4.0
Review: Jack Lear, Hull Truck Theatre
From the opening scene, Ben Benison’s Jack Lear promises to be mythic. In Lear (Barrie Rutter), we are supposed to find a bewitched trawlerman, motivated by th...
Barrie Rutter
4.0
Review: When We Are Married, York Theatre Royal
I feel like the much-loved Northern Broadsides’ last two productions of King Lear and The Merry Wives, while hitting the marks in some places, really didn't see...
Review: The Merry Wives, West Yorkshire Playhouse
Northern Broadsides certainly have a reputation for smashing the stereotype that northern actors can’t do Shakespeare. Not only do they frequently make this par...
Review: King Lear, University of York
My first year here at York is coming to an end, but that’s not the only exciting thing happening – it’s the York International Shakespeare Festival! Over the co...
Angels of the North: Northern Broadsides
Actors Emily Aston and Kelsey Brookfield introduce the company's 20th anniversary production of Love's Labour's Lost and how the company is keeping things northern.