Kneehigh's latest show The Tin Drum defies categorisation. Part love story, part political thriller. Part play, part musical. It is therefore like most Kneehigh work anarchic. And I think di…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:17AMPeople in the grip of an addiction can be difficult to watch but hard to look away from, and so it proves in People Places amp Things now on tour after a successful West End stint. Watching …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:06AMWar Horse is nothing short of phenomenon. What started as an unlikely idea in the bowels of the National Theatre has become a worldwide hit. Last night, it celebrated its 10-year anniversary…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:42AMIt's nearly that time of year oh no it's not etc. where we preview the Christmas theatre offerings across Bristol and Bath. We've got pantos, fairy tales and classic stories a plenty, so gra…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:40AMThere's always a place for upbeat escapism in musical theatre. When times are tough, a few numbers that wriggle their way into your consciousness is a welcome thing.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:42AMMyrtle Theatre Company is renowned for its ground-breaking work that is influenced and inspired by the voices in society that often go unheard. In recent times, the company has enjoyed a spe…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:36AMIt's 1982 and Soft Cell is on the radio. The synths play and 'Tainted Love' rings out on this Bradford council estate in Out of Joint's revival of Andrea Dunbar's uncompromising, semi-autobi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:06AMIt's hard to watch Legally Blonde The Musical without becoming at least a little infected with the fluffy American can-do-anything attitude that prevails throughout this fast, frivolous and …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:11AMHelen Woolf has just been announced as Glinda in the upcoming UK amp Ireland tour of Wicked. We spoke to her at the press launch in Bristol see the full story here, where the tour kicks off …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:00AMAmy Ross has just been announced as Elphaba in the upcoming UK amp Ireland tour of Wicked. We spoke to her at the press launch in Bristol, where the tour kicks off in January.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:18AMCrafting The Caretaker or indeed any Pinter off the page takes a great deal of nuance and skill. Thankfully, in this new co-production from the Bristol Old Vic and Royal amp Derngate Northam…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:02AMMike Shepherd is an actor, director, teacher and the Artistic Director of Kneehigh. He started Kneehigh in 1980 and has worked almost exclusively for the company ever since. He is currently …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:06AMWe've all been members of 'The Club of the Unloved' where tales of unrequited love and broken hearts are the norm. In Kneehigh's world, this is a kind of back alley jazz club and the initial…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:06AMOn the face of it, David Hare's state-of-the-nation play Racing Demon should be fruit ripe for the picking. However, in this latest production from Jonathan Church in his first summer season…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:18AMSo, the nail-biting morning for arts organisations up and down the country is over now they all know whether they are part of the National Portfolio from 2018-22.There will be many individua…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:08AM15-year-old Christopher Boone has an extraordinary mind. He can solve maths problems that would send most adults into a mild panic and he can remember levels of detail that confound those ar…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:16AMHow much are you in control of the choices you make This is the central question posed by 1927's Golem - a story inspired by the myth of the clay man Golem but given a distinctly modern edge…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:36AMThey sentenced me to life, not to death is the cry from an increasingly broken Winston in this new production of Fugard's The Island. Set on the notorious Robben Island the infamous place th…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:01AM'Welcome to my home, well it's not actually my home but for tonight it is' says Asha Jain at the top of A Brimful of Asha. Asha and her son Ravi are inviting us to share an evening with them…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:42AMSo why have I picked 'Solidarity'as my favourite song from a musical I mean, it's hardly the best known - you won't find people on Britain's Got The X Factor singing it or countless YouTube …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:00AMOh dear. It's hard to know where to start with this confused and disjointed version of Euripides' tragedy. Based on a concept by director George Mann, this new production weaves the Greek my…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:33AMIt's eight months since Mike Tweddle took over from Ali Robertson as Artistic Director of Tobacco Factory Theatres in Bristol. In the surrounds of the theatre bar, I caught up with him to as…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:06AMYou'd let everyone have the vote Imagine what idiots would get elected then is one of many knowing jokes from Richard Bean's latest farce The Hypocrite. We're following the roguish Sir John …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:48AM'I'm the greatest star, I am by far, but no one knows it' is the claim by aspiring vaudeville music show actress Fanny Brice at the top of Funny Girl. Fanny is no ordinary showgirl- no 'Miss…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:17AMAs a nation, we spend a lot on entertainment. But whether it's premier league football, tickets to your favourite band or even the humble cinema ticket, all have seen price increases. West E…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:03AMIt's ironic that this first production of The Ustinov Studio's German season should be concerned with that most British of subjects- class. British theatre has a rich history of playwrights …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:10AMWe're in Dublin and it's 1986. Jimmy and his musician friends are fed up of art school synth music and want to bring soul music back to the people. The Commitments is adapted from Roddy Doyl…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:41AMThis seasons offering from Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory is a story of politics, love and being an outsider in a world that mistrusts you.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:57AMThis show is the perfect antidote to the celebrity stuffed pantos offered up by more commercial outfits. The show demonstrates that Christmas shows don't have to be formulaic or even familia…
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