Review: Network, Lyttelton Theatre
In 1964, Marshal McLuhan taught us that ‘the medium is the message’. Back then, that medium was television. Today, it is the internet, social media, smartphones...
Lee Hall
Review: Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour, The Duke of York’s Theatre
Adapted by Lee Hall, the creator of Billy Elliot, and based on the novel The Sopranos by Alan Warner, comes the new musical Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour. It ...
Brighton Festival Review: Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour, Theatre Royal Brighton
It is sad that it’s still rare to see a stage dominated by women, so I’m pleased the cast of Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour dominated in the way they did. The ...
Opera North IS Homophobic – An Opera’s Fiasco
I was saddened to read that an exciting community project at Opera North involving 400 participants has been axed due to a school having issues with the depiction of homosexuality. I was, however, dismayed and appalled by the response from Opera North and their comment “we can appreciate the viewpoint of the school about when they make the decision to teach PSHE to their pupils”.
Opera North isn’t Homophobic – An Opera’s Fiasco
I have written in defence of Twitter before (here, if you’re interested), but the Opera North/Lee Hall fiasco today reveals something that’s bad about s...