The lips as breath’s doors is just one of the startling images in Shakespeare’s greatest love story, and the song and speeches of the Lord Chamberlain’s Men bring the tale of Romeo and Juliet vividly to life.
Explore MoreNothing comes of nothing according to one of the Bard’s
greatest tragic leads: he might have changed his mind after seeing the
Shakespeare Globe company’s joyful production of Much Ado.
The shady world of the film noir thriller and a killer score combine for this latest production from Threshold Theatre Company.
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George Bernard Shaw’s tale of class and language is an unpleasant tale, pleasantly told.
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Does violence breed violence? Does an interest in the macabre mean a respect for life, or indicate a moral weakness?
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Musicals can sometimes take themselves too seriously. While that was never likely to be a risk with a production based on an Alan Bennett text, the levels of whimsy in Betty Blue Eyes need to be seen to be believed.
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If the Spiegeltent hadn’t been standing for a week you might have worried for its structural integrity, such was the thumping, stamping raucous reception afforded to Molotov Jukebox.
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The aftermath of the sixties provides the background for the Maddermarket’s latest deeply comic production.
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I have a new infatuation, and her name is Camille O’Sullivan.
Explore MoreCirca has fast become a favourite at the Norfolk and Norwich
Festival, but this year’s show is a different beast to those that have
gone before.
Time was when all authors had to do was to turn up and read from
their works — now they must fight for survival.
What kind of decisions lead to you drinking rum and eating crisps on stage with strangers?
Explore MoreLaughter is an appropriate reaction: that’s probably about as
close as a summary to Rachel Mars’s latest show as you’re likely to
get.
Space journeys, even fictional ones, are fraught with risk. Curious Directive’s new production Pioneer, which chronicles the first manned missions to Mars, is an ambitious and challenging piece.
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Could you look your teenage self in the eye and say you stayed true to yourself?
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