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 ...
Review: Shakespeare in Love, Noël Coward Theatre
Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard’s screen play Shakespeare In Love took the public by storm, and even though critics weren’t exactly impressed (when are they ever) ...
Review: Spoonface Steinberg / Krapp’s Last Tape
The pairing up of two short plays always requires a delicate balance. Hull Truck Theatre has selected two monologues that address questions of life, loss and mo...
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”.