Ellen McDougall: “There’s no agenda, just teenage girls on the pitch”
Phoebe Graham talks to Ellen McDougall, Artistic Director of the Gate Theatre about her work on The Wolves, a play rightfully candid in its presentation of fema...
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Review: The Damned United, Courtyard Theatre – West Yorkshire Playhouse
I mentioned in my Great Expectations review that this season at the West Yorkshire Playhouse is shaping up to be awesome, and it looks like I wasn’t wrong! I’m ...
Review: By Far The Greatest Team, Lowry Theatre
I like to think I come from one of the best cities in the world. Manchester is more than home for me: it’s my friend, my confidant, my tribe, my clan. On hearin...
Review: Bend It Like Beckham, Phoenix Theatre
Based on the 2002 film, director and screenplay writer Gurinder Chada has added bright lights, catchy tunes and fun football choreography to Bend It Like Beckha...
Review: The Red Lion, National Theatre
Does money talk louder than loyalty, trust, and the beautiful game? These are among the many pressing questions raised by Patrick Marber’s accomplished new play...
Edinburgh Review: Away From Home, Assembly George Square Studios
Football can be a right fickle game. One that not only finds thousands of people despising thousands of others for no other reason than the team they support, b...