Macbeth was one of the first plays I saw as a child, and apparently so enticed me that I nearly climbed inside the witches’ cauldron.
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A bleak and oppressive world of work gives way to playfulness, humour, and some intense acrobatics in this stylish take on a circus show.
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The National Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company brought a radical re-working of two of the duos earliest pieces to Norwich on September 21 – well, radical if you count a lesbian couple, a Tommy Cooper homage, and a Love Island joke thrown into the libretto as radical.
Explore MoreEven allowing for irony, Ladsladslads is perhaps the most unrepresentative name Sara Pascoe could have come up with for her tour.
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You know when something is not quite
right, but you can’t put your finger on it?
This musical romp through the evolution
of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons is packed with some of the biggest hits
of the 1960s and 70s.
This, says Jon Richardson, is a three-cardigan gig.
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From the very start of Hofesh Shechter’s return to the Norfolk and Norwich Festival, with a blatant nod to the monolith and apes of 2001 Space Odyssey, we a bombarded with a dense series of cultural references.
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A minority government stumbling from vote to vote, propped up by a dubious alliance with an Irish party, and never sure if the next moment could be their last.
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With a riot of noise and colour, stunts and tumbles, this is a busy and exciting show.
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This may be Cinders, but there is no
pumpkin in sight – the fairy godmother is a male angel, the carriage a
motorbike and sidecar, and the ball is at the Cafe de Paris in the midst of the
London Blitz.
Kidnap is at the heart of this twisted tale, adapted from Ruth Rendell’s novel of the same name, but the main thing stolen in this production is any element of suspense.
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Mistaken identity, love, and mad dashes across Europe – Top Hat is a frothy, fun journey that features some of Irving Berlin’s finest tunes and sharpest lyrics.
Explore MoreIt’s a paradox that in a world of overloading visual and aesthetic sensation that Gilbert & Sullivan still hold traction.
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The lyrics have rarely matched the action so accurately as in Natasha J Barnes portrayal of Fanny Brice in this touring production of Funny Girl at Norwich Theatre Royal: she has her “eye on the target” all the way through, and boy does she keep hitting bullseye.
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