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INTERVIEW | Rebecca Trehearn on RAGS the Musical at the Hope Mill Theatre

Rebecca Trehearn in RAGS the Musical at the Hope Mill Theatre

The Hope Mill Theatre open their 2019 season with Stephen Schwartz’s RAGS the Musical. It’s a heart-warming and powerful tale of a group of Jewish immigrants that embark on starting…

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Contact Young Company and Hetain Patel Oh Man

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INTERVIEW | Performance Artist Hetain Patel talks Tackling Toxic Masculinity in ‘Oh Man’

Contact Theatre is looking at the idea of toxic masculinity in Contact Youth Company’s new production ‘Oh Man’. Set in a secret location and using interviews with boys and men…

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INTERVIEW | Rudi Dharmalingam Talks the Power of Political Tragedy Mary Stuart

Following a critically acclaimed sold-out season at the Almeida Theatre, Mary Stuart is a dynamic political drama about lust, pride and power. Written in 1800, Robert Icke’s explosive adaptation brings the resonate…

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INTERVIEW | Darragh Cowley and Nikita Johal on the Hope Mill Theatre’s Spring Awakening

With gritty and powerful themes of sexuality, religion and gender explored by a group of young teenagers that are discovering themselves, the Hope Mill Theatre are creating an intimate production…

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REVIEW | Fat Friends the Musical | UK Tour

Fifteen years on since the iconic TV show Fat Friends hit our television screens, Kay Mellor has brought the characters back to life in this uplifting musical production. Bursting with…

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REVIEW | Strangers On A Train | UK Tour

Made famous by the Hitchcock movie, when two complete strangers meet on a train, both of their lives change forever. Craig Warner’s adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s novel Strangers On A Train…

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Sam Brady Things I Say When I Don't Say I Love You

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INTERVIEW | Sam Brady Talks Tackling Dementia in His New One-Man Production

Sam Brady’s career journey went from management consultant to a Buddhist monk and now a stand-up comedian, and in his latest one-man play he is tackling the stigma surrounding dementia…

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REVIEW | Shrek the Musical | UK Tour

The charming tale of everybody’s favourite ogre has been taken from screen to stage to create the spectacular Shrek The Musical. The musical truly brings the story to life as it…

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