Four years after losing his mum suddenly when he was just 15, Ollie Maddigan started writing a play. “I always knew that I eventually wanted to process my feelings, experiences and grief by turning them into a theatre show. However, I think it was only when I was 19 that I thought enough time had …
A show which finds the funny as well as the challenges of living with alopecia has opened at a Tyneside theatre. Following a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2023, Newcastle performer Sam Macgregor booked a chunky run of Truly, Madly, Baldly at Laurels Theatre in Whitley Bay. Bafta-nominated actor, Jack Robertson (Gerry and …
It’s not even Easter yet, but I’d wager that 2024 is already riding high at the top of Jack Robertson’s life league table. Truth be told, I’ve no idea if he — or anyone else for that matter- has one. But if he did, this year would surely have to be up there for the …
Every long running stage show has its ups and downs, and nights where nothing seems to go right on stage, but in the case of The Importance Of Being… Earnest? the wheels come off with alarming regularity. In fact during every single performance of the show the lead actor inexplicably misses their cue, and for …
It was while on honeymoon in 2018 that Rachel Stockdale first had the idea for Fat Chance. Arriving at a restaurant in Lake Bled with her new husband, she had allowed herself the small luxury of eating carbs again after months of dieting to ensure she could zip up her wedding dress. “A table for …
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