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Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Two review at Hull Truck Theatre – ‘vivid and poignant’ by Will Ramsey

Staged in-the-round, Mark Babych’s production of Jim Cartwright’s pub-set play draws you in, as if you’re idling over a pint as an

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Tuesday, December 24, 2019

The Little Mermaid review at Jubilee Central, Hull – ‘as much a party as a panto’ by Will Ramsey

Master of ceremonies Marc Graham arrives on stage astride an inflatable shark at the start of Middle Child’s irreverent Christmas show. Bantering

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Thursday, December 12, 2019

Aladdin review at Hull New Theatre – ‘slick, high-energy pantomime’ by Will Ramsey

In Hull New Theatre’s version of Aladdin, dancer and actor Jake Canuso rarely stands still. Sporting “magical cha-cha heels” he shows off

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Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Peter Pan review at Hull Truck Theatre – ‘delightfully whimsical take on JM Barrie’s classic’ by Will Ramsey

After the bite of last year’s production of Oliver Twist, which didn’t shy away from depicting the grimmer aspects of Victorian London,

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Friday, October 11, 2019

The Beauty Queen of Leenane review at Hull Truck Theatre – ‘claustrophobic and darkly funny’ by Will Ramsey

The farmhouse walls are partly torn down in Hull Truck’s new production of Martin McDonagh’s breakout play. It feels as if the

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Friday, September 13, 2019

No Man’s Land review at Hull Truck Theatre – ‘haunting and darkly funny’ by Will Ramsey

Pinter’s play bamboozled some critics when it premiered in 1975. It remains a conundrum. It remains quite hard to know what it

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Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Jack Lear review at Hull Truck Theatre – ‘a towering performance’ by Will Ramsey

In this revival of Ben Benison’s 2008 play, originally staged in Scarborough, Shakespeare’s tragedy plays out in a domestic setting – that

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Wednesday, December 26, 2018

Goodnight, Mister Tom review at East Riding Theatre, Beverley – ‘a moving and strongly-performed staging’ by Will Ramsey

It might not be a festive tale but Goodnight Mister Tom, with its themes of redemption and acceptance, chimes with Christmas. In

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Thursday, December 20, 2018

Beauty and the Beast review at Jubilee Central, Hull – ‘anarchic and riotous’ by Will Ramsey

Middle Child’s panto has a new home this year, moving from its previous base in Fruit, a converted warehouse, to Jubilee Central.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:23AM
Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Oliver Twist review at Hull Truck Theatre – ‘vivid and vibrant’ by Will Ramsey

Hull Truck’s take on Oliver Twist is convincingly Dickensian, both in its vivid characters and in the momentum of the narrative, holding

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Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Cinderella review at Hull New Theatre – ‘a charming, traditional panto’ by Will Ramsey

Resplendent in an array of eye-wateringly bright costumes, including a traffic light and zebra crossing print combo, David Dale’s Claudia delivers one

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Thursday, October 4, 2018

Abigail’s Party review at Hull Truck Theatre – ‘hilarious, if unsettling, revival’ by Will Ramsey

Beverly enters the room like a star from Hollywood’s golden age, flinging open the double doors with outstretched arms. Though this glamorous

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Monday, September 17, 2018

Better Off Dead review at Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough – ‘bleakly funny’ by Will Ramsey

While fake news isn’t at the centre of Better Off Dead, it certainly swirls around the edges of this bleakly comic play.

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Monday, March 12, 2018

Good People review at East Riding Theatre, Beverley – ‘sharply funny’ by Will Ramsey

David Lindsay-Abaire’s 2011 play, Good People, is set within the tough underbelly of South Boston: “Southie” to its citizens. With Donald Trump’s

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Wednesday, January 31, 2018

The Culture – A Farce in Two Acts review at Hull Truck Theatre – ‘James Graham’s affectionate satire’ by Will Ramsey

The thumping drumbeats of Iggy Pop’s Lust For Life roar out of the speakers as flickering video images projected on to the

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Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Cinderella review at Fruit, Hull – ‘witty, charming and anarchic’ by Will Ramsey

