Review of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Adapted for the stage by Rona Munro and now playing at Derby Theatre until Saturday 25 January 2020.
In Good Company subsidised tour Derby Theatre Studio Saturday 18 April, 8pm. Banishing body shame: laughing and loving our way into 2020 A defiantly feel-good show which sticks two fingers firmly up to everything the media tells us we should look like kicks off its 2020 Midlands tour at Derby Theatre Studio on Saturday 18 April. It’s a New…
Scottish screen actress Eilidh Loan is to star in the new theatrical adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, depicting Shelley herself onstage as the author personally unfolding her monstrous tale of creature and creator. With a cast also including Ben Castle-Gibb, Thierry Mabonga, Sarah MacGillivray, Natali McCleary, Michael Moreland and Greg Powrie, the seminal 1818 gothic horror novel adapted by…
How often do you frequent the theatre? I don’t go as often as I’d like and if I had more free time, I’d definitely theatre watch (and cook) more too. This was my second theatre visit in as many months, this time to watch The Madness of George III. It is the latest offering from the Derby Shakespeare Theatre Company,…
We often complain that our leaders must be mad (cough Cameron cough) but what really happens when a head of state, PM or monarch begins to lose his mind? George III reigned from 1760-1820. In those days the King was the engine that drove the nation. Alan Bennett’s play follows the story of George’s second slide into insanity. His collapse threw…
It’s a good sign when you find yourself intrigued from the outset and a play titled ‘Stones in his Pockets’ certainly piqued my curiosity. Written by Marie Jones and produced by the Derby Shakespeare Theatre Company, the play’s venue was the Shakespeare House nestled on Kedleston Road one cool Saturday evening. The play has much lauded origins. It premiered in…
Hi all, how are you doing on this muggy Wednesday? I heard that the Derby Shakespeare Theatre Company was in town presenting a beautifully written play called ‘Stones in his Pockets’, which I just had to tell you about. It originally premiered in Belfast in 1996 and went on to be a hit at the Edinburgh Fringe and in Dublin, winning…