Lerner and Loewe’s My Fair Lady is so well-known and loved, most people can sing chunks of the score from memory. Which makes it a bit embarrassing to admit I’ve never seen it on stage before tonight, but then it has been over a decade since there was a major revival. The plot of the… Continue reading My Fair Lady
Month: September 2024
Something Different
When the spark flickers in a relationship and threatens to go out, what’s to be done? The solution to reigniting the conjugal flame in Keith Singleton’s Something Different at The Mac, Belfast is a surprising one. Martin and Susan live in cosy, if unexciting, familiarity and companionship in “a humble home in a standard suburb”.… Continue reading Something Different
Oldham Coliseum says farewell
Oldham Coliseum has declared: If we’re going out, we’re doing it our way. This Friday, they celebrate all things Coliseum with script-in-hand performances of scenes and songs from favourite productions of the past decade, comedy, pantomime and appearances from special guests. The Coliseum’s theatre professionals have crafted this one-night-only event in just two short weeks… Continue reading Oldham Coliseum says farewell
Devina de Coronation
Drag superstar Divina de Campo will be hosting her own, alternative Coronation celebrations this May. Following performances of Hedwig and the Angry Inch at HOME last spring, Divina returns for two-night solo performance of her new show, Creating a Queen. A stalwart on the UK drag scene, Divina was runner-up on the first season of Ru Paul’s Drag Race… Continue reading Devina de Coronation
Ariadne auf Naxos
Richard Strauss was not one to stand still, and this very different follow-up to Der Rosenkavalier is one of the most curious operas ever written, a mixture of tragedy and buffoonery, serious yet constantly sending itself up. The music too has a sad, sardonic quality, slightly mocking in tone as it moves from a conversational… Continue reading Ariadne auf Naxos
Lord of the Flies
More than 20 years have elapsed since I studied Lord of the Flies at school, and I must admit that it’s not a book I remember particularly fondly. With hindsight, however, I believe this might reveal more about the drawbacks of studying a text for a prolonged period rather than any inherent weaknesses within William… Continue reading Lord of the Flies
The Worst of The Tiger Lillies go to Ukraine
The Olivier Award-winning alternative-rock trio The Tiger Lillies are going on tour to mark the release of their new album. With their signature darkly eccentric humour, this collection, The Worst of The Tiger Lillies, is their “best of” album and the concert will include songs such as “Roll Up”, “Danced All Night” and “Boatman” that the oft-called ‘godfathers… Continue reading The Worst of The Tiger Lillies go to Ukraine
Medieval Miracles
This is the last spring tour for outgoing the Artistic Director and founder of Eastern Angles, and so Ivan Cutting has chosen a subject that has engaged him ever since university days: Medieval Mystery plays. In the 15th century, these were often the way people learnt about Biblical stories and certainly one of the most… Continue reading Medieval Miracles
Brisson to play Vera Brittain in new musical
Buxton International Festival and Norwich Theatre have revealed the cast for their new co-production The Land of Might-Have-Been which opens in July 2023. The musical is built around the songs of Ivor Novello and is loosely based on incidents in the early life of Buxton’s pioneering feminist and pacifist Vera Brittain and the lives, loves and stories… Continue reading Brisson to play Vera Brittain in new musical
Robin Hood and the Major Oak
Robin Hood and the Major Oak is the fourth production from Derby Theatre to have integrated British Sign Language—and this is the most ambitious to date. Two of the actors, Adam Bassett who plays the Sheriff of Nottingham and Mia Ward who takes the role of Maid Marian, are deaf. A 10-strong ensemble features deaf… Continue reading Robin Hood and the Major Oak