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Drama
Barber Shop Chronicles – Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
Writer: Inua Ellams Director: Bijan Sheibani Designer: Rae Smith Reviewer: Charlotte Broadbent Inua Ellams was inspired to write Barber Shop…
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Music
Stacey Kent – East Riding Theatre, Beverley
Musicians: Stacey Kent Quintet Reviewer: Ron Simpson Regulars at jazz clubs in the 1990s will remember Stacey Kent as being…
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Drama
Chekhov’s First Play – Northern Stage, Newcastle
Writers: Anton Chekhov, Ben Kidd and Bush Moukarzel Directors: Ben Kidd and Bush Moukarzel Reviewer: Chris Collett Aspiring playwrights should…
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Childrens
Yellow is the Colour of Sunshine – Carriageworks Theatre, Leeds
Writer: Brendan Murray Director: Wendy Harris Designer: Kate Bunce Composer: Christella Litras Movement: Holly Irving Reviewer: Ron Simpson Leeds-based company…
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Drama
Be my Baby – Leeds Playhouse, Pop-Up Theatre
Writer: Amanda Whittington Director: Jacqui Honess-Martin Musical Director: Richard Reeday Movement Director: Jenni Jackson Reviewer: Janet Jepson In the 1950s…
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Drama
All’s Well that Ends Well – Friargate Theatre, York
Writer: William Shakespeare Director: Paul Burbridge Designers: Sean Cavanagh, Anna Gooch Music/Sound: Patrick Burbridge Reviewer: Ron Simpson York certainly does…
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Concert
A Day in the Life – Morley Town Hall
Composer/Project Lead: Kevin Malone Orchestra: Orchestra of Opera North Conductor: Robert Guy Soloist: Andy Long (violin) Reviewer: Ron Simpson A…
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Drama
Opera North | Aida – Leeds Town Hall
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi Libretto: Antonio Ghislanzoni Conductor: Sir Richard Armstrong Director: Annabel Arden Reviewer: Ron Simpson At 227 in the…
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Drama
Beryl – East Riding Theatre, Beverley
Writer: Maxine Peake Director: Marieke Audsley Lighting/Video: Simon Bedwell Set Designer: Ed Ullyart Reviewer: Ron Simpson It’s good to see…
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North East & Yorkshire
Cosi fan Tutte – Swansea City Opera at Harrogate Theatre
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Libretto: Lorenzo Da Ponte Translation: Ruth and Thomas Martin Director: Brendan Wheatley Conductor: John Beswick Designer:…
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