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Production
Genre
Date / Venue / Produced by
Score
10th May, 2013
Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
Theatre Royal Bath and Chocolate Factory Productions
84%
A deliciously funny comedy of bad manners and one-up-manship.
4th May, 2013
S&A Burton Theatre, Leeds
Central School of Ballet
94%
An intriguing and hugely entertaining mixed bill from another fine crop of emerging young dancers.
3rd May, 2013
Alhambra, Bradford
David Ian Productions
86%
Am ingenious and charmingly whimsical musical with captivating music and great visual appeal.
2nd May, 2013
Carriageworks, Leeds
Angela Clerkin et al.
72%
An informative, sharply incisive and thought provoking new production.
25th April, 2013
St. George's Hall, Bradford
Reduced Shakespeare Company
90%
Fiercely dramatic and tirelessly energetic dancing from an unarguably talented and highly entertaining dance company.
18th April, 2013
S&A Burton Theatre, Leeds
Joss Arnott Dance Co.
80%
Fiercely dramatic and tirelessly energetic dancing from an unarguably talented and highly entertaining dance company.
12th April, 2013
Carriageworks, Leeds
Shazia Mirza
86%
Witty, intelligent, self-effacing comedy from a capable comedienne. Easily worth the bargain ticket price.
5th April, 2013
Grand Theatre, Leeds
Edward Snape et al.
82%
A hilarious new take on the classic Ealing comedy.
4th April, 2013
WY Playhouse, Leeds
Northern Broadsides
94%
Gritty, intense, darkly forboding, and magnificently acted - a powerhouse drama of Northern industrial life.
29th March, 2013
Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
New Adventures
90%
Falls a little short of Bourne's previous efforts in emotional content but delivers fully in style and eye-catching choreography. A real visual feast.
28th March, 2013
Carriageworks, Leeds
Babakas
74%
An unusual, intriguing and imaginative piece of interactive physical theatre. Weird at times, wonderful at others.
20th March, 2013
Grand Theatre, Leeds
Leeds Amateur Operatic Society
96%
A superb, professional standard, production of the favourite musical capped by magnificent performances throughout. Another LAOS triumph.
15th March, 2013
WY Playhouse, Leeds
Citizens Theatre & WY Playhouse
50%
A stylish but misguided interpretation of Marlowe's classic. A few cheap thrills but sadly lacking in chills. A rare miss for WY Playhouse.
9th March, 2013
S&A Burton Theatre, Leeds
National Dance Company Wales
88%
A phenomenal expression of exuberant athleticism, flair and precision. A mixed bill of entertaining works from a company at very the top of their game.
8th March, 2013
Grand Theatre, Leeds
P.W. Productions Ltd
86%
An inventive and intriguing new ballet putting a fresh perspective on a classic story.
7th March, 2013
Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
92%
A tense, intriguing and genuinely scary Victorian fright-fest.
6th March, 2013
City Varieties, Leeds
Tanita Tikaram & support
82%
Tikaram may have slipped from the limelight, but, defined by her husky voice and haunting self-penned songs she remains a unique vocal talent.
1st March, 2013
Square Chapel, Halifax
Hull Truck Theatre
88%
An intelligent, intimate, beautifully crafted and superbly acted studio theatre version of the Charlotte Brontë classic. A real pleasure.
28th February, 2013
The Carriageworks, Leeds
Scamp Theatre & New Perspectives
78%
A moving and spirited production painting an enchanting picture of rural England - moving, intriguing and accessible to the young and not-so-young alike.
23rd February, 2013
St. George's Hall, Bradford
Music Consortium and UK Events
98%
A magical show faithfully recapturing the early Kate Bush experience. For Bush fans, unmissable.
21st February, 2013
Grand Theatre, Leeds
Opera North
76%
An emotionally moving and musically fulfilling chamber opera double bill.
15th February, 2013
Arts Centre, Bingley
Bingley Little Theatre
72%
A rather predictable pot-boiler.
15th February, 2013
Carriageworks, Leeds
Leeds Youth Opera
88%
A first class offering of Bernstein's unusual, complex operetta. A real triumph from a company of young performers.
12th February, 2013
Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
Les Ballets Trockadero De Monte Carlo
96%
Another hugely funny but highly accomplished performance from the Trocks forever blurring the line between serious dancing and comedy.
8th February, 2013
WY Playhouse, Leeds
Phoenix Dance Theatre
82%
A chilling and macabre tragi-comedy that poses a disturbing question.
1st February, 2013
The Carriageworks, Leeds
Leeds Arts Centre
72%
A chilling and macabre tragi-comedy that poses a disturbing question.
31st January, 2013
St. George's Hall, Bradford
Moscow State Circu
80%
A lively and exciting circus show with thrills and laughs for the whole family.
15th January, 2013
Arts Centre, Bingley
Bingley Little Theatre
76%
A smart and eloquent production of an intelligent and well-crafted play.