We all know how we feel about 2021. What we need to do is celebrate what made it fabulous so here is my pick of what the year had to offer.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMPins and Needles Productions, in league with Bristol’s Tobacco Factory Theatre makes a reliably bold move by taking something familiar and confounding expectations every step of the way.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMHere are Shane Morgan’s picks of how 2020 in theatre has continued to do what it does best: transporting us by engaging the heart, mind and soul.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM'If a theatrical phoenix is to rise post-pandemic, it could do a lot worse than to look and sound as resplendent as this.'
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMTo take a play as epic in scale as Coriolanus and find a natural home within the intimacy of London’s Donmar Warehouse takes a skill and lightness of touch that is not only rare but all so…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AM'There is no doubt that this is the first of many events from the Burn Bright family. A family that has staked it very existence on the fact that we need a seismic shift in the way we create…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM'Theatre is everywhere. It is regional. It is rural. It is poor. Now it is in your front room, it can be from anywhere.'
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMThe Son is akin to a beautifully composed piece of music. A perfect balance of light and shade with an inevitable surge to a heart thumping climax.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMSweet Like Chocolate Boy is a majestic cultural odyssey that melds genres, storytelling techniques and timelines into a high octane, often incredibly moving, very funny and sharply observed …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMThe Hunt is not easy viewing. It will certainly divide opinion and it is loud and clear in its desire to provoke discussion. It is also an intelligently written adaptation steeped in theatri…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMdressed. is an unflinching, deeply personal, deeply political insight into the horror of assault, both physical and psychological.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMBarber Shop Chronicles is a bold and inexorable march towards changing the way we share stories, shifting the mainstream narrative and dealing with both joy and pain in equal measure.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMA finely tuned, rapid fire and utterly compelling 100 minutes of theatre. The Cane challenges, provokes and entertains
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMIn my round-up of theatre in 2017, I warned 2018 that it had “big shoes to fill”. Not only did 2018 not need the door to be opened, but it also didn’t even need anyone to hold its coat.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMChasing Bono is inspiring, beautifully told and full of heart. Inspired programming and highly recommended.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMLisa Carroll’s Papatango shortlisted debut Cuckoo has the subject of identity stamped on its DNA. It raises questions about the value of where you are from and what does moving away from t…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMWhilst Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory’s latest offering yields many strong and a couple of exceptional performances, the ambition and scale never really extends beyond the four pillars…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMTouching The Void is a theatrical triumph. David Greig, Tom Morris and the team have created a piece of theatre that excels beyond mere adaptation.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMThe Jungle is theatre at its best: transformative and wholly enveloping. It sucker punches you whilst it is happening and it blooms long after you have left the makeshift Jungle. I was a lat…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMFor a feelgood, heart-racing, toe-tapping story to feel so joyless, despite the best efforts of the cast, seems like a huge wasted opportunity. Reach for the DVD rather than your dancing sho…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMThis is an extraordinary theatrical experience given in kindness, strength and bucket loads of humanity that provides a platform for change. Take it up. We need Notes From The Field now more…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMIn the hands of Sally Cookson, A Monster Calls is an instant classic: a show that transforms both hearts and minds through the magic of authentic storytelling. Go with someone and join the m…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMThere is a lot to be said for keeping a show succinct and there is no doubt that diehard fans of the game and the man will get a lot out of Red Ladder’s The Damned United. When you lose to…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMIwan Lewis’ direction is assured and he is truly at home creating an increasingly wide ripple effect in the intimate surroundings of The Barn Theatre, which after The Secret Garden and now…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMThe joy created by this remarkable company is second only to the joy felt by those lucky enough to see The Nature of Why. This isn’t a performance you simply see or hear. It’s one you fe…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMWith this View From The Bridge, Tobacco Factory Theatres Artistic director Mike Tweddle has orchestrated a piece of theatre so seamless, so beautifully directed that his own work is invisibl…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMWhilst this nostalgia-soaked show may not deny any dreams, the overwhelming success of The Band at the box office does limit ambition in storytelling by being so simplistic and, at times, ju…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMThis year’s theatrical smorgasbord from BE Festival offered pieces from France, the UK and Spain. Andre and Dorine by Spain’s Kulunka Teatro is a full-mask exploration of the agony and h…
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