The Importance of Being Earnest has delighted audiences for almost 130 years. Therefore, one wonders why nobody has previously sought to write a sequel. After all,

Opera North, based in Leeds, has a long relationship with Theatre Royal, Newcastle and is famed for its high quality, accessible productions and its commitment

Now in his 80s, Oliver Ford Davies is an instantly recognisable actor, although he was never destined to be a screen idol or stage legend.

Olivier-nominated actor Danny Lee Wynter’s debut play as a dramatist centres on mixed-race gay black-activist actor David (played by Wynter) and some of his closest

Scott Fitzgerald’s novel is set in the ‘roaring ’20s’, a period of ‘riotous license’ in America after the Great War and before the ensuing and

Just to avoid any misunderstanding – Rory Aaron’s This Town is not a tribute to The Go-Go’s. It is an epic narrative poem which demonstrates

This lively musical, originally commissioned by Singapore Repertory Theatre, where it premièred in 2015, is based on a Norwegian fairytale collected by Hans Anderson. It

John Eliot Gardiner’s Monteverdi trilogy, adding Poppea to the earlier L’Orfeo and Il Ritorno d’Ulisse in Patria, both previously reviewed here, has been issued as

Jim Cartwright’s new play The Gap starring Matthew Kelly and Denise Welch, directed by Anthony Banks, will première at Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre. It features the adventures

This is a very special piece of theatre, performed by an extremely talented cast with passion and vigour. Writer and performer, Chloe Wade with support

Paul Bogaev is a big man with a big personality. He’s an arranger, musical director, conductor, and composer and is also the winner of an

When there are jukebox shows like Mamma Mia! and Jersey Boys setting the standard, combining a decent storyline and some equally decent songs, it’s more than a tad disappointing