I enjoy the good fortune of living in an area which is well blessed for good quality theatre. In less than a twenty minute journey from my home I can reach the Bradford Alhambra Theatre, Leeds Grand Theatre, and the West Yorkshire Playhouse (with two auditoria, based in Leeds City Centre). Extend that journey to forty minutes and I can also take in the Halifax Victoria Theatre, Huddersfield Lawrence Batley Theatre and the Wakefield Royal Opera House. Consequently, I visit one or other of these theatres fairly regularly and I thought it would be good to share my impressions from these outings with visitors to this website.
The scores given below are intended to reflect my own overall level of satisfaction with, and/or enjoyment of, the show concerned (based of course upon my own personal tastes). They are not intended to be necessarily indicative of the technical and/or artistic merits of the particular production concerned. I am not a professional critic or reviewer, and pay full price to see all of these shows for my own entertainment. Consequently, I have no vested interest nor any axe to grind, but neither do I pay to see shows which prima facie do not have a good reputation or do not appeal to me. These then are my own honest opinions. Note that only shows scoring 60% or less do I consider a significant disappointment, and 50% or less not worth seeing.
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Production
Genre
Date / Venue / Produced by
Score
Waiting For Godot

17th February, 2012
WY Playhouse, Leeds
Will be posted after production.
Northern Ballet: Perpetual Motion

10th February, 2012
S&A Burton Theatre, Leeds
Will be posted after production.

3rd February, 2012
WY Playhouse, Leeds
Phoenix Dance
86%
A breath-taking display of diverse dance athleticism.

27th January, 2012
Theatre Royal, Wakefield
Mike Hurst and The Springfields
70%
Fails to fully live up to it's promise but still a highly enjoyable, nostalgic night of golden oldies.

26th January, 2012
Carriageworks, Leeds
Jay Productions and Makin Projects
80%
Intriguing, informative, highly theatrical and occasionally surreal - a truly impressive one-man production.

17th January, 2012
Arts Centre, Bingley
Bingley Little Theatre
72%
Overly sentimental at times, but on the whole a moving, poignant and heartwarming piece of theatre.