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Wednesday, June 27, 2018

The Big I Am review – updated Ibsen epic is a white-knuckle ride by Catherine Love

Everyman, LiverpoolWith a cacophonous cast of characters, Robert Farquhar’s new take on Peer Gynt dashes through the second half of the 20th centuryThe spirit of ensemble, an idea at the h…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18AM
Friday, June 22, 2018

Keepy Uppy review – back-of-the-net football fun by Catherine Love

York Theatre RoyalA keen young player bonds with his mum on the way to a big match in Tutti Frutti’s imaginative kids’ showAs England pursue World Cup glory, the hero of Tutti Frutti’s…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:32AM
Thursday, June 14, 2018

Making an entrance: northern theatres celebrate refugees by Catherine Love

Venues in Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield are putting work by refugees and asylum seekers at their heartIn 2013, West Yorkshire Playhouse staged Refugee Boy, an adaptation of Benjamin Zephan…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AM
Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Revolting Women review – jaunty account of suffragettes' struggle by Catherine Love

Scarcroft Allotments, YorkMikron’s show about East End women’s sacrifices for suffrage awkwardly seesaws between parody and sincerityMikron aim to make theatre for everyone, so it’s ap…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24AM
Monday, June 4, 2018

Isobel Waller-Bridge: ‘People struggle with non-visual art, but you can paint with sound’ by Catherine Love

As a sound designer and composer Isobel Waller-Bridge works across stage and screen. She tells Catherine Love about the skills theatre has

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Thursday, May 31, 2018

Happy Days review – Maxine Peake is transfixed by climate chaos by Catherine Love

Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester Beckett’s tragicomedy is deftly retuned for an age of ecological anxiety and mounting plastic wasteCentre stage, a barren mound of earth. At its edges, a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AM
Friday, May 11, 2018

Three Sisters review at Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester – ‘a powerful interrogation of the canon’ by Catherine Love

When RashDash wanted to move up in scale, artistic directors advised the company to tackle a classic. Three Sisters – irreverently exploiting

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Thursday, May 10, 2018

The Be All and End All review at York Theatre Royal – ‘frustratingly narrow’ by Catherine Love

Having examined the hothouse environment of British schooling from students’ perspectives in A Level Playing Field, the second of Jonathan Lewis’ trilogy

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Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Why time's up for theatre's 'timeless' classics by Catherine Love

How can women or people of colour find a voice in theatre’s classics when so much of the canon - written by white men - confines them to the sidelines? Meet the theatre makers who are rein…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:54PM
Saturday, April 28, 2018

Sunshine on Leith review – Proclaimers musical goes the distance by Catherine Love

West Yorkshire Playhouse, LeedsFeaturing 18 tracks by the Scottish duo, this spirited show is a thing of joy. By the time I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) comes on, resistance is futileWhisper it,…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:12AM
Wednesday, April 18, 2018

A Clockwork Orange review – a chilling, ultraviolent cabaret by Catherine Love

Everyman, LiverpoolPeppered with the novelist’s own songs, this musical makeover of Anthony Burgess’s classic finds plenty of contemporary resonancesA Clockwork Orange was the story Anth…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12PM
Thursday, April 12, 2018

Mixtape review at Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester – ‘ambitious gig theatre’ by Catherine Love

Manchester is a city known and celebrated for its music. Honouring that musical heritage, the Royal Exchange Young Company – winner of

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Friday, April 6, 2018

Little Mermaid review at York Theatre Royal – ‘some stunning moments’ by Catherine Love

The gravity-defying feats of contemporary circus and the weightlessness of moving through water make a good match. As performers dive through the

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Thursday, March 29, 2018

Review: Minefield at York Theatre Royal by Catherine Love

Rituals of remembrance: Argentinian artist Lola Arias' exploration of the Falklands War comes to York. The post Review: Minefield at York Theatre Royal appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 10:50AM
Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Red Ladder theatre company’s 50 years of provocation: ‘If our work wasn’t saying anything interesting, we’d stop’ by Catherine Love

As Red Ladder celebrates its half-centenary, the Leeds-based company’s artistic director and producer tell Catherine Love how the company has evolved while focusing

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:47AM
Tuesday, March 13, 2018

'Power has to be grasped': British theatre is battling its class problem by Catherine Love

