140 stories by "Roger Foss"
When it premiered off-Broadway in 1972 Grease already reeked of nostalgia for the teen culture of 1950s America, when greased-up hair and
Hot-headed youth doesn't only take a bow at the start of Amy Leach's thrilling production when rival teen tribes break out in
Lyrics don't come much snappier than in classic football anthems. Even Tim Rice might struggle to coin as catchy a phrase as
Aphra Behn, one of the first professional female playwrights, once described Nell Gwynn as "made on purpose to put the whole world
Apart from the non-stop talk of sperm counts and ovary tests, or watching graphic genital examinations and practical demonstrations of the sexiest
Agatha Christie and Margaret Rutherford would surely spin in their graves if they knew the secret sorrows of Britain's "queen of crime"
When Count Arthur Strong first toddled on stage to give his portrayal of Cinderella's dad in the London Palladium pantomime last Christmas,
Apart from passing references to Yellow Pages and the Thatcherite poll tax, David Hare's emotionally affecting 1995 play, Skylight, hasn't dated one
Over recent years Theatre Mill's Rebecca Stafford has shown an uncanny knack for matching plays with York’s heritage buildings: more recently York
This is Pygmalion " the director’s cut. Sam Pritchard hasn’t revisited Shaw's didactic social comedy, he’s reinvented it, although it’s debatable whether
For all its smooth sitcom gloss, John Godber’s latest play will make uncomfortable viewing for any over-protective parent whose offspring heads for
Its lofty claim is to be “an inspired incantation to a life rediscovered." But the first UK arena tour of one of
When 90-year-old Liverpudlian ex-sailor Jim Callaghan slips on some concrete in his basement, a crack on the head releases dark recollections of a
Willy Russell's ever-popular play Educating Rita has been revived so frequently over the years that one begins to wonder if late-learner Rita
You've heard of fusion cuisine? Well, for its first production Ragged Edge has created fusion theatre, partly inspired by a Bangladeshi saying
If you've scripted Mr Tumble's live arena shows you must know what makes today's very young audiences tick. Which is probably why
Apart from big sets, big production numbers and the dame's big bottom, there's one other thing that always sticks out in these
Yes Cinderella, you shall go to the ball. Naturally, you'll scarper when midnight strikes. Of course, those stepsisters will be abusive. And
It’s Berwick Kaler’s 38th consecutive year as York Theatre Royal's fella-in-a-frock, an annual institution recognised in 2003 when he was made honorary
To be, or not to be good. That's the question facing Pinocchio when he finds it’s harder being a boy than a
Theatr Clwyd has a tradition of rocking the panto boat and this new version of Peter Rowe's script, last seen here 10 years ago,
Princess Aurora might be cursed to fall asleep for a century, but there's no chance of anyone else nodding off during this
The f-word was never part of Henrik Ibsen's dramatic vocabulary. Not even in the murky truth-seeking world of Ghosts, in which he
Rats are usually cast as the repellent baddies at pantomime time. But the pack of rodents who inhabit Mike Kenny's play for children are
Smaller-scale producers, please note: pantomime doesn't have to be about recycling corny gags, old scenery, well-worn costumes and vaguely remembered television names.
