The Royal Academy of Dance’s annual flagship event, The Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition, comes to London 22–29 October 2023 for the first live, in-person Fonteyn competition since the pandemic. Beginning in 1931 and offering a launchpad for a professional career, The Fonteyn offers aspiring dancers the opportunity to work with world-renowned choreographers and professionals, as… Continue reading Fonteyn ballet competition comes to London
Month: July 2023
Sovereign
When Henry VIII came to York in 1541 as part of his tour of the regions, vast sums and manpower were spent on lavish improvements to the King’s Manor, his official place of residence in the county. Jumping forward nearly half a millennium, there’s a moment in Mike Kenny’s adaptation of C J Sansom’s historical… Continue reading Sovereign
New outing for Jeeves & Wooster
Octagon Theatre Bolton, with Wiltshire Creative, has announced the full cast and creative team for Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense. Robert and David Goodale’s adaptation premièred at Duke of York’s Theatre 2013 and won the 2014 Olivier Award for Best New Comedy. This new production opens Wiltshire Creative’s autumn season September 5–23 with previews from… Continue reading New outing for Jeeves & Wooster
Enough
Apart from Parliamentarians, who must be wide-eyed innocents, most people responded to the revelation Boris Johnson told lies with a weary, “well, duh”. One cannot help but worry the same cynical response might be provoked by Emily Hunter’s play Enough which examines the culture of misogyny, sexism and predatory behaviour towards members of the public and female… Continue reading Enough
Garrick first theatre in Places of Welcome
Lichfield Garrick is the first theatre in the country to join the Places of Welcome network, opening its premises every week for people “to feel safe to connect, belong and contribute”. Daniel Buckroyd, chief executive and artistic director of Lichfield Garrick, said, “the thread that runs through everything we do is about creating together, and… Continue reading Garrick first theatre in Places of Welcome
Royal invite for Jake Murray
The play’s the thing wherein a theatre director has caught an invite from a King! Jake Murray will enjoy a Shakespeare performance with King Charles at Windsor Castle during Durham’s Summer of Shakespeare—which runs from July 8–30. Elysium Theatre Company, Durham Fringe Festival and Durham University bring a variety of Shakespeare’s plays to life to celebrate… Continue reading Royal invite for Jake Murray
Dr Semmelweis
Ignaz Semmelweis was an Hungarian obstetrician whose emphasis on the importance of hygiene and concept of what is now known as bacterial infection predated the work of the better known Louis Pasteur and Joseph Lister by decades. Stephen Brown’s play, written with Mark Rylance whose idea it was, presents him as a man exasperated in… Continue reading Dr Semmelweis