Geraldine James will make her Royal Shakespeare Company debut as Rosalind in director Omar Elerian’s production of As You Like It which runs in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford in summer 2023. In Elerian’s new take on the play, a company of veteran actors—many of whom are likely to have a long and close association with the… Continue reading Geraldine James joins RSC for As You Like It
Month: April 2023
The Cunning Little Vixen
Opera North, based in Leeds, has a long relationship with Theatre Royal, Newcastle and is famed for its high quality, accessible productions and its commitment to touring and education. It was a delight to see them back, opening their stay with Leoš Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen. This production first premièred in 1980 but feels… Continue reading The Cunning Little Vixen
Spitting Image musical to get West End transfer
Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image Saves the World, now known as Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image the Musical, which premièred at Birmingham Rep in 2023, is to transfer to the Phoenix Theatre in London’s West End. Written by Al Murray, Matt Forde and Sean Foley, Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image the Musical is directed by the Rep’s artistic director Foley alongside a… Continue reading Spitting Image musical to get West End transfer
An Actor’s Life in 12 Productions
Now in his 80s, Oliver Ford Davies is an instantly recognisable actor, although he was never destined to be a screen idol or stage legend. As Richard Eyre was to write while directing Ford Davies in David Hare’s Racing Demon, he is “slightly donnish, ineffably good-willed; he’s like a really effective vicar.” For better or… Continue reading An Actor’s Life in 12 Productions
“Darkly comic family drama” comes to life at the Belgrade
Midlands-born performers Alexia McIntosh and Kieran Hamilton-Amos will join Belgrade Theatre creative director Corey Campbell in Big Aunty, directed and devised by Campbell, which will be the first home-produced show of the Belgrade’s spring season. McIntosh appeared in the Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss musical Six in the West End and on its UK tour… Continue reading “Darkly comic family drama” comes to life at the Belgrade
Black Superhero
Olivier-nominated actor Danny Lee Wynter’s debut play as a dramatist centres on mixed-race gay black-activist actor David (played by Wynter) and some of his closest friends, also gay black actors. Most important is King (Dyllón Burnside, best known for his role in TV series Pose), for whom David has long carried a torch. King has… Continue reading Black Superhero
Seeking young dancers of future
The Lowry and its Centre for Advanced Training hold their annual recruitment drive for young dancers on June 11. It’s for aspiring young movers aged 11–16 from across the North West, who are passionate about dance and interested in exploring this art form further, even pursuing a career. In advance of the audition, young people… Continue reading Seeking young dancers of future
A soundwalk around Leeds
As You Are, a soundwalk for Leeds written for Opera North by South African-born composer and cellist Abel Selaocoe, will open on March 30 as part of Leeds 2023 Year of Culture. It invites audiences to experience Leeds in new and transformative ways, with an emphasis on the meditative and healing power of walking. Audiences… Continue reading A soundwalk around Leeds
Black Superhero
Olivier-nominated actor Danny Lee Wynter’s debut play as a dramatist centres on mixed-race gay black-activist actor David (played by Wynter) and some of his closest friends, also gay black actors. Most important is King (Dyllón Burnside, best known for his role in TV series Pose), for whom David has long carried a torch. King has… Continue reading Black Superhero
Hull Truck takes a twirl!
Hull Truck Theatre present everything from musicals to puppetry to plays this spring. With film screenings, workshops and events also happening this month, Hull Truck Theatre is looking forward to once again bringing local communities together to enjoy a variety of work—both on and off stage. Kick off with musical Footloose (April 5–8), by the Northern Academy of… Continue reading Hull Truck takes a twirl!