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First peek backstage at Shakespeare Live!

23 April 2016
First peek backstage at Shakespeare Live!

First peek backstage at Shakespeare Live!

23 April 2016

Herald arts correspondent Gill Sutherland will be in the audience at Shakespeare Live! From the RSC this evening, Saturday. Yesterday, she went behind…


Actors pay homage to Victoria Wood

20 April 2016
Actors pay homage to Victoria Wood

Actors pay homage to Victoria Wood

20 April 2016

The news of Victoria Wood’s death, from cancer aged 62, has led to a massive outpouring of grief, with many taking to social media to pay homage to the…


Grunts, Gruffalos and a whacky witch

17 April 2016
Grunts, Gruffalos and a whacky witch

Grunts, Gruffalos and a whacky witch

17 April 2016

THE final day of this year’s Stratford-upon-Avon Literary Festival is given over entirely to children, who will have the opportunity to meet some of the…


INTERVIEW: ‘I was going to medical school’

12 April 2016
INTERVIEW: ‘I was going to medical school’

INTERVIEW: ‘I was going to medical school’

12 April 2016

PAAPA Essiedu, 25, was brought up in east London by his mum. He studied drama at Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Three years after graduating, the…


REVIEW: Warwick Independent Schools Foundation Gala Concert

11 April 2016
REVIEW: Warwick Independent Schools Foundation Gala Concert

REVIEW: Warwick Independent Schools Foundation Gala Concert

11 April 2016

A Night At The Opera , 14th March, Butterworth Hall, Warwick University Massed choirs and 400 young musicians transported the audience at Warwick University’s…


21st-century Coward

09 April 2016
21st-century Coward

21st-century Coward

09 April 2016

BILLED as ‘an intimate comedy’, Second Thoughts Drama Group are set to perform Noel Coward’s Private Lives at the Bear Pit Theatre, in Stratford-upon-Avon,…


Guess who’s back..!

08 April 2016
Guess who’s back..!

Guess who’s back..!

08 April 2016

THE George Huxley Jazz Men will return to Tysoe Village Hall, by popular demand, to celebrate St George’s Day on Saturday, 23rd April. George Huxley is…


REVIEW: Body Double

08 April 2016
REVIEW: Body Double

REVIEW: Body Double

08 April 2016

Body Doubl e, The Bear Pit Theatre, Stratford, runs until Saturday, 9th April IN acting parlance, a ‘body double’ is an actor who substitutes for a leading…


The week's arts stories + win opera tickets

06 April 2016
The week's arts stories + win opera tickets

The week's arts stories + win opera tickets

06 April 2016

In this Thursday's Herald (on sale 7th April) the arts pages feature an interview with Hamlet lead, Paapa Essiedu; a preview of the Stratford Literary…


REVIEW: Hamlet at RSC

04 April 2016
REVIEW: Hamlet at RSC

REVIEW: Hamlet at RSC

04 April 2016

Steve Sutherland reviews Hamlet - at the RSC until 13th August TO be, or not to be, that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer the…


INTERVIEW: Body Double writer Mark Carey

04 April 2016
INTERVIEW: Body Double writer Mark Carey

INTERVIEW: Body Double writer Mark Carey

04 April 2016

LOCAL playwright Mark Carey tells Gill Sutherland about how his new play, Body Double, which is on at The Bear Pit this week, came about. “In 1986 I did…


Fall under Godspell

25 March 2016
Fall under Godspell

Fall under Godspell

25 March 2016

MUSICAL lovers look set to enjoy a heavenly dose of song and dance when Stratford Musical Theatre Company performs the hit show Godspell at the Royal…


Something dark’s lurking in theatre man Mark

25 March 2016
Something dark’s lurking in theatre man Mark

Something dark’s lurking in theatre man Mark

25 March 2016

LOCAL playwright Mark Carey tells Gill Sutherland about how his new play, Body Double , which runs at The Bear Pit next week, came about. “In 1986 I did…


REVIEW: Pushing the boundaries right from day one

22 March 2016
REVIEW: Pushing the boundaries right from day one

REVIEW: Pushing the boundaries right from day one

22 March 2016

DESPITE its off-putting misogynistic title, The Woman Hater was the perfect production to christen the theatre at The Other Place. Although the new RSC…


Andrew conducts his own farewell

22 March 2016
Andrew conducts his own farewell

Andrew conducts his own farewell

22 March 2016

ALCESTER couple Andrew and Barbara Swinn are stepping down from their roles with the Stratford Symphony Orchestra after an incredible 47 years. The couple,…


REVIEW: Don Quixote at RSC

14 March 2016
REVIEW: Don Quixote at RSC

REVIEW: Don Quixote at RSC

14 March 2016

“STRATFORD, it’s not all about Shakespeare”, is the often-trumpeted mantra beloved by many locals bored of the Bard — especially in this much-hyped 400th…


Jackie magazine becomes a musical

14 March 2016
Jackie magazine becomes a musical

Jackie magazine becomes a musical

14 March 2016

INSPIRED by the iconic 1970s girls’ magazine, Jackie The Musical runs at the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry from this week. It tells the story of a 50-something…


A special night with KES composer-in-residence

12 March 2016
A special night with KES composer-in-residence

A special night with KES composer-in-residence

12 March 2016

A SHAKESPEARE Celebration is the Stratford-upon-Avon Choral Society’s next concert on Saturday, 19th March, in Holy Trinity Church, at 7.30pm. The society…


Ready for Lunar lift-off

12 March 2016
Ready for Lunar lift-off

Ready for Lunar lift-off

12 March 2016

WARWICKSHIRE’S Lunar Festival is to return this June with an enticing line-up of classic acts headlining. The festival’s headliners include Super Furry…


Preview: Chipping Campden Music Festival

10 March 2016
Preview: Chipping Campden Music Festival

Preview: Chipping Campden Music Festival

10 March 2016

THIS year’s Chipping Campden Music Festival is looking set to break its own box office records with organiser Charlie Bennett describing the 2016 programme…


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