Stephen Sondheim : A Little Night Music
An Opera North co-production with Leeds Playhouse. As both composer and lyricist, Stephen Sondheim, throughout an illustrious career, has been much lauded for reinventing the American musical. After so long an absence from the theatre, this splendid remake of A Little Night Music, a co-production of Opera North and West Yorkshire Playhouse under James Brining‘s […]
The Damned United review: An important piece of Leeds footballing history on stage
Brian Clough’s 1974 ill-fated managerial tenure at Leeds United has been turned into a book, a film and most recently a stage play. This week, I had the pleasure of seeing the show in person at Leeds Playhouse. After recently speaking to Red Ladder Theatre Company producer, Chris Lloyd and Luke Dickson, the actor playing […]
A Dog’s Tale – Mikron Theatre Company
The Mikron Theatre Company, founded in 1972, is a theatre company from the Yorkshire village of Marsden, who tour by canal boat and road, appearing at 130 different venues.These venues are often those that other theatre companies would not consider using, such as in allotments, in restaurants and at RNLI lifeboat stations. In 2020, the […]
Breaking The Mould – Sculpture By Women Since 1945. Open until 5 September.
I’m always excited to go see some art. It’s one of my favourite things to do. So, when I had the opportunity to go see some sculpture at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park stage of a touring exhibition, I was already there! Now, I know we’ve been locked up from all the things that bring us […]
Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice, Opera North, Saturday 1 May 2021
It’s a pleasure to be back reviewing an Opera North production, even if from a considerable distance and without the joy of being in the theatre. This Orfeo ed Euridice (or “Orpheus and Eurydice” as I think of it) was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on Saturday night and has also been put on YouTube […]
