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20 December 2020
A travelling pantomime and a real life local melodrama: Meet Tom Bird
Executive director of York Theatre Royal talks travelling pantomimes, the arts post-covid and being the target of online abuse.
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2 October 2020
The Tiger King of Wales
Before there was Joe Exotic, two eccentric twins set up Wales' first zoo in 1960. Their wild adventures with magnificent animals make Netflix’ Tiger King look tame.
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11 August 2020
Sleeping Beauties: British theatres have been left to rot
Two parallel communities fight to save their forgotten theatres. From bingo to backstage toilet buckets, both theatres have a rich history that may well just save their future.
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4 March 2020
Mars and Beyond
Mars and Beyond explores the dark future that may await the planet when climate change takes hold. From obese people made of silicone to recycled coffee cups turned into coral reefs, this art exhibition is an eclectic mix of dystopian design.
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9 January 2020
The nursing shortage: ‘I could earn more at Aldi’
With two young children, the story of full-time nurse Beverley Penman having to resort to a food bank was all over the press. Despite keeping the country alive, Beverley was struggling to keep her family life from crumbling, and her story isn't unique. How did we get here, and how can we fix it?
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21 September 2019
Illuminated River Boat Tours
The start of a ten year art installation that will be seen by 2 billion.
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21 September 2019
Thames Rockets ‘Break the Barrier'
A thrilling Bond-esque speedboat ride down the River Thames
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10 June 2019
Rocketman
Cheesy, self-pitying and butt-clenchingly embarrassing, Rocketman falls short of the Oscar award winner it could have been.
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30 May 2019
Bloody Mary: In Service to the True God
Excellent acting in a dated framework
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30 May 2019
Frankenstein the Pantomime
A flawless pantomime bursting with innuendo and energy
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30 May 2019
Trash Test Dummies
With minimal language but maximum energy, this trio had the audience of young children in stitches
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8 April 2019
In defence of the media: It’s not the BBC, it’s you
BBC breakfast spoon-fed me images of rocket fire and poverty, I took it without question. Don’t make the same mistake.
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18 November 2018
Interview with Kirsty Latoya; artist, poet, change maker
Artist and writer Kirsty Latoya discusses how her disability fuelled her depression, and how her art gave her an escape.
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19 October 2018
“I basically had to declare myself homeless”
19-year-old Georgia shares her experience of being homeless in the most expensive city in the UK.
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19 October 2018
Charitable Zombie Day is a no-brainer
A crowd of zombies huddle under Marble Arch. Intestines hang out of bellies, limbs are held aloft and blood is dripping everywhere. Welcome to World Zombie Day 2018.
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10 October 2018
Forget the elephants, this is why you should take a gap year
A message to school leavers; don’t rush, choose the gap.
Comment posted on 10 May 2017
Sounds a little patronising as children's theatre goes...but a load of fun nonetheless!