Interview Exclusive: tutti frutti's Wendy Harris Chats About WILD!
Frankly My Dear UK talk with tutti frutti Artistic Director Wendy Harris about their new play WiLd! Following on from their acclaimed 2014 production of MONDAY’S CHILD which explored Alzheimer’s disease, theatre company tutti frutti return to the stage with their new play WILD! Written by award-winning writer Evan Placey, WILD! tells the story of […]
Theatre Review: Tom - The Story of Tom Jones, The Lowry
TOM is a hip-swinging musical full of heart but ultimately struggles to separate the man from the myth Since Sir Tom Jones first shot to fame in 1965, the Welsh singer has had sold over 100 million records worldwide, claiming 36 Top 40 hits in the UK and 19 in the US. Surprising then that […]
Theatre Review: THE NIGHT WATCH – Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
Compelling, thoughtful and theatrically inventive, THE NIGHT WATCH is a story of illicit love and everyday heroism Sarah Waters’ captivating novel THE NIGHT WATCH has been adapted for the stage for the first time in a fantastic new production by the Royal Exchange Theatre. Set in the late 1940s, THE NIGHT WATCH follows the stories […]
Film Review: ME BEFORE YOU
Heart-warming and heart-breaking, ME BEFORE YOU is an unconventional romantic drama that will have you reaching for the tissues Fans of Jojo Moyes’ best-selling book ME BEFORE YOU have waited four years for the rom-com to hit the big screen. Back in 2012, the tearjerker won over the hearts of fans and critics alike, selling […]
Theatre Review: FAGIN’S TWIST – The Lowry, Salford
Bold, ambitious and incredibly inventive, FAGIN’S TWIST shows Dicken’s Oliver Twist in a shadowy new light Following the highly successful THE BLACK ALBUM in 2014, Avant Garde Dance return to the stage for their first major production, FAGIN’S TWIST. Inspired by Charles Dickens’ classic tale, FAGIN’S TWIST tells the untold story of one of literature’s most […]
Theatre Review: Pygmalion – Oldham Coliseum
Warm, witty and wonderfully funny, PYGMALION is a provocative comedy full of wit More than a hundred years after its stage premiere, George Bernard Shaw’s sparkling comedy Pygmalion has been revived in a new production by Oldham Coliseum Theatre. Pygmalion tells the tale of Henry Higgins, an egocentric Professor of Phonetics who makes a bet with […]
Film Review: SING STREET
Warm, witty and full of heart, SING STREET is a film about identity, young love, escapism and music Eight years after his award-winning Irish musical ONCE, writer/director John Carney returns to familiar territory with SING STREET, a coming-of-age musical melodrama of teenage love. Set in Dublin in 1985, SING STREET tells the story of Conor […]
Theatre Review: Twelfth Night – HOME, Manchester
Wacky, wild and wonderfully weird, Filter's wonderfully off-kilter production of Twelfth Night is well worth a watch Music is most definitely the food of love in Filter’s adaptation of Twelfth Night. In fact, rock music meets Shakespeare head on in this explosive reworking of Shakespeare’s lyrical play. Twelfth Night tells the story of Viola, a young […]
Comedy Review: Sean Lock: Keep It Light – The Lowry, Salford
Comedian Sean Lock waxes lyrical on everyday subjects such as parenting, old age and immigration in his latest tour Keep It Light Comedian Sean Lock is not known for being especially serious. In fact, it is his cynical but humorous outlook on life that has made him on the one of the UK’s most popular […]
Joe Sellman-Leava talks to Frankly My Dear about LABELS
Ahead of his performance at The Lowry in Salford, Frankly My Dear UK chats with Joe Sellman-Leava, writer and performer of LABELS, a new 60 minute show which explores immigration, prejudice and the global refugee crisis. Frankly My Dear UK (FMD): Your award-winning play LABELS is currently on tour in the UK. Tell us about the […]