New Vic, Newcastle-under-LymeIsabella Rossi, making her debut, gives Arthur Berry's drama of working-class life a burst of colour and energy The first word ever spoken on the New Vic stage was "Yes". The affirmation came at the start of a poem by Arthur Berry, written in 1986 to toast the new theatre and welcome audiences to a place of "necessary illusions". In his native Potteries, Berry is a celebrated polymath, kn…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:24PM on June 4, 2025