STOS Theatre Company’s Sunshine On Leith – 15 November 2022, Lyceum Theatre Review by Claire Taranaski. I’m starting this review with a confession, I’m a huge fan of The Proclaimers, the film version of Sunshine On Leith and Edinburgh (where I have previously seen the musical performed) so I came to the opening night with […]
Category: Theatre
Ecclesall Theatre Company’s Dial M For Murder – 8 November 2022, Ecclesall Parish Hall Review by Diana. It is the first time I have seen The Ecclesall Theatre Company perform, I was looking forward to seeing their performance of Dial M for Murder; an intriguing plot from the book by Frederick Knott and made famous […]
Far Far Away Theatre’s Fantastic Mr. Fox – The Montgomery Theatre, 3 November 2022 Review by Jacob Bush. “After previously taking on The Twits, Far Far Away Theatre have returned to the Montgomery with their take on another Roald Dahl classic. After a popular Wes Anderson film adaptation, as well as a professional UK tour […]
Splinters Theatre Group’s High School Musical – 20 October 2022, Montgomery Theatre Review by Jacob Bush. High School Musical first burst onto our TV screens on the Disney Channel on 2006. Following two sequels, stage adaptations of the first two films and the new Disney+ series High School Musical the Musical the Series, the franchise […]
Butter Side Up’s Tick, Tick, Boom! – 1 October 2022, Victoria Centre, Sheffield Review by Jacob Bush. “Following a hugely successful film starring Andrew Garfield, Vanessa Hudgens and Joshua Henry being released late last year, Butter Side Up Theatre Company have taken on the somewhat obscure autobiographical Jonathan Larson musical as their first licensed musical, […]
Midland Players’ Blithe Spirit – 21 September 2022, University of Sheffield Drama Studio Review by Jacob Bush. Blithe Spirit has been a staple of British theatre for decades and now Midlands Players bring it to the University of Sheffield Drama Studio. A lovely space – a converted old church – and it’s perfectly intimate for […]