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London and Cardiff dates for Tiddler and other Terrific Tales
Hit children’s show Tiddler and other Terrific Tales is swimming back to London this summer with a short run at the New Theatre in Cardiff followed by a three-week season at London’s Cadogan Hall. Adapted from the bestselling picture books by writer Julia Donaldson and illustrator Axel Scheffler, the family-friendly show which takes its audiences […]
National Theatre to launch programme of free streamed shows
The National Theatre is joining the efforts to help the nation cope with life on lockdown during the current crisis by providing access to home-viewing content. With people around the world confined to their homes, the NT is launching a new initiative National Theatre at Home – a programme of NT Live productions which will […]
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe continues at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds until 27 January 2018. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Occasionally, I while away ten minutes of a tedious car journey by trying to formulate my own definition of the term ‘musical’. However, it only takes seconds on […]
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 […]
La Strada – The Other Palace
La Strada continues at The Other Palace, London until 8 July. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ Federico Fellini’s 1954 film La Strada (‘The Road’) chronicles the story of Gelsomina, a plaintive young girl who is sold by her poverty-stricken mother into servitude to the brutal strongman Zampanò. Their journey across the […]
La Strada – Belgrade Theatre, Coventry and Touring
La Strada continues at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry until 18 February before embarking on a national tour (the show receives its London premiere in July as part of the newly announced season at The Other Palace). Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ Possibly it would be apt treat La Strada, based on one […]
Peter Pan – Olivier Theatre
Peter Pan continues at the Olivier Theatre (National Theatre), London until 4 February 2017. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Not very much of Sally Cookson’s inventive version of JM Barrie’s children’s classic Peter Pan was what I was expecting, but it was still an awesome show and even had my six-year-old […]
