Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – A surprising new life for an old classic dream. It’s hard to think of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat and not conjure up images of Jason Donovan, cheesy pop songs, and a questionable biblical link. It may not be quite at the number 1 spot, but it […]
Kes – At Leeds Playhouse Pop-up Theatre Until 16 February
A modern adaptation of ‘Kes’ which raises the story to new heights. ‘Kes’ is based on the poignant and brutally honest 1968 award-winning book ‘A Kestrel for a Knave’ by English author Barry Hines, and the 1969 film adaptation is still listed at number 7 on the British Film Institute’s top ten British Films to […]
Mother Courage and Her Children – Powerful Delivery of a Brechtian Classic
Red Ladder Theatre Company is celebrating its 50th anniversary with the production of Mother Courage. Bertolt Brecht is one of the most studied practitioners by drama students around the country and it could be argued that ‘Mother Courage’ is his most performed play. Therefore, it takes a director a lot of their own courage to […]
