Robinson Crusoe and The Pirates – 26 January 2018, Montgomery Theatre, Sheffield ***** Pantomime season continues with a pantomime whose story I have heard of but do not know performed by a company I have heard of but before now have not seen performed in the form of Robinson Crusoe and The Pirates performed by Handsworth and Hallam […]
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Rik Carranza’s Star Trek vs Star Wars – 25 January 2018, Leadmill, Sheffield Being in a relationship with the former chair of Sheffield University’s Star Trek society has turned me into more of a sci-fi fan than I can ever imagine, which is how I found myself with him and two of his ex-housemates at […]
Dick Whittington – 13 January 2018, Montgomery Theatre, Sheffield What a better way to start the New Year but with a pantomime, performed by the Wales Community Theatre Players, who provided me with my favourite pantomime dame of last year, and this year present the wonderful tale of Dick Whittington at Sheffield’s Montgomery Theatre. Promising […]
Sue Holderness – Interview Ahead of starring in the UK tour of Quartet, I was delighted to interview “Only Fools and Horses” and “Green, Green Grass” star Sue Holderness. Me: Tell us more about Quartet and your character in the show? Sue: My character in Quartet, Jean Horton, was a major star in the world […]
Ewen MacIntosh (aka Big Keith from The Office) – Interview Fans of The Office, and I know there are millions of you, will be delighted to know that Ewen Macintosh (aka Big Keith) will be hosting The Office Quiz at the Leadmill in Sheffield on Tuesday 6 February. Ewen will be quizzing the audience on […]
Sleeping Beauty – 29 December 2017, Sheffield City Hall It’s four days after Christmas, which only means one thing in the world of theatre, panto season, so I was delighted to be in the audience for Manor Operatic Society’s annual pantomine at Sheffield Hall, which this year is the classic fairy tale Sleeping Beauty. The […]