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Writer/Director: Donna Rutherford Reviewer: Lizzie Kirkwood The Public Reviews Rating: Donna Rutherford’s piece explores changing relationships between middle-aged children and their parents. Combining live monologues and filmed interviews, the show is a touching and anecdotal look at how familial relationships are affected by aging. The interviews with performers Tim Ingram (Reckless Sleepers), Richard Gregory (Quarantine), Cathy Naden and [...]

Writer: William Shakespeare Director:   Barrie Rutter Reviewer: Lorna Andrewes The Public Reviews Rating: The first time I saw Northern Broadside in 1993 (The Merry Wives of Windsor), they were like a gust of fresh air, breathing life into Shakespeare’s work. In this production, made in partnership with the New Vic Theatre, they show that this exciting company [...]

Writer: Philip Ridley Director : Edward Dick Reviewer : Jonathan Grant The Public Reviews Rating: The Pitchfork Disney is widely recognized as the first piece of “in yer face” theatre. That the play can still shock, some 21 years after it burst on to the London stage and during which time reality has caught up with and in [...]

Writer: John Graham Davies Director: Matt Rutter Reviewer: Glen Pearce The Public Reviews Rating:   “Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it’s much more serious than that.” For many, Bill Shankly’s quote could sum up Liverpool. A city of intense football passion and rivalry, loyalty to one of the city’s [...]

Writer: William Shakespeare Director: Lucy Bailey Reviewer: Mary Tapper The Public Reviews Rating: The wonder of Shakespeare is that with a skilful director a play can be interpreted in an entirely fresh way and different ideas brought to the fore. Lucy Bailey is a clever woman and this Taming of the Shrew is a delightful romp, skirting carefully [...]

Writer: Vivienne Franzmann Director: Matthew Dunster Reviewer: David Noble The Public Reviews Rating: Mogadishu, which is with no great relevance to the plot the capital of Somalia, is the cautionary tale of a young, black school student who assaults a teacher. The play is a study of the culture of false accusation, racism and powerlessness in contemporary inner [...]

Writer: John Ford Director: Declan Donnellan Reviewer: Selwyn Knight The Public Reviews Rating: Tis Pity, first performed in the early seventeenth century, takes on the taboo of incest unapologetically and can be uncomfortable watching for the audience. Giovanni returns to the family home with his friend, teacher and ultimately confessor, the Friar. He discovers that his father, Florio [...]

Writer: William Shakespeare Director: Edward Hall Text Adaptation: Edward Hall and Roger Warren Reviewer: Sarah Bannister The Public Reviews Rating: Propeller beguiled and entertained Sheffield audiences last year with The Comedy of Errors and Richard III and the audience tonight were delighted to join them again at the Lyceum for their uniquely fabulous take on Shakespeare’s The [...]