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A new stage in life for the writer who refused to be a casualty of TV system
Mark Catley is returning to the theatre where it all began. Nick Ahad talks to the outspoken Beeston boy who made a name for himself.
In search of one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragic heroines
She was one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragic heroines, but now the search for the real Ophelia has arrived in Leeds.
The Big Interview: Richard Herring
When asked about past failures, career blips or outright flops, the response from most A to Z- list celebrities is disappointingly bland. Always with an eye on future opportunities, no blame is ever apportioned, no bitterness ever displayed and the nearest sign of emotion is a quiet shrug of the shoulders.
Limelight for Lantern as rich man’s folly becomes arts venue
WHAT began life as the folly of a rich man, became a place for the community and then Sheffield’s oldest theatre has become the city’s newest professional arts venue.
Nick Ahad: Whatever you may think of them, critics deserve recognition of their craft
NOBODY ever built a statue, so the saying goes, to a critic.
Leading man gets ready to leave on a high
Waiting for Godot marks the final production of Ian Brown as the West Yorkshire Playhouse artistic director. Arts correspondent Nick Ahad watched his rehearsals for one last time.
The Big Interview: Phill Jupitus
The first, seemingly random thing, you might want to know about Phill Jupitus, is that he does the best impression of Eddie Izzard you might ever hear.
New Alan Bennett play set for autumn premiere
THE National Theatre has revealed that a new Alan Bennett play, People, will be on stage this autumn.
Truck’s anniversary season opens with Northern gems
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Nick Ahad: Why no recognition for signifcant culture events happening in the North?
WITH the opening of the Hepworth Wakefield, the bestowing of Capital of Culture on Liverpool, the creation of MediaCity in Salford, the opening of the Millennium Galleries in Sheffield, the continuing success of the Northern Art Prize and an endless list of other projects, ideas, initiatives, and flagship buildings, a significant movement has happened over the past decade.
The Big Interview: Omid Djalili
FOR a man who possesses the energy of a whirling dervish on stage, Omid Djalili seems calm and considered away from it.
Exploring the special relationship between film and music
The movie Jaws is a modern classic – but would it have had quite the same effect without the simple score, the der-der/der-der/der-der-der-der-der that announced the arrival of the Great White terror?
Major hit for theatre company showing a thirst for success
Yorkshire theatre company Paper Birds have scored their biggest hit with their latest show. Nick Ahad spoke to them.
Re-imagining Twelfth Night from Malvolio’s point of view
One of the UK’s most interesting theatre artists makes his Sheffield debut next week with a show that was a huge hit at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival last year.
Orchestra that strikes a chord for the rest of country
Leeds may not have a symphony orchestra, but as Classic FM’s Mark Forrest returns to his home city, it has, he says, so much else besides.
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