When books are made into movies, fans and critics flock like vultures to tease apart the catastrophe to come. When the holy works of Dr Seuss were converted into a musical by Monty Python’s Eric Idle, similar scenes could be predicted. The story tries to integrate characters from across
Macbeth is female – but more than that, she’s human.
Award-winning poet Nick Makoha turns his hand to theatre with a show pregnant with beauty. Arts writer Calum Drysdale interviews him on his latest work, The Dark.
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After a term of writing about the library and Union breakfast, Editor-in-Chief, Andy Djaba, makes his triumphant return to the Music section
Writer Samuel Welton reflects on the ability of youth theatre to inspire confidence in young people.
A long-overdue journey into the repertoire of an overlooked female playwright, this is (shockingly) the first professional production of Jeannie in nearly 80 years. Within two hours we are taken on a whirlwind journey with protagonist Jeannie, who, upon receiving a generous inheritance following the death of her cantankerous father,
Anyone who has grown up in a small town or community surrounded by the same people can relate to the feeling of social claustrophobia. During adolescence, when emotions are high and everyone wants to fit in, this becomes even more pronounced. In “Cuckoo”, written by Lisa Carroll and set in
Warm yourself up at Winter Wonderland’s rip-roaring nightly Comedy Club.
Patricia Highsmith (portrayed by Phyllis Logan), the American author of some of the most beloved murder novels such as Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley , is visited by Edward Ridgeway (Calum Finlay) in her retreat bunker in Switzerland. Ridgeway, a young publisher, has been sent there to
... trapping people in the exhibit by not making the exit clear, while clever, does not actually boost attendance figures.
Lights went off as soon as I took my seat. Jazzy Hermes filled the stage with snappy tunes and energy. He introduced Eurydice, Orpheus and the inevitable tragedy waiting to happen in Hadestown , the realm of Hades. A Greek myth transported to a post-apocalyptic Great Depression era setting, Hadestown by