Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Directed by Joyce Branagh, Chester Storyhouse Theatre hosts the word premiere of Tim Firth’s brand new musical Now Is Good. In all, this play is something very different. It is laced with …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMWednesday, May 18, 2022
Five Characters In Search Of A Good Night’s Sleep tells you pretty much what you’re going to get as a quintet of older people mull over their lives while courting elusive sleep in a seri…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMFriday, May 13, 2022
Based on the incredible true story, The End of the Night takes place in the house of Felix Kirsten (Michael Lumsden), who has invited Nazi Heinrich Himmler (Richard Clothier) to meet with Je…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMSunday, May 8, 2022
So many female performers and creatives currently at the top of their game in a male-centric world. This makes The Cher Show an extra special, female empowering watch.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMTuesday, April 19, 2022
It is easy to see why this story of racial prejudice in 1930s Alabama made such an impact on Broadway in 2018 when Trump’s presidency swept aside any notions that these attitudes were cons…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMSaturday, April 16, 2022
A group of college friends organise a reunion dinner. So far, so normal. One is busy cooking in the kitchen, three – including the ‘outsider’ Georgia, recently engaged to Chris – are…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMTuesday, April 5, 2022
A Monster Calls, which is based on the book of the same name, is an absolutely wonderful play about a boy as he struggles to come to terms with his beliefs about his mother, who is in the la…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMSunday, April 3, 2022
It’s not just the nice girls who love a sailor, everybody who has the chance to see this show will fall in love with the ridiculously talented crew of HMS Pinafore
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMSaturday, March 19, 2022
Adapted by Jeff James to combine 19th-century literature with modern-day music and clothing, this show takes two things that seem like polar opposites and smashes them together, creating a w…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMSunday, March 6, 2022
We join Elders Price and Cunningham (Robert Colvin and Connor Peirson) as they try to speak to a tribe in Uganda and preach to them the word of God – the Book of Mormon.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMMonday, February 28, 2022
The trial and execution of William Corder for the murder of Maria Marten caused a sensation, with thousands showing morbid curiosity.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMSunday, February 27, 2022
Can you imagine how difficult it must be for parents to lose a daughter at the age of 17? It must be absolutely heartbreaking. But what about her little sister?
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMFriday, February 25, 2022
In 1987, the film of Fatal Attraction was a shocking, erotic thriller that put “bunny boiler” into our everyday language.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMWednesday, February 2, 2022
The story is told in 90 riveting minutes in conversations between just four actors who portrayed their characters with impeccable dynamism.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMSaturday, January 29, 2022
I cannot understand why they decided to try to adapt the story of The Da Vinci Code to the letter. The novel did not fend well as a film and it appears to have suffered the same fate as a li…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMFriday, January 28, 2022
SpitLip’s comedy musical about one of the most insane World War II operations is a triumph.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMTuesday, January 25, 2022
Sigmund Freud, one of the most renowned neurologists of his time, changed the way the world thinks with his views and published works on, love, god and sex.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMFriday, January 21, 2022
Based on the 1971 Disney movie, with the classic score by the Sherman brothers, Bedknobs and Broomsticks the musical is a captivating story about love and believing in yourself.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMSaturday, January 1, 2022
My first thought when I heard that Five Guys Named Moe was coming to the Gatehouse was: how will all that song and dance work in such a small space? I needn’t have worried.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMSaturday, December 25, 2021
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is the theatre adaptation of the first in the children’s book series, The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMFriday, December 24, 2021
Alexander Knott’s atmospheric take on A Christmas Carol places Bob Cratchit centre stage as familiar events from Dickens’ story are related to the audience through his eyes.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMSunday, December 19, 2021
Lumi has asked lots of questions from a very young age, but as she grows older and is more aware of the world, she has questions about global warming and pollution, and decides to be an acti…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMThursday, December 16, 2021
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice is a family Christmas offering from Northern Stage, written by Laura Lindow. The action takes place on a large stage and is set in the streets of Newcastle.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMFriday, December 10, 2021
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s School of Rock is based on the hit movie and follows the life of Dewey Finn, an endearing character who is down on his luck.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMMonday, December 6, 2021
Louisa May Alcott’s timeless classic Little Women has gone from book to music to film in the century and a half that it has been out.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMWednesday, November 24, 2021
Glitter, sequins, laughter and tears await as you discover what everybody is saying about Jamie!
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMMonday, November 22, 2021
Mike Leigh’s 1977 comedy classic still delivers plenty of laughs. Although definitely a period piece, the characters and themes are still instantly recognisable now.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMWednesday, November 17, 2021
Christopher Luscombe directs this stellar new touring production of Noel Coward's classic comedy, with Nigel Havers and Patricia Hodges as ex-spouses Elyot and Amanda.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMMonday, November 8, 2021
Mischief Theatre and magic legends Penn and Teller have come together to form the most hilariously dangerous magic you will ever see.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMSunday, November 7, 2021
Dolly Parton produces the musical of 9 to 5, which tells the story of three women - Violet, Judy and Doralee (Louise Redknapp, Vivian Panka and Stephanie Chandos) who all work in a very male…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMSunday, October 31, 2021
So many questions to keep you engaged in this new iteration of an ancient legend. Although the actors apply their craft with commitment and skill, you are left sometimes confused and not cle…
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