It’s 124 years since L Frank Baum’s children’s fantasy novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was published, and eighty-five since MGM committed to celluloid the tale of a young farm girl whose life spins from monochrome to technicolor. Over those years, it’s safe to say that The Wizard of Oz has cemented its place in …
The 50th anniversary of Live Theatre, Newcastle, last year, embraced the concept of the rehearsed reading — a rare privilege for a playwright to share their work before it’s finished. The writer uses the reaction of the cast and the audience to further develop their imagined world and characters. The audience gets an exclusive preview of …
The spectacular musical Aladdin opened at the Sunderland Empire with all the magic, fun and glamour you would expect from Disney – and more. It’s a breathtakingly gorgeous show that shimmers and sparkles with non-stop song, dance and humour. I might be biased because I love a good musical, but I defy anyone who says …
Folk luminary, Rachel Unthank is set to make her theatrical debut in a new musical, which will get its first outing on South Tyneside next month. Featuring songs from the Great American Songbook, The Audition will be unveiled at The Customs House, South Shields, introducing audiences to five leading ladies all competing to get top …
As a kid, growing up as a copper’s son in a working class suburb of Tyneside, Stuart Brayson was immersed in the industrial heritage of the North East. “The pits had closed but we were still in the shadow of the mining way of life, and we lived close enough to the railway track to …
Shrek the movie was released in 2001 and was an instant sensation. Its animation, writing and humour were all highly praised and the film firmly established Dreamworks as a serious rival to Pixar in the new age of computer animation. The film tells the story of Shrek, an ogre whose life of contented solitude is …
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