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Wonder Boy: Theatre Review
Wonder Boy: Theatre Review Wonder Boy: Theatre Review Wonder Boy, written by Ross Willis at just 20, is bursting with energy and charm. Directed by the creative Sally Cookson, the show stands out for its use of clever projected captioning, making it accessible and inclusive without being heavy-handed. Packed with humour, it touches on deeper themes about the human need to communicate and the feelings of isolation that come from not being able to speak.
Stratford East
With Now, I See currently in previews, Stratford East today announce a new production of Mike Leigh’s Abigail’s Party, directed by Stratford East Artistic Director, Nadia Fall. Also announced is further programming with Live At Stratford East returning this July headlined by Nina Conti, as well as the Stratford East Young Company’s production of we all know how this ends, a newly commissioned work, written by Molly Taylor and directed by Katie Greenall.
Cinderella: A Fairytale
Overview A Northern Stage Production By Sally Cookson, Adam Peck, and the Original Company Directed by Katy Weir and Jake Smith You are invited to a royal Christmas ball! The story we all know and love comes to life at Northern Stage. Meet Ella. She prefers a Doc Marten to a glass slipper, and her bird friends to her step-family. Get ready to take a trip with her into the enchanted woods. Can you hear the bird calls?
Cinderella - A Fairy Tale
Caroline Jenner | 23 Aug 2023 09:53am Photo: Robert Day Cinderella at Greenwich Theatre is part of an initiative run by James Haddrell, the theatre director, to try to encourage families to attend events at times other than Christmas. This is the fifth show that has been staged since 2019 with the intention of drawing family audiences in during the summer, an extraordinarily worthwhile and brave enterprise, particularly in the current economic climate.
Cinderella - A Fairy Tale
Greenwich Theatre brings together a company of astonishing actor-musicians, and maybe a few ultra-talented birds, for this toe-tapping revival of one of the best loved fairytales. With her mother gone and brought up by her father, young Ella loves nothing more than adventuring out with him, seeking out the birds that surround their home and learning their special calls. However, when her father marries again everything changes.
Sally Cookson on adapting C S Lewis to in-the-round at the Quarry
BTG's Mark Smith speaks to acclaimed director Sally Cookson about her forthcoming production of family classic . The show is set to transform the West Yorkshire Playhouse's main theatre, the Quarry, into an in-the-round stage for the first time in the venue's history. Speaking towards the end of the company's seven-week creative process, Cookson talks about the "dark days" you can have when devising, as well as the process's moments of joy and inspiration.
Top things to do this Halloween in Newcastle
Top things to do this Halloween in Newcastle Give yourself the heebie-jeebies when you make your way around Newcastle Castle on a spooky evening walk. Meeting outside the Castle Keep entrance, make your way around one of Newcastle's most haunted buildings, with exclusive access on the spookiest night of the year. Listen intently as your guide recalls tales of the Castle Keep's gory past and explore the dark chambers and passageways of the 12th century tower.
British Theatre Guide podcast: Sally Cookson on adapting C S Lewis to in-the-round at the Quarry
BTG's Mark Smith speaks to acclaimed director Sally Cookson about her forthcoming production of family classic The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. The show is set to transform the West Yorkshire Playhouse's main theatre, the Quarry, into an in-the-round stage for the first time in the venue's history. Speaking towards the end of the company's seven-week creative process, Cookson talks about the "dark days" you can have when devising, as well as the process's moments of joy and inspiration.
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