Nightmare Magic by David Alnwick nestles itself somewhere between a one-man play, a magic show and piece of well-imagined storytelling. Paul Szabo reviews the horror-inspired event.
What happens when you put RuPaul's Drag Race stars in a camp horror parody of the Sound of Music and Sister Act? Paul Szabo went to the Lyceum to find out.
The popular event series kicks off the new year with a bang on Wednesday 4 January, with sets from Mick Ferry, Jack Gleadow and Jonny Pelham, and compering from Hayley Ellis.
As Steven Waters' climate-emergency call to arms Resilience arrives in Sheffield, reviewer Paul Szabo describes it as "pleasingly funny, worryingly accurate and frighteningly concerning".
A display of delightful insanity by Daniel Rigby as the Maniac, combined with simple but impactful lighting and set design, makes for a powerful reboot of the 20th-century classic.
Despite terrific song choices, Rush Theatre's black history production fails to come together as intended, ultimately coming across as unenthusiastic and disjointed.
Captions, in-built audio description and BSL integrated into the production made Much Ado About Nothing even more accessible to the audience, says Paul Szabo.
