Emma Rice’s version of Angela Carter’s last novel is a beautifully bizarre celebration of alternative families.
‘Delightful performance’: THE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF – Touring ★★★★
The Boy Who Cried Wolf, written by Mike Kenny with stage manager Kirsty Smith, sees York Theatre Royal working with Tutti Frutti once again, and they manage to put together a delight of storytelling, music, dance and acting to re-tell this well known classic tale.
Meet the cast of Driving Miss Daisy at York Theatre Royal led by Paula Wilcox & Maurey Richards
York Theatre Royal is behind the wheel for a new production of Alfred Uhry’s award-winning comedy-drama Driving Miss Daisy which takes to the stage next month with Maurey Richards steering Paula Wilcox on a journey of discovery.
NEWS: Emma Rice follows Wise Children with Enid Blyton’s Malory Towers adaptation
Following the success of Wise Children, Emma Rice will adapt and direct Malory Towers, based on Enid Blyton’s classic children’s novels.
‘The play holds up even better ten years on’: THE HABIT OF ART – Touring ★★★★
It is nine years since Nicholas Hytner’s National Theatre of The Habit of Art opened Bennett’s fascinating play: high time we had it back, and this York-led collaboration does it proud.
FEATURED SHOW: Hymn to Love at Jermyn Street Theatre, ★★★★ reviews & a brand-new trailer are in!
Hymn to Love, a unique one-woman homage to Edith Piaf starring Olivier nominee Elizabeth Mansfield, transferred last week to London’s Jermyn Street Theatre, where it’s racked another set of rave reviews. We’ve rounded up some of our favourite highlights below – plus the stunning new show trailer. Time to get booking – it’s on until 18 August 2018 only!
‘There’ve been so many pieces about Edith Piaf; this one is unique because of the songs sung in English’: Elizabeth Mansfield on Hymn to Love
Twenty years after she first played her, Elizabeth Mansfield returns to the role of Edith Piaf in a revised version of hit homage Hymn to Love, opening tonight (27 July 2018) at London’s Jermyn Street Theatre after sell-outs on tour. In our interview below, Mansfield tells us more about her incredible journey with The Little Sparrow and how singing her classic torch songs in English changes everything…
As Hymn to Love opens at Jermyn Street, we look back on Edith Piaf’s tragic timeline
Hymn to Love, Elizabeth Mansfield’s much-lauded tribute to Edith Piaf, transfers to London’s Jermyn Street Theatre this week after sell-out performances and an extended run at Theatre By The Lake and a northern tour. How much do you know about the man for whom Piaf sang her “Hymn to Love”? Gen up and hear the original below – and then get booking!
WATCH: Edith Piaf sings her Hymn to Love to boxer Marcel Cerdan, who died on his way to see her
Hymn to Love, Elizabeth Mansfield’s much-lauded tribute to Edith Piaf, transfers to London’s Jermyn Street Theatre this week after sell-out performances and an extended run at Theatre By The Lake and a northern tour. How much do you know about the man for whom Piaf sang her “Hymn to Love”? Gen up and hear the original below – and then get booking!
PHOTOS: Elizabeth Mansfield is Edith Piaf in Hymn to Love at Jermyn Street
As Jermyn Street gears up for its just-announced autumn Rebels season, this summer’s Reaction season continues apace. The European premiere of Boo Killebrew’s The Play About My Dad finishes tomorrow (21 July 2018) to make way for the critically acclaimed transfer of Hymn to Love, starring Elizabeth Mansfield as Edith Piaf. Gen up and check out production photos below – and then get booking!
NEWS: Stephen Daldry’s production of JB Priestley’s An Inspector Calls is set for brief UK tour
UK and US touring dates have been announced for Stephen Daldry’s seminal production of JB Priestley’s classic thriller An Inspector Calls, opening at York Theatre Royal (14 to 22 September 2018).
‘Probes deep into the darkness under the pier’: BRIGHTON ROCK – Touring
This production of Brighton Rock has a striking physicality to it, utterly eyecatching but careful not to overly glamourise this noirish world.
MISSED THE BOAT: Pride & Prejudice by Sara Pascoe
I love Austen’s work and am fascinated by the times in which she lived, so I managed to get to one or two things to mark the anniversary, but one show I really do wish I’d been able to include in that was Sara Pascoe’s adaptation of the classic Pride and Prejudice.
NEWS: Gypsy and Imelda Staunton lead winners at UK Theatre Awards
UK Theatre has announced the winners of the UK Theatre Awards 2015 – the only awards to honour outstanding achievement in performing, producing and management in theatres throughout the United Kingdom. Gypsy takes home prizes for Best Musical and Best Performance in a Musical for Imelda Staunton, while special awards are given to actress Imelda Staunton and director-choreographer Matthew Bourne.
NEWS: The Railway Children add fours months to King’s Cross run
The Olivier Award-winning production of Mike Kenny’s stage adaptation of E. Nesbit’s novel The Railway Children – Live on Stage will be extending its run at King’s Cross Theatre until Sunday 3 January 2016. Originally planned to close on 6 September, the production will run for an extra four months due to popular demand. Tickets for the new period will go on sale at 10.00am on Friday 10 July.