Head to head: Louise Jones compares two York pantos following legendary dame Berwick Kaler’s split from York Theatre Royal.
York
7 March 2020
Reviews • National • York
Review: Alone in Berlin at York Theatre Royal
7-21 March
By Louise Jones
Writ large: Louise Jones reviews an adaptation of Hans Fallada’s wartime novel which loses its moral nuance in the journey from page to stage.
14 January 2020
Reviews • National • York
Review: CONFLUX at York City Centre
December 2019-December 2020
By Catherine Love
Eyes and ears: Catherine Love writes on attention and public space in response to Common Ground Theatre and Hannah Bruce’s audio collage.
28 November 2019
Reviews • National • York
Review: Hello and Goodbye at York Theatre Royal
14-30 November
By Louise Jones
Shaft of light: Louise Jones writes on the ‘futile, gripping’ intensity of Athol Fugard’s seldom-produced two-hander.
22 September 2019
Reviews • National • York
Review: This is not a wedding at York Theatre Royal
17-18 September, then touring
By Louise Jones
Unholy matrimony: Louise Jones reviews Gracefool Collective’s unruly deconstruction of wedding traditions.
21 July 2019
Reviews • National • York
Review: Birth at York Theatre Royal
17 July, then touring
By Louise Jones
A matter of life and death: Louise Jones writes on the emotional mechanics of Theatre Re’s lyrical piece of physical theatre.
28 April 2019
Reviews • Reviews • York
Review: Cult of K*nzo at York Theatre Royal
25 April, then touring
By Catherine Love
Stitching stories: Catherine Love on Paula Varjack’s complicated love letter to fashion.
15 April 2019
Reviews • National • York
Review: Tensile Strength (or How To Survive at Your Wit’s End) at York Theatre Royal
11 April, then touring
By Louise Jones
‘Life’s metaphorical bucket’: Louise Jones reviews Holly Gallagher’s solo storytelling show about the three Millennials under stress.
22 March 2019
Reviews • National • York
Review: The Remains of the Day at York Theatre Royal
19-23 March, then touring
By Louise Jones
Ringing hollow: Louise Jones writes on the subtleties lost in adaptation in Out of Joint and Royal and Derngate’s co-production of Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel.
25 February 2019
Reviews • National • York
Review: Fat Girl Singing at York Theatre Royal
By Louise Jones
Singing her song: Louise Jones reviews Emma Geraghty’s solo show exploring fatness and queerness through music.
18 December 2018
Reviews • National • York
Review: The Grand Old Dame of York at York Theatre Royal
13 December - 2 February
By Louise Jones
Hanging up his wig: Louise Jones writes on the 40th and final panto helmed by legendary York dame Berwick Kaler.
10 November 2018
Reviews • National • York
Review: Sense and Sensibility at York Theatre Royal
6-10 November
By Louise Jones
A broad brush: Louise Jones finds this adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel yields uneven results.
4 November 2018
Reviews • National • York
Review: Windrush: Movement of the People at York Theatre Royal
1-2 November
By Louise Jones
‘Joy in solidarity’: Louise Jones writes on Phoenix Dance Theatre’s celebration of the human stories of the Windrush generation.
15 May 2018
Reviews • York
Review: The Be All and End All at York Theatre Royal
4 - 19 May 2018
By Louise Jones
Louise Jones submits her examination paper for Jonathan Lewis’ play. (And promises she didn’t cheat.)
15 May 2018
Reviews • York
Review: Half Breed at York Theatre Royal
UK tour 16 April- 9 June 2018
By Louise Jones
Chrysalis-like: Louise Jones reviews Natasha Marshall’s semi-autobiographical solo show