Ten Northern actors have formed the Leeds Playhouse Ensemble, a repertory company who will perform in a selection of productions throughout the Playhouse’s unique year-long Pop-Up season. Leeds Playhouse Artistic Director James Brining said: “We have had an incredible month here at the Playhouse which was kick-started with the change of the theatre’s name at […]
The buzz word in theatre today is adaptation and ninety per cent of the shows I review, and I review a lot, fall into this category. Normally I have seen the film or read the book ,whatever genre I may be reviewing, but I hadn’t read Paula Hawkins novel or seen the subsequent film. I […]
There’s an old showbiz saying that goes ‘always send ‘em away wanting more’ and that is true of West Yorkshire Playhouse Artistic Director, James Brining inspired choice of Sunshine on the Leith as the production that sees the Quarry Theatre close its doors for a year for major renovations to take place. As a theatre […]
This Christmas will see J.M. Barrie’s magical story of Peter Pan brought to life in gigantic proportions on some of the biggest stages in the country. Starring Martin Kemp and Milton Jones, Peter Pan – The Arena Adventure will play at Leeds First Direct Arena between 21-23 December. Reprising his role as the ultimate baddie […]
Following the success of For Love or Money and Cyrano, Northern Broadsides are returning to West Yorkshire Playhouse this May with Deborah McAndrew’s witty new adaptation of Charles Dickens’ novel Hard Times. Transporting the Playhouse back to the 1854 Northern Powerhouse, Hard Times sees the vibrant, joyful Sleary’s circus interrupt the dark landscape of the […]
Crazy For You is a celebration of George and Ira Gershwin’s music and with its visual glitz and glamour revives the spirit of the 30’s musical. Starting life as a musical in 1930 titled Girl Crazy, the 40’s saw it take to the big screen. The 90’s saw the musical re-invented and using five of […]
To transfer an iconic film of the 80’s to a stage musical is no easy task especially when the story is predictable and has little nor no substance. First staged 10 years ago, Selladoor’s production , a re-invention of the original musical , at The Alhambra has its highs and lows. An energetic and exuberant […]
WICKED once again cast its spell over Leeds, when Elphaba defied gravity atop the iconic Clock Tower at Leeds Town Hall as part of a special launch event to mark the forthcoming return of the spectacular UK & Ireland Tour to Leeds Grand Theatre from Wednesday 13 June to Saturday 7 July 2018. One of […]
It is very rare these days to see musicals on tour that deliver five star excellence from both the cast and creatives, but Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Sunset Boulevard at The Alhambra this week certainly does that. Based on American filmmaker Billy Wilder’s 1950’s award winning film, it tells the story of Norma Desmond, a […]
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Tony Ward winning Sunset Boulevard comes to Bradford Alhambra on Monday 5 February to Saturday 10 February. It stars Ria Jones, who performed Norma Desmond at the London Coliseum and Strictly Come Dancing’s Danny Mac as Joe Gillis. In her mansion on Sunset Boulevard faded silent screen goddess Norma Desmond lives in […]