135 stories by "Rona Kelly"
Saint George and the Dragon is a story you likely heard as a child. 'He's a picture in a storybook,' notes one of the characters, 'But that's not who we are anymore'. Neither is the audience…
'We that are young Shall never see so much, nor live so long...' 2017 has been dubbed a year of Hamlets too many, even, with Andrew Scott and Tom Hiddleston both taking on the role. If o…
Sex and death often go hand in hand. The french term 'La petite mort' literally means 'the sensation of orgasm as likened to death' OED. And Le Grand Mort certainly goes big on this theme. I…
Do you have a secret Can you keep that secret If you answered yes and are going to Derren Brown Underground, think again. Derren Brown probably knows it already. The tricks may stay the same…
'I must look close enough to discover what it is', utters one of the characters. The same could be said of Knives in Hens itself. Obscuring and drawn out at points, an impressive cast and so…
At its very heart, WOMAD World of Music, Arts and Dance is a celebration of the arts in every form, from every country, for everyone. And what better way to celebrate the arts than a festiva…
This summer, the River Stage Festival returns to London's South Bank. Taking place on the National Theatre's appropriately named River Stage, this free festival sees some of the leading arts…
This weekend, WOMAD World of Music, Arts and Dance has brought a world of culture to the South Bank. Part of the National's River Stage series, acts such as beat boxer Grace Savage and music…
WOMAD World of Music, Arts and Dance kicks off their second day taking over the River Stage at the National Theatre. Saturday's lineup features performances and workshops, from a range of ar…
The River Stage Festival returns this summer to the National Theatre. Different companies and groups takeover the South Bank, from The Gloryto Rambert and the National itself. This weekend, …
The River Stage Festival returns this summer to the National Theatre. Different companies and groups takeover the South Bank, from The Gloryto Rambert and the National itself. This weekend, …
Forget your troubles and venture into the woods. Now in its twelfth year, Latitude Festival 2017 is a magical, musical and surprisingly not too muddy weekend.
At a festival with more Waitrose Bag for Lifes and recycling bins than toilets, Timberlina proves to be a fitting end to Latitude. Tackling the impending environmental catastrophe, Timberlin…
What do you do with a BA in Anthropology Become a stand-up comedian. Armed with the knowledge of how to analyse the history of the human race, Tessa Coates examines the phenomenon that is mo…
Following a sold-out run at the London International Mime Festival this year, Theatre Re played to yet another full crowd in the Theatre Tent at Latitude Festival. Telling a story of love an…
Returning to the Edinburgh Fringe for their second year, Lola and Jo want to try out some of their new sketches. Having recruited market research company FocusOn, Latitude Festival seems the…
So far, coverage of Latitude Festival has included theatre, music and comedy. At this point, a change of pace was needed. In the Speakeasy, poet Simon Armitage made for some easy but also ha…
Check in for an eclectic evening of entertainment with Goodbear. Playing the Cabaret Tent at Latitude Festival, we meta whole host of characters in this hotel based sketch show. It's like Am…
Mumford amp Sons makes a triumphant return to Latitude Festival, having first played in 2010. After all these years, audiences provedthat they would wait, they would wait for them. An evenin…
'Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronouncedit to youtrippingly on the tongue.' Without uttering almosta single word until the final scene, Dickie Beau speaks volumes in his latest show. M…
'If I could turn back time, if I could find a way' Well, now you can. Hot Dub Time Machine is a touring musical event of theatrical proportions, bringing the songs of yesteryear into the 21s…
Award winning actor Dickie Beau is a man of a thousand faces, but one voice. The lip synch maestro brought Dickie Beauo Re-Member Me to Latitude Festival, following an extended run at the Al…
What an introduction to Latitude entering a world unlike anything you've seen or heard before. And I'm not even talking about the Faraway Forest. From Sister's Grimm, Voices of the Amazon im…
The line between the dramatic world on stage and the real world off stage can seem very thin. Shows written hundreds of years ago speak to today others hit even closer to home, depicting act…
There are only a few days until the 12th edition ofLatitude Festival, and this year's line-up promises to set the bar high. Festival-goers can experience over 750 acts across 15 stages from …
