Sellardoor Productions opens its UK-wide tour of Footloose the Musical to an excitable audience in a packed house at York Theatre Royal. Essentially a feel-good story of love, friendship, and standing up for what you believe in, Footloose is clearly just the kind of toe-tapping tale that York theatre-goers have been craving post-restrictions. Continue reading
It is usually easy to impose your own zeitgeist onto a piece of live theatre, because there is so much ambiguity – so many variables for each viewer to interpret however they wish. It is a struggle to forage the attraction of adapting Graham Greene’s noir thriller, which now seems largely irrelevant, but Bryony Lavery is enough of a draw to intrigue those who have or haven’t read the original novel. Continue reading
It’s been five years since York heard anything from Hijak Oscar. But the band is back with a new line up. Continue reading
A night of electronic rock descended upon The Duchess, as the Yorkshire gems Paris XY and Rosie supported the global act Losers. Continue reading
He may be famed for his work with the likes of The Prodigy, Gary Numan and Marilyn Manson but Rob Holliday still managed to find time to come down to DJ at The Duchess in York. Continue reading