Review: The Miscast Showcase
“A very fun way to spend an evening.” Sol Noya enjoys Hild Bede Theatre’s Miscast Showcase, full of musicals and monologues.
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Review: 48 Hours
“So professional that the cohort could be compared to those graduating from a leading drama school.” Honor Douglas reviews monologue showcase, 48 Hours.
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And… cut! Trump’s exit from the Screen Actors Guild: his end in the arts, or a new beginning?
Ben Stoneley discusses whether Trump still has a place on the entertainment stage, if not the political one.
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Inside Durham Drama Festival
Some of DDF’s contributors take us inside the process of the week-long festival.
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North East Theatre hosting West End revue
Newcastle’s Tyne Theatre is to present ‘Waiting in the Wings’, a West End revue, writes Issy Flower.
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Review: The Freshers Showcase, ‘Unheard Voices’
“A tonic for people who think theatre might be on its way out”: Issy Flower reviews the Freshers Showcase.
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The Redefinition of Theatre Space
Zoom interval drinks and post-show debriefs – how is theatre space evolving?
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DDF Review: Alone at the edge of the universe
“With a wonderful character and a wonderful actress, what more could audiences want?” Honor Douglas finds herself at the edge of the universe in our final DDF review of 2021.
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DDF Review: The Lovers
‘Any magic in this piece comes from the words, which is perhaps the way Shakespeare would’ve wanted it’: Issy Flower reviews ‘The Lovers’
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DDF Review: Grace
‘So much care has been put into this; it’s paid off.’: Issy Flower reviews Miriam Templeman’s ‘Grace’
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