Lakeside Arts Centre

This weird, wonderful and hilariously awkward comedy presents a mash-up of the lives and stories of the Brontë family through two actors’ very clever use of physical theatre. The sequence of short sketches, at once poking fun at and simultaneously celebrating the Gothic tradition, was beautifully simple and brilliantly...

Who would have thought that a play about a 50 year old Labour club in Wakefield would be so captivating?! Mark Thomas’ play is emotional and hilarious yet ultimately it is political. His stirring performance and script transport, not only himself, but the audience to the Red Shed in Wakefield,...

In anticipation of his upcoming show at Uni Park’s own Lakeside Arts Centre, Impact Arts spoke to Mark Thomas about Edinburgh Fringe success, aversion to one-liners and having utmost respect for miners.  So Mark, what or where exactly is this “red shed”, and why is it so important to you as...

Following on from our chat with the director of Lakeside’s production of Oedipus, Impact Arts also spoke to members of the cast to find out about the play, rehearsals and the influence of Steven Berkoff. Can you tell us what Oedipus is about? Elis Edhem: Oedipus is a Greek...

Ahead of the Lakeside Arts Centre’s latest production of Oedipus, Impact Arts spoke to director, Martin Berry, and assistant director, Laura Jayne Bateman. We asked them a series of questions about festivals, flashbacks and favourite scenes. Why did you choose the Steven Berkoff version of Oedipus? Martin Berry: I read...

‘Shakespeare was big, but Dickens was bigger’ were the words which summarised the opening song of this production, which encapsulated the four-person troupe’s adoration of Mr Charles Dickens. Entering the auditorium, a screen with a cartoon of the author’s face (complete with moving eyes) watched the audience. As the...

The Wiz is a unique super soul musical derived from the classic tale Wizard of Oz. Martin Berry’s adaptation is further enhanced, taking the setting out of America and placing it in 1970s Nottingham. Sound a bit far fetched? Well it was, but the absurdity was what made the...