Dear Theatre, I am sending my apologies to you, I have been putting off this letter for the longest time. Now I see you are thinking about striking- the need to write this letter is greater than ever. In previous years, I hardly ever visited you. I did have some good reasons for that but [...]
Image: Si Beckwith at The Stand. Img credit Jay Dawson890 I am really excited to introduce Si Beckwith. Si Beckwith is a stand-up comedian and writer from Newcastle Upon Tyne. Si gigs regularly and prolifically, up and down the country, making sure to hone his craft on all manner of stages, developing into a respected, [...]
Image: LostHappyEndings_photo Brian Hartley_6277_hi-1 Ballet Lorent's The Lost Happy Endings was included in theatre industry's bible The Stage's annual top picks. In the show, which is based on a book by Carol Ann Duffy, a wicked witch steals all the familiar happy endings from children's fairy tales, causing tears at bedtime all over the world. Heroine Jub uses her strength [...]
I bought tickets to see the performance with my own money and decided to write a review. I skipped along the yellow (or should I say white and icy) brick road to Dance City to see Joss Arnott Dance adaptation of Tin Man. Joss Arnott Dance retells the story of Wizard of Oz through the [...]
Image: balletLORENT_The Becoming_Dancer Benedicta Mamuini_Photo by Luke WaddingtonANEMOIA 035 resized To celebrate their 30th anniversary, Newcastle dance company has created The Becoming-a piece about the unparalleled powers of performance and fashion to transform oneself. Taking inspiration from iconic images of dancers throughout the 20th century, the piece explores how we use clothing to play with and explore [...]
Gemma's Journey 