By Grace Hatchell, reporting from Birmingham with one eye on t’noticeboard and t’other on a pigeon that...
Children & Young People
By Grace Hatchell – touring schools to encourage participation. Polka Theatre has announced the return of its...
Which North East stars are performing at Something in the Water?
Joe McElderry at Newcastle Theatre Royal
By Grace Hatchell, pedalling near the river Tyne. Something in the Water returns to Newcastle Theatre Royal...
Who’s shaping the future of musical theatre… and why does it start long before the West End?
Into the Woods Credit Harry Elletso
By Grace Hatchell, currently wondering if I’d have had the nerve to audition… (probably not, but I’d...
By Grace Hatchell Newcastle Theatre Royal has teamed up with Stagecoach North East to help more schoolchildren...
Wondering what age children can go to the theatre in the UK? Theatre is open to all...
One Tiny Penguin at Birmingham Hippodrome is a brand-new family musical for ages 3+ follows Lumi, a...
By Grace Hatchell, The Postie With The Mostie Grace has taken a very deep breath. One of...
Throne of Ashes: Ìkú Bàbá Yèyé – the epic stage drama hiding in Woolwich Works’ February programme
Credit: Paul Sanders
By Grace Hatchell 2nd Act Couriers This one nearly slipped past me. It arrived wrapped in bunting...
Right then, goggles on and eyebrows at the ready — Brainiac Live! is packing its lab coat...
No Such Thing as Wolves: New Family Musical Premieres at Birmingham Hippodrome
Credit: Pamela Raith Photography
Grace has just stopped by the Birmingham Hippodrome’s Patrick Studio for a wonderful first sniff of No...
Polka Theatre’s Artistic Director Helen Matravers, Executive Director Lynette Shanbury, and the entire Polka team are delighted...