By Melissa BleaseTheatre Royal Bath until 18 March The morning after the National Theatre’s highly-acclaimed stage adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s 2013 novel The Ocean At The End Of The Lane washed up at the Theatre Royal Bath, only one thought dominated my consciousness: wow, what happened on stage last night?...
Theatre Royal until 18 MarchWords by Melissa Blease Cancel culture, gender politics and deplatforming; woke-washing, trolling, flaming and sealioning: these...
Theatre Royal Bath until 11 FebruaryWords by Melissa Blease You don’t need to be a classic British film buff to know that the very words Ealing Studios – the oldest film and TV production company in the world, est.1902 – are instantly synonymous with all manner of classic British films,...
Words by Melissa Blease | The International Classic Ballet Theatre is in town, bringing both The Nutcracker (until 26 January) and Swan Lake (27 and 28 January) to the Theatre Royal Bath. The magical tale of Clara and her Nutcracker Prince, based on Alexandre Dumas’ adaptation of ETA Hoffman’s story The Nutcracker and the Mouse...
Words by Melissa Blease Theatre Royal Bath until Sunday 8 January In 1788, Irish actor John O’Keefe dramatised an ancient Middle Eastern folk tale, laden with allegories based around the abuse of power, the misuse of supernatural forces and the enduring effects of love, and adapted it for ‘modern’ audiences....