“This year needs no introduction…”
Author: Shane Morgan
Shane is a writer, director, producer and facilitator.
Shane trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and completed his Masters at Chichester University.
He is Director of RoughHouse Theatre and Associate Director of the Rondo Theatre, Bath.
His work includes stage adaptations of the Nick Hornby short story NippleJesus and the Daniel Wallace novel Mr. Sebastian and the Negro Magician under the title Henry Walker and the Wheel of Death.
As director, his recent credits include The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Hands Up For Jonny Wilkinson’s Right Boot and When The Eye Has Gone.
He is a regular contributor to BBC Radio Bristol Bristol 24/7 and is a syndicated writer for My Theatre Mates.
2020: These are a few of my favourite things…Music
This list highlights what an incredible year we have had from the world of music and, more importantly, those who make that music.
Review: The Poltergeist (Southwark Playhouse)
“The Poltergeist is a tightly wound, highly disciplined and unashamedly relentless piece that makes you desperately miss and wantonly crave live theatre of this calibre. An absolute triumph.”
Review: Adventures with the Painted People (Pitlochry Festival Theatre, BBC Radio 3)
“If a theatrical phoenix is to rise post-pandemic, it could do a lot worse than to look and sound as resplendent as this.”
Review: Coriolanus (Donmar Warehouse via National Theatre at Home)
“This is Josie Rourke’s Coriolanus: a triumph of vision and theatricality.”
Review: This House by James Graham (National Theatre at Home)
“James Graham’s This House provides an irresistible insight into political tribalism.”
Burn Bright: Better in Person
“There is no doubt that this is the first of many events from the Burn Bright family. A family that has staked it very existence on the fact that we need a seismic shift in the way we create, present and support theatre.”
Theatre in the Time of Covid
“Theatre is everywhere. It is regional. It is rural. It is poor. Now it is in your front room, it can be from anywhere.”
Review: I and You (Hampstead Theatre, London via Instagram)
“During this period of lockdown, there is no more fitting piece of theatre to watch from home than this: truly heart-warming, full of promise, passion and incredibly cathartic.”
Review: Rendezvous With Marlene (St. George’s, Bristol)
“The director Billy Wilder called Marlene Dietrich “a heck of a guy to hang out with.” The dynamic pairing of Dietrich and Lemper make Rendezvous with Marlene an unforgettable evening: stylish, graceful, heart-warming and powerful.”
