Yorkshire Theatre Newsletter (Apr 7 -Apr 14)
Big voices and small venues in the run-up to Easter.
If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans.
Last week, I was all set to write and publish my newsletter. But then a minor medical emergency — involving my 90-year-old mother — saw both of us spending quality time in the Minor Injuries Unit of Selby War Memorial Hospital.
She’s fine, which is the main thing, but it does illustrate an important point about writing a newsletter whilst working full-time. There is no margin for error. This is why, for the time being, I’m shifting my production schedule to — well, I want to say “once every two weeks”. In reality, for the moment, it will be whenever I can pull one together.
And so we head into the Easter fortnight, traditionally a somewhat drab time for theatreland. But I will not grieve for the lovely shows that are past. Let’s look ahead with spring optimism to what’s ahead of us.