2nd Feb 2012 ⁄ Readers' Studios is a lot like Readers' Wives, except we're talking about photos of some of the most stimulating creative workspaces instead of... well, you know. Today we're taking a peek at the studio of Jane French, a contemporary artist who specialises in portraits...
29th Nov 2011 ⁄ Readers' Studios is a lot like Readers' Wives, except we're talking about photos of some of the most stimulating creative workspaces instead of... well, you know. Today we're taking a peek at the studio of Ruth Gray, an artist who's based in Derbyshire...
8th Aug 2011 ⁄ Situated in the beautiful Peak District, the Y Not Festival could not be contained in better surroundings. The drive in is relaxing and refreshing, with rolling hills giving way to tall forests and rocky outcrops, navigated via winding roads with little traffic. I arrived at the festival feeling stress free and excited for what was to come...
8th Aug 2011 ⁄ Originally from Nottingham where she studied Art, Alison Bradley lives and works in the famously beautiful and bustling village of Betws-y-Coed: which you'll have gathered from recent articles is one of my most favourite places to visit...
5th Aug 2011 ⁄ It was a lovely English summer day for a very English kind of festival. On arrival at Indietracks at Butterley, one of the stations of the Midland Railway run by volunteers you get an old fashioned steam train one stop up the line to the festival site, which belongs to the Midland Railway Trust (Indietracks is a fun...
7th Apr 2011 ⁄ East is Not Just East according to writer and director, Jez Simons. Freelance journalist, Jemma Crowston, caught up with the artistic director of Hathi Productions about this week’s musical comedy extravaganza.
The show, East is Not Just East is the reaction from Simons and other people in Leicester following the 1999 hit film East is East.
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21st Mar 2011 ⁄ The fanciful and witty new play Love Love Love by Mike Bartlett opens at Curve this week and audiences will see the return of Lisa Jackson.
Lisa was last in the city playing Ann Deever in the Curve Production of All My Sons in November 2009. This week, Lisa will take on the lead female role of Sandra in Love Love Love from Tuesday night.
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11th Mar 2011 ⁄ Playing a cocky and boisterous teenager is something new for the understated George Banks who will be heading to Curve next month to star in Alan Bennett’s The History Boys. I had the pleasure of speaking with the 23-year-old during the show’s tour in Bath.
Director, Christopher Luscombe has revived the show for the first time since its orig...
11th Mar 2011 ⁄ Since taking on the role of Prime Minister, Richard McCabe has new respect and sympathy for the man at the top, he recently explained to me.
The top West End comedy Yes, Prime Minister will grace the stage at Leicester’s Curve theatre at the end of the month with a six-night stop in the city.
Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, the original write...
24th Feb 2011 ⁄ Playing the lead female in one of the most well known love stories as her debut stage performance is a great feat for Rachel Spicer. Freelance journalist, Jemma Crowston, caught up with the 22-year-old who will be playing Juliet in Pilot Theatre’s contemporary Romeo and Juliet at Curve, Leicester next month...
23rd Feb 2011 ⁄ Is it better to be sane or happy? This is the question underlining Kali Theatre Company’s portrayal of Gandhi and Coconuts. The story, written by Bettina Gracias, opened at Curve, Leicester last night with its touching yet humorous tale of a lonely housewife’s fantasy afternoon tea with Mahatma Gandhi and the Hindu Gods Shiva and Kali...
20th Jan 2011 ⁄ January always starts with the lull after the busy Christmas season but Leicester’s Curve theatre is already urging people to buy tickets for this year’s winter classic – 42nd Street.
Paul Kerryson, artistic director for the Leicester Theatre Trust, spoke to Jemma Crowston, about what’s coming up this season including the announcement of...
22nd Feb 2012 ⁄ West Midlands ⁄ A Birmingham design agency’s newest recruit has big plans for the company. Barques Design, based in the Jewellery Quarter, has appointed Kathryn Small as business development manager...
