Cast: Robert Webb, Jason Thorpe, Chris Ryan Director: Sean Foley
Writer: The Goodale Brothers Theatre: Leeds Grand Theatre Duration: 125 minutes Start Date: June 1, 2015 P.G. Wodehouse's celebrated creations Jeeves and Wooster show up at Leeds Grand Theatre this week in Perfect Nonsense, a West End transfer from the pens of The Goodale Brothers. Perfect Nonsense establishes the façade of an amateur one-man show, fronted by Bertie Wooster as he attempts to re-enact the events of a purloined creamer (in the shape of a cow) whilst being seduced by his friend's soppy fiancé. Struggling to play all of the diverse roles alone, Bertie ropes in his ever faithful butler Jeeves and the long-suffering Steppings, a doddery manservant.
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Cast: Lucy Ellinson
Director: Christopher Haydon Writer: George Brant Theatre: West Yorkshire Playhouse Duration: 65 minutes Start Date: October 23, 2014 End Date: October 25, 2014 Gate Theatre’s production of Grounded by George Brant touches down at West Yorkshire Playhouse this month. It is a soliloquy in the life of a hot shot F-16 pilot who becomes a lover and mother during a war of nerves. Grounded is an unconventional tale of a bird whose wings are clipped, whose expectations fall down to earth and whose social freedoms become restrained. In all, the title of the show encompasses every literal meaning of the word. With original writing, directors will often tell you that the final draft of a new play is just the starting point for a show - not the final word. It is merely the beginnings before a larger collaborative process which will bring the production to stage. A line was distinctly drawn in 2004 which shook the performing arts industry to its very foundations. Author Marie Jones won sole copyright ownership of the play Stones in His Pockets after a court ruled that the show's original director, who contributed measurable additions to the script, had no claim as co-author.
Cast: Martin Marquez, Kate Phillips, Susie Trayling, Joseph Mydell, Alan Williams, Corinna Powlesland, Daniel Poyser, David Killick, Dominic Gately, Jim Bywater, Lynette Clarke, Marlene Sidaway, Steven Beard, Tim Chipping.
Director: James Brining Writer: Arthur Miller Theatre: West Yorkshire Playhouse Start Date: September 29, 2014 End Date: October 25, 2014 This season sees Arthur Miller’s celebrated drama of social paranoia reinterpreted by the West Yorkshire Playhouse. Tracing the Salem witch trials of the 17th century, The Crucible is an allegorical protest and social commentary reflecting anxieties of the 1950s and beyond. Abigail Williams is a girl who has been sexually awakened and rejected by her employer, John Proctor. When Williams and her friends are accused of practicing satanic crafts, Proctor is tangled in a dark web of accusation, sin and social cleansing. Soon his wife and dozens of townsfolk become embroiled through Williams’ vindictive manipulations, forcing Proctor make his own, ultimate sacrifice. Cast: Joe Alessi, Tony Jayawardena, Tom Attwood, Adam Baxter, Amanda Gordon, Tom Jude, Gary Mitchinson, Lauryn Redding, Russell Richardson, Leon Scott, Louise Shuttleworth, Lauren Storer, Jack Whitam, Georgina White
Director: Ian Brown Writer: Kenneth Grahame, Alan Bennett (Adaptation) Theatre: West Yorkshire Playhouse Start Alan Bennett’s critically acclaimed adaptation of The Wind in the Willows takes centre stage as The West Yorkshire Playhouse’s festive treat this season. Based on the children’s novel by Kenneth Grahame, the play follows the adventures of Ratty and Mole as they become embroiled in the hedonistic and chaotic world of Toad of Toad Hall. |
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