The award-winning Birmingham Youth Theatre perform two shows a year at the Old Rep Theatre Birmingham. Back to the 80's is the first production of the season. This “awesome musical” was written by Neil Gooding, original musical adaptation made by Scott Copeman, and later re-orchestrated and rearranged in 2003 by Brett Foster. Set in the … Continue reading Back to the 80’s – Birmingham Youth Theatre
Sister Act – QBMTS
Who doesn't love Sister Act? When Quarry Bank Musical Theatre Society invited us along to their production of the hit show we couldn't wait. The musical based on the hit 1992 film featuring Whoopi Goldberg as the iconic Deloris Van Cartier, features original music by Tony and Oscar award winner Alan Menken. With lyrics by … Continue reading Sister Act – QBMTS
An Ideal Husband
We returned to the Showcase Cinema Dudley for the production of An Ideal Husband screened live by satellite from the Vaudeville Theatre London. An Ideal Husband is the third play performed by the Classic Spring company as part of their year long Oscar Wilde season. This 1895 comedy drama is set in London with all … Continue reading An Ideal Husband
84 Charing Cross Road
84 Charing Cross Road production images (Photos: Richard Hubert Smith) We currently live in a digital world, where most of us communicate with each other using email or social media. 84 Charing Cross road transports us back to a time when correspondence involved detailed descriptive written accounts of everyday events and plans and hopes for … Continue reading 84 Charing Cross Road
Macbeth
As most children of my generation I was introduced to Shakespeare at school, whilst studying for my O-level in English Literature. I remember being handed a red, dog-eared copy of Macbeth complete with a previous pupils scribbled notes in pencil in the margins, and thinking what the heck is this? It wasn't even written in … Continue reading Macbeth
The Ferryman
As the audience gathers in the auditorium a solitary man, dressed in black, stands on stage against a backdrop of IRA graffiti. And so, the story of The Ferryman, a new play written by Jez Butterworth and directed by Sam Mendes begins. The farmhouse kitchen of Quinn Carney, at the time of the annual Harvest, … Continue reading The Ferryman
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