Yerma is an exceptional piece of theatre. This contemporary retelling of Federico Garcia Lorca’s work is a powerful performance piece. Director Simon Stone has produced a gripping 90 minutes of absorbing and highly dramatic storytelling. Broadcast from the Young Vic as part of National Theatre Live, its emotional intensity pulses through the screen. It feelsContinue reading “Yerma – National Theatre Live”
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Our House – Venue Cymru
There is more to Our House than first meets the eye. For a start, it is hard to believe that this award-winning musical is now 15 years old. It feels extraordinarily fresh. Billed as “the Madness musical”, its youthful appearance remains, in part, because it is not the biopic that one might expect. Unlike SunnyContinue reading “Our House – Venue Cymru”
Alice in Wonderland – Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre
What a glorious day for my first visit to Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre. Whilst many people were dashing around Chester city centre in search of Pokemon, I ambled along to the city’s park in search of Wonderland. My discovery came in a somewhat fairy tale fashion. Entering through the park gates to see theContinue reading “Alice in Wonderland – Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre”
Out of Love – Theatr Clwyd
Jodie Whitaker may be everyone’s new favourite female of the moment but my eye has been drawn to someone less well-known. In my second trip to the Roundabout Theatre in a week, a process of regeneration had seemingly taken place. Having taken my first steps into the pop-up theatre last week for the world premiereContinue reading “Out of Love – Theatr Clwyd”
Black Mountain – Theatr Clwyd
Welcome to Roundabout. This unique pop-up theatre is taking the UK by storm. It is a masterful piece of engineering. Fully transportable, it is popping up in the most unlikely of places, including car parks, churchyards, seafronts, and housing estates. It takes six people about a day to construct, and needs nothing more than anContinue reading “Black Mountain – Theatr Clwyd”
Salome – National Theatre Live
Director Yael Farber brings a biblical tale to life in the National Theatre’s latest live broadcast. Despite a lack of emotional zeal, Salome is a gloriously aesthetic production. It immerses itself in Middle Eastern culture, making for an atmospheric opening. It harbours a mystical quality that enhances the special effects and technical features. It isContinue reading “Salome – National Theatre Live”
The Play That Goes Wrong – Venue Cymru
The Play That Goes Wrong is one of the funniest things you will ever see in theatre. There are so many funny moments that a smile will be etched on your face from start to finish. It is consistently hilarious. It is incredibly witty and full of deadpan humour and physical farce. I hate toContinue reading “The Play That Goes Wrong – Venue Cymru”
My Country: A Work in Progress – NT at Theatr Clwyd
With another General Election almost upon us, Theatr Clwyd’s staging of My Country seems particularly apt. A political play of sorts, its backdrop is last year’s divisive and historic EU referendum. In the days following the vote, the National Theatre set about touring the nation, interviewing a variety of people to hear their views onContinue reading “My Country: A Work in Progress – NT at Theatr Clwyd”
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – National Theatre Live
If you’re in the mood for a darkly comic tale, then director James MacDonald might be able to help. There is an uncomfortable darkness that penetrates through his production of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? From the acting and lighting, right through to the set design, Edward Albee’s landmark play is given a wonderfully brutalContinue reading “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – National Theatre Live”
The Importance of Being Earnest – Theatr Clwyd
There are certain smells that have the power to transport you to a certain place. Before the action had even started on the stage of the Anthony Hopkins theatre, I found myself standing in the middle of a bookshop, browsing the shelves and in my element. Clearly, the ingredients for the opening scene – consistingContinue reading “The Importance of Being Earnest – Theatr Clwyd”
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