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Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Sondheim at 90 Songs: 3 - 'Johanna' (Quartet Version) by Graham.rickson

Sublime ensemble number from Act Two of 'Sweeney Todd' Along with many others, my first exposure to Stephen Sondheim’s art was through watching the film of Bernstein’s West Side Story a…

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 11:06AM
Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Kes, Leeds Playhouse review - seminal Yorkshire story soars by Graham.rickson

Stripped down staging of Barry Hines' iconic novellaRobert Alan Evans’ adaptation of Kes is a dark, expressionist reworking of Barry Hines’ novella. It pays lip service to Ken Loach…

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 08:24PM
Sunday, March 12, 2017

Romeo and Juliet, West Yorkshire Playhouse by Graham.rickson

Shakespeare with smartphonesAmy Leach’s energetic Romeo and Juliet is fast, furious and a little breathless, the setting transposed from Verona to a fairly grim contemporary Leeds. Think W…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 10:18PM
Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Strictly Ballroom, West Yorkshire Playhouse by Graham.rickson

High on visual thrills, low on subtlety: Luhrmann's debut film returns to the stageBaz Lurhmann’s Strictly Ballroom started life as a short stage play in 1984, drawing on its creator�…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 07:24PM

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