Hull’s alternative panto more than matches anything in the city for its invention. This sixth Middle Child Christmas show – it’s now

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Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Peter Pan review at Hull New Theatre – ‘a delight’ by Will Ramsey

Panto’s flexing its muscles at the redeveloped Hull New Theatre. In Peter Pan, the first festive show since its £16m facelift, Qdos

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Wednesday, December 6, 2017

A Christmas Carol review at Hull Truck Theatre – ‘a fizzy, Dickensian energy’ by Will Ramsey

The Ghost of Christmas Present emerges from a gift-wrapped box, her skirt wreathed in festive lights. “I’ve had tinselitis”, she tells us

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Friday, November 10, 2017

The Last Testament of Lillian Bilocca review at Guildhall, Hull – ‘poetic promenade performance’ by Will Ramsey

A gang of swaggering lads, hair Brylcreemed and suits sharply cut, are making eyes at a group of women, who are languidly

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Monday, October 9, 2017

Kiss Me review at East Riding Theatre, Beverley – ‘a claustophobic two-hander by Will Ramsey

A young woman paces her cramped flat, fussing with her hair, trying on different necklaces. It appears that she’s preparing for a

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Wednesday, October 4, 2017

The Kings Of Hull review at Hull New Theatre –‘pleasingly gritty humour’ by Will Ramsey

Fifty years of married life, and 50 years of a city. John Godber’s comic drama threads the life of the Malcolm and

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Wednesday, September 27, 2017

A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian review at Hull Truck Theatre – ‘quirky and engaging’ by Will Ramsey

The need to escape is signposted all over the stage set for this adaptation of Marina Lewycka’s novel. Ladders are propped up

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Friday, September 8, 2017

One Day, Maybe review at King William House, Hull – ‘a dazzling promenade production’ by Will Ramsey

The lime and white logo of the Kasang corporation is stamped throughout the entryway to its glass-fronted office. The beaming staff –

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Monday, August 7, 2017

Di and Viv and Rose review at Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough – ‘moving take on the importance of friendship’ by Will Ramsey

From its opening scene, at a northern university’s hall of residence during the early 1980s, to its close in 2010, a simple,

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Friday, June 16, 2017

All We Ever Wanted Was Everything review at the Welly Club, Hull – ‘surreal and exhilarating’ by Will Ramsey

It’s a tale of a girl and a boy and a a singing asteroid (words I never thought I’d type). Staged in

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Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Mighty Atoms review at Hull Truck Theatre – ‘punchy, funny and poetic’ by Will Ramsey

Times are tough at the Six Bells. This pub turned community hub, with a plastic skeleton’s hung on the wall as an

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Thursday, April 13, 2017

Flood Part Two: Abundance review at Victoria Dock, Hull – ‘visually stunning’ by Will Ramsey

The end of the world has arrived – in a city at the “end of the line”. Hull is never mentioned in

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Friday, March 10, 2017

The Night Season review at East Riding Theatre, Beverley – ‘funny and tender’ by Will Ramsey

The Kennedys’ home has seen better days. Along with the dingy paint, there’s a jagged row of bricks, as ominous as shark’s

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Wednesday, December 7, 2016

A Christmas Treasure Island review at Hull Truck – ‘funny and surreal’ by Will Ramsey

When Robert Louis Stevenson wrote Treasure Island, Hull’s fishing fleets were making perilous trips to the Arctic. The thought of those icy

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Thursday, November 10, 2016

As We Forgive Them review at East Riding Theatre, Beverley – ‘tense and terrifying’ by Will Ramsey

As the dust settles on Clinton and Trump’s battle for the US Presidency, this revival of Richard Vergette’s drama, As We Forgive

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Friday, December 19, 2014

Cinderella , Hull Truck Theatre, Hull by Will Ramsey

Hull Truck Theatre, Hull: Here's a toast for the downtrodden and all who have ever felt marginalised. Mike Kenny's adaptation of Cinderella is a plea from below the stairs - under …

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