Tag Archives | Kneehigh

Brief Encounter – Watermill Theatre, Bagnor

Brief Encounter continues at the Watermill Theatre, Bagnor until 13 November 2021. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The Watermill is well and truly back with the sophisticated tranquility for which it is renowned. The glorious intimate auditorium has once again opened its doors following a summer season in its Covid-friendly country […]

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‘It’s a joy to perform every time’: Marc Antolin stars in Wise Children’s live-stream of Kneehigh’s The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk

Musical Theatre Review’s Clare Walters spoke to actor MARC ANTOLIN in his home of Port Talbot in Wales where he had been isolating prior to travelling to Bristol to start rehearsing for Wise Children’s broadcast of Kneehigh’s The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk at the Old Vic. The show is being live-streamed until 5 December 2020 […]

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Interview – Audrey Brisson on La Strada, hedgehog costumes and being ‘slightly odd’

Actress, singer, and acrobat French-Canadian AUDREY BRISSON is currently playing the wide-eyed Gelsomina in the musical stage adaptation of Federico Fellini’s 1954 film La Strada (‘The Road’). Having spent the early years of her career within the Cirque du Soleil’s embrace, she has carved out a career at the forefront of collaborative theatre, working with […]

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The Grinning Man – Bristol Old Vic

The Grinning Man continues at the Bristol Old Vic until 13 November. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Bristol Old Vic has an enviable reputation for producing original musicals. So it is no surprise that this striking new work has been included in the theatre’s 250th anniversary celebrations. It could not be more different, however, from the […]

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Dead Dog in a Suitcase (and other love songs) – West Yorkshire Playhouse and Touring

Dead Dog in a Suitcase (and other love songs) continues at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds until 7 November and tours until 2 March 2016. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ There is always a price. If you update John Gay’s The Beggar’s Opera in such a frenetic and raucous style, nuance and subtlety […]

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