69 stories by "Will Ramsey"
York Theatre Royal, York: There's an anguished cry from one character during the first half: "What's the point of it all?"
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Hull Truck Theatre, Hull: Mike Bradwell promised something "dirty and dangerous" for his directorial return to Hull Truck Theatre, and this new comedy delivers, as holidaying frien…
York Theatre Royal: Truth is a slippery concept - in Angels and Insects, an adaptation of two novellas by AS Byatt, there are different truths, about science and religion and about relations…
West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds: The cast arrive as if they're in transit - striding purposefully on stage with travel cases in hand.
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Hull Truck Theatre: There's a carnival atmosphere to Hull Truck's Christmas production. Featuring a cast of actor/musicians - playing instruments including guitars, keyboard and a …
Hull New, Hull: Close to 50 years in the business, the Chuckle Brothers remain endearingly boyish. The duo blunder through a cooking routine (the oven explodes) and moon over Sleeping Beauty…
The Spa Bridlington, Bridlington: With its beastly lead character, secluded in his dark and dingy castle, there's a pleasant chill to the Spa Bridlington's panto.
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The Spa Bridlington: Tice Oakfield might be a young Scrooge but he's an effective one. Stooped with weariness, he exudes bleakness like a fog - though you can't help being fond of …
York Theatre Royal: Susan Watkins has described it as the "miracle of ward three". And while the playwright's drama doesn't shirk from the horrors of war, it creates some…
City Varieties Music Hall, Leeds: The cobweb-fringed set, backed by a red curtain, hints at a theatrical, Victorian pastiche.
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York Theatre Royal, York: Colin Smith, the road-pounding athlete of the title, is bombarded with questions.
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Hull Truck Theatre: It is as if a grand Victorian dame has finally been allowed to unloosen her corset.
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York Theatre Royal: John Godber's nightlife drama is like Christmas or a letter from a loved one - an expected delight.
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York Museum Gardens: God, at the start of the York Mystery Plays, is seen feverishly scribbling equations in chalk.
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Hull Truck, Hull: There's a lovely, faded elegance about Dave Windass's new comedy. Set in a struggling ballroom dancing school, which teacher Sharon and her daughter Tammy are try…
Burton Constable Hall, Skirlaugh, East Yorkshire: This was Shakespeare staged with a vital spark - keeping a reverence for the language, while performing the comedy with a real sense of free…
West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds: Loving and being loved - we're told in The Real Thing - is "so unliterary". So Tom Stoppard's drama, revolving around Henry, a vain and p…
York Theatre Royal: There was the disembodied arm, dug up during an ill-fated metal-detecting expedition. Not to forget the story of a lonely, duck-obsessed caretaker.
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Hull Truck, Hull: There's something raw and frightening about London Classic Theatre's production.
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