Message in a Bottle Monologues – 9 September 2022, DINA, Sheffield Review by Jacob Bush. “After a sold-out show in the summer, Message in a Bottle Monologues returns to DINA with another eight monologues to show to a sold-out audience. The concept: eight writers have sent off a monologue and eight actors have received one […]

Human Cargo – 3 June 2018, East Riding Theatre, Beverley ***** After being blown away by his previous adaption and performance in The Transports, I couldn’t wait to see writer, singer and storyteller’s Mathew Crampton’s follow-up Human Cargo in the beautiful town of Beverley. Featuring American traditional music legend Jeff Warner, Human Cargo blends TED-style […]

Our Friends in the North – Look Back In Anger: 6 October 2016, The University of Sheffield Drama Studio 20 years ago a nine part BBC drama changed the face of drama forever and rocked my world then and every time I’ve watch it since, not only launching the careers of its four main stars […]

Nick Hornby – 3 October 2016, Sheffield Theatres Studio Theatre Without writer Nick Hornby one of my top three British films of all time “Fever Pitch”, my favourite book of the 21st century “Funny Girl” and two of my favourite adaptions of other people’s biographies “An Education” and “Dear Nina” would not exist. Through his […]