The Reviews Hub - Yorkshire & North East
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Adaptation
Pride and Prejudice* (*Sort Of) – Leeds Playhouse
Writer: Jane Austen Adaptor: Isobel McArthur Director: Paul Brotherston Jane Austen’s beloved Pride and Prejudice as a gender-blind, karaoke romcom.…
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Drama
Upon the Stair – Harrogate Theatre, Harrogate
Written by: Adam Z. Robinson Directed by: Dick Bonham “You are free to leave, but you do not leave free…”…
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Review
Orchestra of Opera North: Arya – Huddersfield Town Hall
Conductor: Harish Shankar Soloist: Jasdeep Singh Degun It says much for the success of the Kirklees Concert Season that such…
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Adaptation
Franz Kafka’s A Hunger Artist – The Square Chapel, Halifax
Writer: Franz Kafka Adaption: Neil Rathmell, Carrieanne Vivianette Director: Carrieanne Vivianette It is probably pointless to upbraid an adaptation of…
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The Cinder Path – Whitley Bay Playhouse
Writer: Catherine Cookson Adaptor: Paul Dunn Music: Mike Redway Director: Leah Bell Catherine Cookson’s novels have been massively popular for…
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The Bear – Leeds Playhouse
Author: Raymond Briggs Directors: Emma Earle and Hal Chambers Pins and Needles Productions’ version of Raymond Briggs’ illustrated book The…
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Drama
The Last Temptation of Boris Johnson – Northern Stage, Newcastle
Writer: Jonathan Maitland Director: Dugald Bruce-Lockheart Jonathan Maitland’s The Last Temptation of Boris Johnson offers a chilling portrait of naked…
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Musical
Everybody’s Talking about Jamie – Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield
Writer/Lyrics: Tom McRae/Jonathan Butterell Music: Dan Gillespie Sells Director: Matt Ryan Choreographer: Kate Prince Jamie Campbell was quite an unremarkable…
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