http://www.whatsonstage.com/blogs/northeast Thu, 14 May 2009 07:05:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sunderland Empire May 13th 2009 The classic movie Singin' in The Rain, was transformed in to a stage version starring Tommy Steele at the London Palladium several years ago, since then various stage versions have emerged and now we a new touring version of the classic tale. The story revolves around Don Lockwood ... http://www.whatsonstage.com/blogs/northeast/2009/05/14/singin-in-the-rain/ Reviewed: May 12th 2009 Venue: Theatre Royal, Newcastle The Kneehigh Theatre production Noel Coward’s Brief Encounter enjoyed a very successful run in London before commencing a nationwide tour. Adapted for the stage by Emma Rice this play has lost none of its magic as it moves out of its intimate London venue ... http://www.whatsonstage.com/blogs/northeast/2009/05/12/669/ Hannah Yelland plays Laura Brief Encounter which Kneehigh is currently touring, after a hit West End run. We wanted to catch up with Hannah and ask her about acting, the tour and her own love life Question: What is it like working with your father David Yelland? Answer: “When Chichester Festival Theatre ... http://www.whatsonstage.com/blogs/northeast/2009/05/11/a-brief-encounter-with-hannah-yelland/ Popular BBC sitcom Dinnerladies takes to the stage with their first national tour from Monday 18th to Saturday 23rd May at Darlington Civic Theatre. Starring Shobna Gulati and Andrew Dunn from the original cast, and with some great writing by Victoria Wood, the show revives this timeless and popular comedy classic. ... http://www.whatsonstage.com/blogs/northeast/2009/05/10/dinnerladies-dish-it-out-in-darington/ Michael Praed will play Captain von Trapp to nun-turned-nanny Maria, played by Connie Fisher (pictured with Praed) in the new national tour of The Sound of Music, which arrives at the Sunderland Empire in November, where it is breaking box office records. Best remembered from TV’s Robin of Sherwood and Dynasty, ... http://www.whatsonstage.com/blogs/northeast/2009/05/07/sleuth-look-who-is-praeding-as-von-trapp/ Venue: Journal Tyne Theatre, Newcastle May 7th In 2000 Defending the Caveman won the Olivier Award for Best Entertainment and nine years later the show is undergoing a further tour, as well as a stint in the West End, and introducing its humour to a whole new audience.  Mark Little (still remembered as ... http://www.whatsonstage.com/blogs/northeast/2009/05/07/review-defending-the-caveman/ Venue: Theatre Royal, Newcastle May 5th 2009 Any show which brings a new audience to a theatre and finishes with people dancing in the aisles cannot be all bad, and riding on the back of the Mamma Mia! Dancing Queen does just that. By combining the hits of ABBA and the 70s, ... http://www.whatsonstage.com/blogs/northeast/2009/05/06/review-dancing-queen/ Sunderland Empire May 4th 2009 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is well known as the school musical, by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, that has grown not only in to a full stage show, but a musical that continues to pack theatres both on tour and in the West End. A ... http://www.whatsonstage.com/blogs/northeast/2009/05/04/review-joseph-and-the-amazing-technicolor-dreamcoat/ Venue: Sunderland Empire April 27th 2009 A new take on a well known and very popular musical, based on the 80s film and TV show FAME, following a group of aspiring teenage students, as they push themselves to the limit, displaying dedication and resilience at New York’s High School of performing arts, ... http://www.whatsonstage.com/blogs/northeast/2009/04/28/review-fame/ As the curtain fell on Alf Ramsey Knew My Grandfather over the weekend, the Gala Theatre in Durham was celebrating attracting a record number of new customers for the production.  Four and a half thousand people saw the show, which told the tale of West Auckland Football Club’s historic win of ... http://www.whatsonstage.com/blogs/northeast/2009/04/27/alf-ramsey-sets-local-record/