Articles relating to: Lancaster
Theatre Review: Cinderella, The Dukes, Lancaster
Once upon a time there was a very good theatre director called Sarah Punshon who got a job as artistic director at the Dukes Playhouse in Lancaster where she did some excellent work including a wonderful summer show in Williamson Park loosely based on The Three Musketeers and a Peter Pan for Christmas that was the best thing I saw last year.
Read the full story..Opera Review: Mary’s Hand, Lancaster Priory Church
I was going to start with that old OperaWatch standby: “It’s been a quiet time here at OW offices.”
Read the full story..Theatre Review: Peter Pan, The Dukes, Lancaster
I should have known this was going to be no ordinary Peter Pan.
Read the full story..Theatre Review: The Three Musketeers, Williamson Park, Lancaster
I’m not going to beat about the bush, I am thoroughly biased.
Read the full story..Review: Educating Rita, The Dukes, Lancaster
“I want to be a woman who knows the difference between Jane Austen and Ethel Austin.”
Read the full story..Review: Hard Times, The Dukes, Lancaster
It’s hard to imagine a Dickens novel as a stage play.
Read the full story..Review: Aladdin, The Dukes, Lancaster
The Dukes’ annual festive performance has arrived, and this year it’s the magical tale of Aladdin.
Read the full story..Photo Gallery: GinnelWatch – time to show us your ginnels!
We love a good ginnel at Northern Soul. But, depending on where you’re from, there are all sorts of words for what essentially amounts to an alleyway, including jennel, snicket, vennel, gennel, jitty and jetty.
Read the full story..Review – Blackout: Tales from Storm Desmond, The Dukes, Lancaster
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