Kneehigh’s Ubu! Singalong Satire at Leeds Playhouse on 4 – 8 February
Kneehigh’s Ubu! A Singalong Satire is likely to be pretty lively, but not so much so as Alfred Jarry’s play Ubu Roi, on which it is based and which caused riots in Paris when it was first staged in 1896. Carl Grose, Charles Hazlewood and Mike Shepherd have combined a deliberately childish script and […]
In Conversation With Andrew Quick and Peter Brooks
Exactly a week before Night of The Living Dead RMX opened, I interviewed Artistic Director Andrew Quick and Co-director Pete Brook, co-directors for the live remix of the classic 1968 horror film. Imitating the dog (ITD) is a touring theatre company whose work has been enjoyed worldwide. The company adapts novels and films into theatre […]
Dr Korczak’s Example at Bramhall Rock Void from 25 January
Dr Korczak’s Example is the first production of the year to take place at Leeds Playhouse’s Bramall Rock Void. It will run from 25 January until 15 February. Rehearsals are well under way, with Leeds actor Robert Pickavance playing the title role, and Gemma Barnett with Danny Sykes under the direction of James Brining. The […]