Class is often absent from discussions about diversity in theatre but it remains a barrier for audiences, actors and others in the industry. What’s the solution?In 1979, giving a talk at C…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00AM
Monday, March 12, 2018

Director Matthew Xia: ‘The moment you lose an audience member, you’ve failed’ by Catherine Love

With his Frankenstein freshly brought to life at the Royal Exchange, the director and DJ tells Catherine Love why he’s dug into

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:30AM
Thursday, March 8, 2018

Circle Mirror Transformation review at Home, Manchester – ‘shimmering theatricality’ by Catherine Love

Circle Mirror Transformation is a drama of accumulation. Annie Baker’s slow, delicate play deposits character layer by miniscule layer, like silt collecting

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Paint Your Wagon review – nuggets of charm in sexist Gold Rush musical by Catherine Love

Liverpool EverymanThis smart version of the rarely performed Lerner and Loewe musical subverts the dodgy gender politicsLerner and Loewe’s rarely performed Paint Your Wagon is synonymous w…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AM
Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Playwright and actor Amelia Bullmore: ‘The seriousness is dealt with lightly and the humour seriously’ by Catherine Love

Playwright and actor Amelia Bullmore has done everything from Brass Eye to Ayckbourn. She tells Catherine Love about returning to Manchester, where

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:00PM
Sunday, January 14, 2018

The Manchester Project review – snapshots of a city still need developing by Catherine Love

Home, Manchester 19 micro-plays, crammed with detail, writhing with contradictions and set to the familiar pulse of Joy Division and the Smiths, try to distil the Mancunian essenceWhat defin…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:47AM
Tuesday, December 19, 2017

The Book of Dragons review – E Nesbit's fire-breathers swoop on to stage by Catherine Love

York Theatre RoyalJuliet Forster’s adaptation of stories by The Railway Children’s author is cleverly designed and wittily challenges gender stereotypesYork Theatre Royal’s pantomime �…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:12AM
Monday, December 18, 2017

Jack and the Beanstalk review at York Theatre Royal – ‘gloriously shambolic’ by Catherine Love

Few pantomimes command as much loyalty – from actors and from audiences – as the York Theatre Royal’s festive offering. 2017 marks

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Thursday, December 7, 2017

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe review – Sally Cookson conjures magic of make-believe by Catherine Love

West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds Technical trickery is cast aside for imaginative props made from bedsheets and suitcases, bringing the childlike wonder back to CS Lewis’s frosty adventureT…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:24AM
Monday, November 27, 2017

Designer Rae Smith: ‘My job is to bring the show to life on stage in its most creative form’ by Catherine Love

The award-winning designer talks to Catherine Love about the challenges and thrills of turning the West Yorkshire Playhouse’s Quarry stage into a

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Anne Washburn on watching 156 Twilight Zone episodes for freaky remake by Catherine Love

She has turned The Simpsons into a post-apocalyptic opera, invented her own language and put on a communist Dracula pageant. Now, the US playwright is staging the creepy, late-night TV class…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:12AM
Friday, November 10, 2017

Review: Jubilee at Royal Exchange, Manchester by Catherine Love

No future: Catherine Love reviews Chris Goode's furiously intelligent take on the punk movie classic. The post Review: Jubilee at Royal Exchange, Manchester appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 12:59PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Protests and power games: how James Fritz's plays caught fire by Catherine Love

In James Fritz’s powerful new drama, Parliament Square, an activist stands up and leaves us wondering how to take action in a broken worldJames Fritz’s new play, Parliament Square, was w…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:48AM
Friday, October 6, 2017

The Tin Drum review – Kneehigh turn fascist parable into chaotic cabaret by Catherine Love

Everyman, LiverpoolThe company’s surreal and gleefully inventive adaptation transforms the Günter Grass novel into a riot of theatre, puppetry and musicGünter Grass’s 1959 novel The Ti…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:04AM
Thursday, October 5, 2017

(The Fall of) The Master Builder review at West Yorkshire Playhouse – ‘sacrifices nuance’ by Catherine Love

It’s a familiar story: the decline of a great but flawed man. Ibsen’s The Master Builder is one in a long line

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Friday, September 29, 2017

People, Places and Things review at Home, Manchester – ‘gains new resonances’ by Catherine Love

It’s funny how plays morph over time. Aside from the new cast, Headlong’s touring production of People, Places and Things is pretty

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:52AM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic
TBA: Ragtime