The House With Chicken Legs: Storytelling at its absolute finest

The desire to tell stories, and to listen to them, is one of the quintessential things that makes us human. It is inherent, and no doubt running through all cultures. In recent years, this fact has been at the heart of many theatre companies, including Theatre Alibi and of course the legendary (and much missed) […]

The Mousetrap: You’ll Be Dying To Know The Ending

Murder mystery parties, escape rooms, true crime documentaries: these are at the height of fashion more than ever….I’ve dressed up in 1920’s garb more than once to gather with a group of friends and listen to tantalising and misleading clues over who the murderer could be. There’s a human fascination with crime that we just […]

The House With Chicken Legs – at Leeds Playhouse 13 – 16 September

Les Enfants Terribles and HOME Manchester present The House with Chicken Legs – at Leeds Playhouse. Written by Sophie Anderson and adapted by Oliver Lansley.   A cracking cast has been revealed for the premiere UK stage tour of The House with Chicken Legs – including two familiar faces to audiences at Leeds Playhouse.  Award-winning theatre company Les Enfants Terribles and HOME Manchester are bringing Sophie […]

Mousetrap is Returning to Leeds on its 70th Anniversary Tour

The world’s longest-running play, written by Agatha Christie, is back at Leeds Grand Theatre from 29 August to 2 September. The play premiered at Theatre Royal Nottingham in 1952 and toured the UK before opening in the West End, where it continues its record-breaking engagement at the St Martin’s Theatre, 70 years on. The iconic […]

42nd Street: Tap Your Way Into This Dazzling Show, the Perfect Summer Treat

The British summer is bringing us buckets of rain, the six weeks school holidays loom with two small children to entertain and I had the horrendous displeasure of watching the messy disaster that is the ‘Barbie’ film the other night. I needed a good show to cheer me up…..and this one tapped those troubles right […]