Lyn Paul talks to Frankly My Dear UK about taking on the role of Mrs Johnstone in BLOOD BROTHERS for the final time in her hometown of Manchester
Lyn Paul talks to Frankly My Dear UK about taking on the role of Mrs Johnstone in BLOOD BROTHERS for the final time in her hometown of Manchester As BLOOD BROTHERS finishes its five-month tour at Manchester’s Palace Theatre this week, it’s a bittersweet performance for actress and singer Lyn Paul. After 21 years in […]
“What is good about the play is that it doesn’t give any easy answers. It’s has got a real psychological truth about it and that’s always very satisfying" - Jenny Lee Talks KINDERTRANSPORT
Jenny Lee talks to Frankly My Dear UK about her role as Lil Miller in KINDERTRANSPORT and why Diane Samuels' play feels as timely as ever Mention the words ‘war’ and ‘evacuation’ and most people think about the 1939 British evacuation which saw 1.5 million children evacuated to the countryside to escape the threat of […]
INTERVIEW: Diane Samuels Talks KINDERTRANSPORT
Playwright and author Diane Samuels talks about her play KINDERTRANSPORT and the real-life events that inspired it 2018 marks the 25th anniversary of Diane Samuel’s play KINDERTRANSPORT, a deeply moving piece which examines the life of a Kindertransport child during World War II and afterwards. To celebrate, Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch and Les Theatres de la Ville […]
Suzan Sylvester talks about her role as Evelyn in KINDERTRANSPORT
Suzan Sylvester talks to Frankly My Dear UK about her role as Evelyn in KINDERTRANSPORT Diane Samuels’ deeply moving and timely play KINDERTRANSPORT celebrates its 25th year this year with a special anniversary tour. Based on real-life stories, KINDERTRANSPORT tells the story of nine-year-old Eva who is forced onto a train by her desperate mother […]
Writer and performer Sarah McDonald-Hughes talks to Frankly My Dear UK about Monkeywood Theatre’s new play TRIAL
Writer and performer Sarah McDonald-Hughes talks to Frankly My Dear UK about the inspiration behind Monkeywood Theatre’s new play TRIAL Next week, Bolton plays host to REVEAL, a two-week festival showcasing new and original work by local and emerging theatre-makers. Bringing together a diverse mix of artists and theatre companies, the festival sees performances, experiences […]
"Having to sing Sting songs to Sting, it’s just amazing" - Richard Fleeshman talks to Frankly My Dear UK about THE LAST SHIP
Richard Fleeshman talks to Frankly My Dear UK about taking on the lead role of Gideon Fletcher in Sting's new musical THE LAST SHIP It’s fair to say that Richard Fleeshman has acting in his blood. The son of former BROOKSIDE and CORONATION STREET actress Sue Jenkins and actor/director David Fleeshman has been acting since […]
INTERVIEW: Matthew Wynn and Richard Keightley Talk OF MICE AND MEN
Frankly My Dear UK talks to Matthew Wynn and Richard Keightley about their lead roles as Lennie and George in OF MICE OF MEN John Steinbeck’s OF MICE AND MEN may be over 80 years old but the American classic is still capable of capturing the hearts and minds of a modern audience as Selladoor Productions […]
Welsh actor Dyfrig Morris talks to Frankly My Dear UK about taking on the iconic role of Baloo in THE JUNGLE BOOK
Welsh actor Dyfrig Morris talks to Frankly My Dear UK about taking on the iconic role of Baloo in THE JUNGLE BOOK Mention THE JUNGLE BOOK and most people think of Disney. Mention Baloo and most people think of BEAR NECESSITIES. So when A Children’s Touring Partnership and Royal & Derngate Northampton decided to collaborate […]
Interview With The Cast of SPRING AWAKENING
The cast of SPRING AWAKENING talk to Frankly My Dear UK about taking on the iconic musical Spring Awakening is the seventh in-house musical at Hope Mill Theatre since it’s opening in 2016. The show has music by Duncan Sheik and a book and lyrics by Steven Sater, utilising a contemporary rock sound to tell […]
Natalie Reckert Interview: "If you can dance on your feet you can dance on your hands"
Natalie Reckert talks to Frankly My Dear UK about what it takes to become a world-class hand-balancing artist It’s fair to say that Natalie Reckert has a pretty unique job. As a world-class handstand artist, Reckert uses her body to create circus art like never before, a skill she explores in her new show NATALIE […]