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Actor Aaron Shosanya (Tom Robinson) in To Kill a Mockingbird at Curve Theatre, Leicester Photograph by Johan Persson ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ To Kill a Mockingbird From the novel by Harper Lee Adapted for Stage by Aaron Sorkin Directed by Bartlett Sher Background The narrator, Scout, daughter of lawyer, Atticus Finch recounts past events over two summers past; much of which had involved persons of her own household. Also those on the outside including a black family from t

cast members of Starter For Ten a new musical at The Rep, Birmingham - October 2025. Photography Pamela Raith ⭐⭐⭐ Starter For Ten Director and writer Charlie Parham Lyrics Emma Hall Introduction Based on two written works by author, David Nicholls: the novel Starter For Te

Not such a happy birthday in a Northern Irish home that harbours secrets

Minal Patel (Hugh Pickering) David Seadon-Young (Henry Higgins) Molly Lynch (Eliza Doolittle). My Fair Lady at the Curve, Leicester (2024) Photography Marc Brenner Overview Professor of Phonetics, Henry Higgins, claims that he can geographically pinpoint where people originate from (especially in London boroughs) by the colloquial speech used and the quirks of language that a person has adopted. In London, Higgins meets up with Hugh Pickering as they share an interest in lin

Jayden Hanley (Luther) Revealed at B2 The Belgrade Theatre Photograph by Nicola Young 'This is an honest, passionate and gritty play' ⭐⭐⭐⭐ In the summer of 2011 cities in England saw a spate of copycat riots happening. Revealed is therefore a contemporary play and the riots are a theme; it is set inside a Caribbean restaurant in Birmingham with violence and unrest occurring in the street(s).  The tone of instability outside is mirrored inside when tensions rise and boil over

Chris Harper (Serge), Seann Walsh (Yvan) and Aden Gillett (Marc)  ART at The Belgrade Theatre, Coventry Photograph by Geraint Lewis ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ART is a one-act play written by French dramatist, Yasmina Reza. Translated from French to English by Christopher Hampton (1996), this production of ART  is touring - directed by Iqbal Khan. Marc, Serge and Yvan are close friends, however the true state of their friendship has altered and the respect they once held for one another, without

Ivan Stott (Bingo Bob) Welfare  play at Derby Theatre, Oct 2024 Photograph by Pamela Raith 🌟🌟🌟🌟 Welfare is a new, full length play by Derby born writer, Abi Zakarian. As one might quite rightly anticipate the subject and topics of the play are down-to-earth and this wonderful, stylised interpretation for stage; directed by Sarah Brigham the CEO and Artistic Director at Derby Theatre, complements Zakarian's script and intention. Five generations of one family are tracked

THE GLASS MENAGERIE UK TOUR 2024 Natalie Kimmerling (Laura) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Overview Director, Atri Banerjee gives a bold interpretation of this  memory play, one which actor, Kasper Hilton-Hille as Tom Wingfield explains in his first scene narration. It is Tom's unfolding memories that relays the story of family dysfunction; the p sychology is  so intriguing.   Amanda provided a  safe, conventional, but restrictive life for Tom and his sister, Laura; nothing was spontaneous and everyt