Wales Reviews/ Adolygiadau Cymru
BoHo, Hijinx, Theatr Clwyd
Working in the City is hard. It’s stressful. Maybe it’s not as hard as coal mining or fire-fighting, and not...
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Author: Steve Stratford
Steve Stratford is a fully-qualified, experienced multimedia journalist who has worked as a reporter and editor on regional newspapers and websites for almost 20 years. Now a freelance writer and reviewer, Steve has a passion for the arts and entertainment, and was proud to be invited to be a judge for the 2015 Wales Theatre Awards. He regularly reviews productions for Arts Scene in Wales and his own blog, stevestratfordreviews.blogspot.co.uk
Steve is also passionate about archive television and film, equalities and Bourbon biscuits.
Visiting Theatre
Brad Birch’s Black Mountain, Theatr Clwyd, Paines Plough
A script is like a recipe – the playwright sets out the ingredients and their properties, but it takes a...
Wales Reviews/ Adolygiadau Cymru
The Trials of Oscar Wilde, Mappa Mundi and Theatr Mwldan, at Pontio, Bangor
Who would have thought that a spelling mistake could lead to the ignominious and very public downfall of one of...
Wales Reviews/ Adolygiadau Cymru
The Importance of Being Earnest, Theatr Clwyd, Mold
Richard Fitch’s blisteringly energetic production of The Importance of Being Earnest at Theatr Clwyd takes Oscar Wilde’s magnum opus, holds it up to...
Wales Reviews/ Adolygiadau Cymru
NDC Wales Spring 2017 at Theatr Clwyd, Mold
What I love about Caroline Finn is the eccentricity she brings to her work. Finn, the Artistic Director of NDC...
Wales Reviews/ Adolygiadau Cymru
Gabriel at Theatr Clwyd, Mold
The Channel Islands were the only British territory occupied by German forces during World War Two. The UK government did...
Wales Reviews/ Adolygiadau Cymru
Scarlett, co-production between Hampstead Theatre and Theatr Clwyd
We’ve all wanted to just throw in the towel and run away sometimes, haven’t we? When the daily humdrummery of...
In My Words/ Yn Fy Ngeiriau Fy Hun
‘Theatres should be as natural to us as breathing’ – Tamara Harvey, Artistic Director, Theatr Clwyd
When Tamara Harvey talks about Junkyard – the new musical from the prestigious pens of BAFTA-winning playwright Jack Thorne and...
Wales Reviews/ Adolygiadau Cymru
National Theatre Wales’s Lifted By Beauty: Adventures in Dreaming
National Theatre Wales’s Lifted By Beauty: Adventures in Dreaming takes the seaside town of Rhyl as inspiration for a series of...
Wales Reviews/ Adolygiadau Cymru
Junkyard, Theatr Clwyd, Mold
If the Children’s Film Foundation had decided to make a movie of the Bash Street Kids in 1978, Junkyard would...