Hi and welcome, I realise I probably should have done a welcome post before launching this new blog but hopefully, you got a chance to learn a bit more about me and Access Theatre’s purpose by reading my about page. If not you can read it here http://www.access-theatre.co.uk/about/ But I wanted to explain a little more in this welcome post. By nature I’m an introvert, … Continue reading Welcome
Performance Live: Me, my mouth and I is a BBC documentary that was shown on BBC Two and can be seen on iPlayer for the next 5 days (from the time this post was published). It follows the rehearsal process for Jess Thom’s, (also known as Tourettes Hero) performance of Samuel Beckett’s Not I at Battersea Arts Centre. Whether the play is to your … Continue reading Me, my mouth and I and a discussion about accessible theatre
© Theatr Clwyd/ National Theatre [Image description: promotional banner for Home I’m Darling. The image shows Katherine Parkinson dressed as a 1950s housewife in a yellow dress and cream apron, holding a tray of green cocktails in cocktail glasses against a background of a blue slightly cloudy sky] Rating: [Image description: five stars] Home, I’m Darling is a new play by Laura Wade co-produced by … Continue reading Home, I’m Darling review
Rating: [Image description: four and a half stars.] Venue: Theatr Clwyd For many when we think of musical theatre it still invokes images of light entertainment and an easy watch but with this new musical The Assassination of Katie Hopkins by Chris Bush and Matt Winkworth those stereotypes get completely turned on their head. Don’t leave your thinking cap at home because you’re going … Continue reading The Assassination of Katie Hopkins review
Rating: [Image description: Four and a half stars.] Location: Liverpool Empire When it comes to music my taste is firmly in the past. I grew up listening to Motown and Soul on long car journies and Rock and Roll pantos. So when I first heard about Beautiful The Carole King Musical it automatically went onto my want to see list, however, I knew that it … Continue reading Beautiful: The Carole King musical review
Another year, another Pasha Kovalev tour, another year of jaw-dropping talent, smiles and laughter. In fact, I swear each year Pasha and Anya’s tour reminds me just how dirty my laugh can be but hey laughter is always appreciated. The Magic of Hollywood is a magical journey of dance through the eras, from old Hollywood to modern day. Following our leading man, Pasha and our … Continue reading Pasha Kovalev and Anya Garnis The Magic of Hollywood review
The Kite Runner is one of those books that has been on my to be read pile for a long while (along with other Khaled Hosseini’s novels) having heard that they’re must-reads but for whatever reason, I’ve never got round to actually reading them. When I saw that this adaptation by Matthew Spangler was touring to my local theatre (Theatr Clwyd) I first thought that … Continue reading The Kite Runner: a review of Nottingham Playhouse and Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse’s co-production
© Access Theatre [Image description: photo of The Great Gatsby flyer, ticket and vintage pearls against a backdrop of navy fabric covered in silver sequins} When I heard that my local theatre (Theatr Clwyd) was doing a production of The Great Gatsby I got really excited but then as I read more and found out that this Alexander Wright adaptation was going to be an … Continue reading Can immersive theatre be accessible? My review of Theatr Clwyd and Guild of Misrule’s co-production of The Great Gatsby
There I’ve said it! This is something I’ve known for a little while but I wanted to take some time to adjust to and wrap my head around. Because whilst the diagnosis is new, in actuality I’ve had Lyme for 7 years now, all that time without knowing and all that time for it to ravage my body. Of course, that’s been hard … Continue reading I have Lyme disease
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