until December 1 As a well-known Lloyd-Webber/Rice classic, there were high expectations set around Stage Musicals Society’s (SMS) latest performance, directed by Joe Gaus. ‘Evita’ follows the life of […]
Theatre | Our Country's Good
5/5 Stars In the post-show discussion of Our Country’s Good, director Max Stafford-Clark says that he has returned to Timberlake Wertenbaker’s stunning play out of ‘pure indulgence’ – and it is easy to see […]
Theatre | Someone Else's Shoes
2/5 stars stage@leeds November 15 Open Theatre performing in stage@leeds present ‘Someone Else’s Shoes’, a heartfelt montage of the best and worst days of people’s lives. This multiform performance involves monologues, interpretive dance and […]
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 | Oliver!
5/5 stars Leeds Grand Theatre Until December 8 You don’t have to be a literature student to have heard of Oliver Twist, and the musical based on the Dickensian classic is just as […]
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 […]
Theatre | Romeo and Juliet
4/5 stars November 1 stage@leeds Leeds University Union Theatre Group The renowned tale of star-crossed lovers is cleverly updated and made relevant for a modern audience, with our current economic climate central to the […]
Theatre | Circus of Horrors
5/5 stars Monday 29th October City Varieties Music Hall circusofhorrors.co.uk After being introduced to the ‘Royal Family of Freaks’ by ringmaster Doktor Haze, the audience were notified about getting splashed with blood and “other […]