This production is unlike any other Shakespeare you are likely to see. There are great moments of audience interaction, and you feel that no performance would be exactly the same as the next – the performers all showing they are able to adapt and mould themselves to the situation and audience that day. With live musicians to complete the atmosphere this production of Twelfth Night is a fast, furious and raucous evening at the theatre which would be a great introduction to Shakespeare for teenagers and adults alike.

The Young Vic has made a name for itself in recent years for its bold interpretations and inventive staging – and this performance of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth is nothing less than you would expect of a Carrie Cracknell and Lucy Guerin directed production. It aims to take Macbeth in a direction it has never been seen before, posing the idea that Duncan is a tyrant and that Macbeth’s deeds are a coup and for the good of Scotland – more a moral act than one of ambition on Macbeth’s part . . .

September 1993, and the animated short film and its accompanying theme tune Walking In The Air had already secured their places as Christmas classics in the hearts of the nation. The REP’s then Artistic Director, Bill Alexander approached Howard Blake, to ask how he’d feel about working with The REP to create a full length stage version of The Snowman. Howard convinced Bill that the way forward for The Snowman should be a full length dance piece . . .

There is some impressive puppetry on show as Lion King and Warhorse influences are used to good effect. Aslan, the lion, is a gallant three man puppet, excellently voiced by the rich tones of Nuno Silva who also operates the head. He sounds every bit as grand as you would expect Aslan to be – ten feet high and 14 foot long – and you can almost hear the sound of dropping jaws from the auditorium.