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Drama
Standing at the Sky’s Edge – Crucible, Sheffield
Book: Chris Bush Music and Lyrics: Richard Hawley Director: Robert Hastie Reviewer: Jim Gillespie Richard Hawley is as Sheffield as…
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Ballet
Victoria – Lyceum, Sheffield
Music: Philip Feeney Choreography & Direction: Cathy Marston Set & Costume Design: Steffen Aarfing Reviewer: Janet Jepson Queen Victoria has…
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Dance
Anton and Erin – Those Magical Musicals. St George’s Hall, Bradford
Music: Manchester Concert Orchestra Composers: Cole Porter, Irvin Berlin, Harry Warren, Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein ll, Jerry Leiber, Lionel…
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Drama
Much Ado about Nothing – Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
Writer: William Shakespeare Director: Conrad Nelson Designer: Lis Evans Musical Director: Rebekah Hughes Reviewer: Ron Simpson If you’re going to…
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Drama
Princess and the Hustler – Hull Truck Theatre
Writer: Chinonyerem Odimba Director: Dawn Walton Designer: Simon Kenny Reviewer: Ron Simpson Mention the phrase “bus boycott” and the mind…
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Ballet
Victoria – Leeds Grand
Choreography, Direction & Scenario: Cathy Marston Dramaturgy & Scenario: Uzma Hameed Music: Philip Feeney Reviewer: Beverley Haigh Queen Victoria is…
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Books
Wise Children – Theatre Royal, York
Writer: Angela Carter Adapted by: Emma Rice Director: Emma Rice Designer: Vicki Mortimer Composer/Musical Director: Ian Ross Reviewer: Ron Simpson…
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Books
Heart of Darkness – CAST, Doncaster
Writers/Directors: Andrew Quick and Pete Brooks Music: Jeremy Peyton Jones Reviewer: Ron Simpson There are many problems when adapting a…
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Drama
Hamlet – Leeds Playhouse
Writer: William Shakespeare Director: Amy Leach Reviewer: Jay Nuttall The play is the thing in Amy Leach’s solid production of…
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Comedy
Trainspotting – Northern Stage, Newcastle
Writer: Irvine Welsh, adapted by Harry Gibson Director: Adam Spreadbury-Maher Reviewer: Chris Collett Back in the 1990s, there emerged a…
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