The Rose Theatre is an awe-inspiring place. One of the first Elizabethan theatres of its time, its structural remains were discovered in 1989 during the construction of a new office block. After a campaign to save it, the Rose Theatre Trust was established to preserve the ruins for the public. While playhouses such as The [...]

As You Like It is Shakespeare’s cross-dressing pastoral comedy of gender reversal, mistaken identity and love. Rosalind (disguised as a young man, Ganymede) and her cousin Celia (disguised as shepherd girl Aliena) find sanctuary from Rosalind’s usurped uncle’s court in the Forest of Arden. Young gentleman of the kingdom, Orlando, in love with Rosalind, travels [...]

A musical which is primarily concerned with teenagers discovering their sexuality, Spring Awakening contains a number of humorous moments. However, it is the mix of these with the more serious scenes – for example those portraying child abuse and suicide – that make this a truly moving and powerful performance. Aisling Ridge made for a [...]

“The people are gathering and a timeless story continues.” [Contains spoilers] When you throw around words like “epic” in your publicity material, you are giving yourself a lot to live up to. BABEL may have been quite large but sadly it was rather lacklustre and, having gathered people together as promised, failed to do or [...]