It’s such a pleasure to watch highly skilled performers at work, whether it’s Ian McDiarmid in his one-man show The Lemon Table or Ashleigh Cheadle and Sam Dutton in this adaptation of a Scandinavian folktale at the Sheffield...
Read MoreThese are difficult times. Rehearsals are problematic with social distancing and theatres are largely making it up as they go along. It’s a steep learning curve and some slack must be cut. With this in mind, I watched...
Read MoreFive stars for a performance that was funnier, more engaging and more inventive than virtually any theatre production aimed at young children I’ve ever seen? Or four stars, a fifth eclipsed in quiet lament at the...
Read MoreRoll up, families seeking a pre-schooler-friendly Christmas production without a cast full of X Factor semi-finalists and too many flashing lights. Roll up, lovers young and old of Julia Donaldson’s globe-conquering books. Roll...
Read MoreSale Waterside has delivered some fine Christmas family shows in recent years, specialising in hand-crafted, smaller-scale work that punches above its weigh and delights younger audiences. This year, they’re offering The...
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