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Reviewer: Dave Cunningham The Public Reviews Rating: Verve 2010 presents the postgraduates of the Northern School of Contemporary Dance in four specially commissioned pieces from leading choreographers. The opening piece- Temporal Waltzes – to a gentle waltz style backing illustrates the grace and fluidity of the 11 dancers. The music brings to mind the opening of Kubrick’s 2001 [...]

Writer: Nona Sheppherd Director: Nona Shepphard & Jenny Sealey Reviewer: Tabitha McGrath The Public Reviews Rating: Almost reaching the end of it’s nationwide tour, Nona Shepphard’s Signs of a Star Shaped Diva delighted yet another enchanted audience at the intimate Door Studio in the Birmingham Rep Theatre. A concept of Jenny Sealey’s, artistic director of disabled-led theatre group, [...]

Writer: Eric Chappell Directors: Tom Conti & Tom Kinninmont Reviewer: Deborah Klayman The Public Reviews Rating: A new play from BAFTA-winning comedy writer Eric Chappell, Wife After Death promised to be a night to remember and did not disappoint. Probably most famous for having written ‘Rising Damp’, it is no surprise that Chappell’s latest offering has all the [...]

Writer: Nicky Allt Director: Ian Kellgren Reviewer: Malcolm Wallace The Public Reviews Rating: Following a sell out run in 2009, One Night in Istanbul returns to the vast Empire Theatre for a two week run prior to, according to the programme, embarking on a world tour, details of which are scarce with only a run in Dublin seemingly [...]

Writer: Alan Bennett Director: Christopher Luscombe Reviewer: Maggie Constable The Public Reviews Rating: Having recently seen “Enjoy” by the same dramatist at this theatre (and I certainly did enjoy it) and having watched the excellent film of the same name last year, I was not sure how I would feel about this Bennett production. HOWEVER, Milton Keynes Theatre [...]

Making his debut performance at Leicester’s newest theatre venue – County-born Martin Lawrence will be bringing his artistic flare to Curve’s stage with Richard Alston’s Dance Company productions this month. Martin speaks to Jemma Crowston Retired dancer and now the companies Rehearsal Director, Lawrence is excited about seeing Overdrive, Shuffle it Right and To Dance [...]

Writer: Samuel Beckett Director: Judy Hegarty Lovett Reviewer: Mary Tapper The Public Reviews Rating: Molloy tells the story of an old decrepit tramp on an epic bicycle journey to find his mother. The journey becomes complicated and takes on a rather desperate air as first he is arrested for “indecently resting”, then, on release from the police station, [...]

Writer: Ayub Khan Din Director: Iqbal Khan Reviewer: Rebecca Mickler The Public Reviews Rating: The Octagon Theatre’s showing of Rafta Rafta is a timely homecoming for the production originally performed at the National Theatre three years ago. The play gives a nod to writer Ayub Khan Din’s first stage production and subsequent film East is East with its [...]