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Review
LYR – Howard Assembly Room, Leeds
Writer: Simon Armitage LYR (Land, Yacht, Regatta) are comprised of author and current British poet laureate Simon Armitage, musician Richard…
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School of Rock – Bradford Alhambra
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: Glenn Slater Book: Julian Fellows Director: Laurence Connor It’s hard to believe that Richard Linklater…
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Jitney- Leeds Playhouse
Writer: August Wilson Director: Tinuke Craig Sound Designer and Composer: Max Perryment August Wilson may not be a household name…
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Adaptation
The Offing – Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
Writer: Benjamin Myers Adaptation: Janice Okoh Director: Paul Robinson The two theatres co-producing The Offing, Newcastle’s Live Theatre and the…
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12 Last Songs – Leeds Playhouse
Producers: Quarantine The star rating is totally provisional for an event that is impossible to review, but important to record.…
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Review
Horrible Histories: Barmy Britain – Grand Opera House, York
Writer/Director: Neal Foster The entertainment, spectacular, irreverent and technically audacious, begins even before the start of Horrible Histories: Barmy Britain.…
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Opera North: Home from Home – Howard Assembly Room
Soloists: Marie Claire Breen, Natasha Agarwal, Chrystal E. Williams, Phillip Rhodes Accompanist: David Cowan Opera North certainly believes in spreading…
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The Hound of the Baskervilles – York Theatre Royal
Director: Lotte Wakeham Writer: Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle Adapted for the stage by: Steve Canny and John Nicholson Perhaps the most…
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Blood Brothers – Bradford Alhambra, Bradford
Music, Book & Lyrics: Willy Russell Directors: Bob Tomson & Bill Kenwright Closing in on the fortieth anniversary of its…
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Dial M for Murder – Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield
Writer: Frederick Knott Director: Anthony Banks Dial M for Murder, which was made famous by Alfred Hitchcock’s film version, is…
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