Showing posts with label Nottingham Playhouse. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nottingham Playhouse. Show all posts

Friday, May 14, 2021

SHUCK (LaPelle’s Factory/Nottingham Playhouse)***

 

By Dave

Link: https://nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk/events/shuck-on-demand

Available until: 28th May

A lot of theatres have used the pandemic as an opportunity to tell stories. One or two actors onstage, social distancing, sometimes reading aloud and sometimes from memory.

The Nottingham Playhouse also used this approach with Ghost Stories with Mark Gatiss and it’s a good idea. It helps to keep the performers safe, it reduces the need for props and as a sort of amalgamation between audiobooks and theatre – a sort of onstage, in this case acted out audiobook – it’s bound to appeal to a lot of theatregoers because we like to be told stories and if we can see the story being enacted in front of us, even better.

Thursday, May 6, 2021

ROOTLESS ISLAND BABY (Nottingham Playhouse)****

 

By Cal

Link: https://nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk/events/rootless-island-baby-on-demand

Available until: Friday 28th May

It’s very easy to blame the social workers.

From my own experience of the care system and adoption, and from experiences of people I know who have been let down by social workers, it is clear that their work is not always of an acceptable standard. There are the ones who promise everything you need and then don’t deliver it – it’s hard to describe that feeling of believing someone is finally listening to you and has finally seen you as a person and not just another case file, only for this feeling to be snatched away when they claim the conversation you clearly remember didn’t happen.

Monday, May 3, 2021

GHOST STORIES WITH MARK GATISS (Nottingham Playhouse)***

   

By Dave

Link: https://nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk/watch-ghost-stories-on-demand

Available until: 17th June 2021. You can watch on demand at any time and the rental period is five days.

Mark Gatiss and Adrian Scarborough were both excellent in the National Theatre’s production of Alan Bennett’s The Madness of George III, which was streamed for free on YouTube by the National Theatre earlier in the pandemic.

Monday, April 26, 2021

OH FOR ****’* SAKE (I’M IN LOVE WITH YOU) (Nottingham Playhouse/In Good Company/Arena Theatre Wolverhampton)**

 

By Dave

Link: https://nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk/events/oh-for-fcks-sake

Available until: 14th May

Captioned version available. You’ll have access to both versions when you book.

Content warning: Contains strong language, scenes of a sexual nature and some cartoon violence. 15+

Comedies can be really difficult if you happen not to find them funny and unfortunately that was the case with this one. However although I didn’t really enjoy the play itself, the subject of it was very interesting and I did enjoy thinking afterwards about the ideas in the play.

Monday, April 19, 2021

Thursday, February 25, 2021

THE WEDDING (Gecko Theatre/Northern Stage/Nottingham Playhouse)**

 

By Cal

Link: https://northernstage.cogplayer.com/event/the-wedding

Available until: 27th February 2021

This play opens with a man putting on a wedding dress. Nobody behaves as though it’s odd – and that’s wonderful. It’s how it should be. I was looking forward to getting to know this character and watching his marriage.

Monday, December 14, 2020

What to Watch Now

HAMLET (Bristol Old Vic)*****

  By Megan Link: https://bristololdvic.org.uk/whats-on/hamlet-on-demand Available until: 29 th November 2022 (48 hour rental) Content...