I have delivered post in some wonderfully named places in my time. But Stifle? That sounds less...
Theatre Village
There are certain phrases that make me nervous. “Audience participation” is one of them. “Open mic” is...
Horrible Histories Brings The Nasty Bits Of The Past Back To Sheffield
Terrible Tudors and Awful Egyptians 2025 by Birmingham Stage Company. Credit: Mark Douet
By Grace Hatchell History was never particularly tidy. Kings chopped people’s heads off, ancient Egyptians did peculiar...
Cinderella Is Moving Into a National Trust House This Christmas
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By Grace Hatchell I have seen Cinderella performed in plenty of theatres over the years, but this...
By Grace Miaow Hatchell There are certain moments in life when you realise events have moved beyond...
Birmingham Rep is heading for Neverland this Christmas, and apparently it intends to get there properly. The...
GRIEFCASE explores the things we leave behind at The Hope Theatre
Credit: Becca Hunt
By Grace Hatchell There are possessions that are simply possessions. And then there are the things that...
By Grace Hatchell I have seen Dick Whittington before. Quite a few times, actually. But Dick Whittingberg?...
By Grace Hathcell There are certain things you can rely upon at Christmas. Someone will buy you...
By Grace Hatchell There are always a few shows at Edinburgh Fringe that you really want to...
By Grace Hatchell Forty years in theatre deserves rather more than a cake and a few balloons....
By Grace Hatchell Some plays apparently bring football, politics, sectarianism, old grudges and two Belfast men waiting...