Review: Allelujah!, Bridge Theatre
The boys, well some of the History Boys alumni, are back and ready to take on another public service in Alan Bennett’s Allelujah! Debuting at none other than di...
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Guest Blog: James Brining – Theatre is not just for certain kinds of people
Photo credit: Farrow Creatives
Being out in the communities around the city is absolutely fundamental to what the Playhouse is about for me. It’s important bec...
Review: Betty Blue Eyes, West Yorkshire Playhouse
After success with Bennett's classic play Enjoy, the West Yorkshire Playhouse's Alan Bennett season continues with the musical comedy Betty Blue Eyes, based on ...
Review: History Boys
It is an unusual classroom where Thomas Hardy is recited alongside Bette Davis, where Nietzsche is debated to the sounds of George Formby, and French gramma...
Spotlight On: Jacqueline Wilson and Mary Morris
Beloved children's author Jacqueline Wilson shares her experience of having her work adapted for the stage with stage and screen writer Mary Morris.
Review: The Habit of Art
There is something oddly familiar with Alan Bennett's new play, The Habit of Art now playing at the National Theatre. It has nothing to do with Artistic Directo...