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Dance
Phoenix Dance Theatre Windrush (Movement of the people) – West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds
Music: Various artists Directors: Sharon Watson, Aletta Collins, Christopher Bruce CBE Reviewer: Dawn Smallwood Phoenix Dance Theatre opens this season…
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Drama
We Are the Lions, Mr Manager – Harrogate Theatre
Writer: Neil Gore Director: Louise Townsend Designer: Carl Davies Reviewer: Ron Simpson Townsend Theatre Productions are a rare and wonderful…
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Son of a Preacher Man – Darlington Hippodrome
Writer: Warner Brown Director & Musical Staging: Craig Revel Horwood Reviewer: Mark Clegg Just when you think that the trend…
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Drama
Un ballo in maschera – The Grand, Leeds
Music: Giuseppe Verdi Libretto: Antonio Somma Director: Tim Albery Reviewer: Dawn Smallwood Un ballo in maschera (A Masked Ball) is…
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Drama
Of Mice and Men – CAST, Doncaster
Writer: John Steinbeck Director: Jan Townend Set Design: Dave Law Reviewer: Ron Simpson John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men is…
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Austen: The Musical – East Riding Theatre, Beverley
Writer/Composer: Rob Winlow Director: Timothy Trimingham Lee Musical Director: Arlene McNaught Reviewer: Ron Simpson Austen – the Musical is an…
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Music
From Hollywood With Love – Huddersfield Town Hall
Conductor: Tobias Ringborg Reviewer: Laura Stimpson The Orchestra of Opera North once again brings an absolute musical treat to Huddersfield…
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Drama
Madama Butterfly – The Grand, Leeds
Music: Giacomo Puccini Libretto: Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi llica Director: Tim Albery Reviewer: Dawn Smallwood Madama Butterfly is part of…
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The Opera North String Quartet – Jubilee Hall, Wakefield
Reviewer: Ron Simpson For over 50 years, via a name change and several shifts of venue, Wakefield Concert Society has…
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Music
Viennese Whirl – Town Hall, Leeds
Orchestra: Orchestra of Opera North Conductor: Justin Brown Soloist: Jeni Bern (soprano) Reviewer: Ron Simpson The model for all the…
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