TRADGE THE THEATRE GEEK

Bechdel biography is bloomin' brilliant, will warm and break your heart in equal measure ----- It's been a neat 20 years since Alison Bechdel's original graphic novel significantly altered the literary and pop-culture landscape, legitimising the entire medium of graphic novels, whilst also bringing more substantial queer stories into the mainstream. Fast forward another 7 years and Jeanine Tesori, riding on the success of hits like "Thoroughly Modern Millie" and "Shrek the Mu

Ancient Greek comedy romp proves surprisingly underwhelming, in a rare miss for Mischief ----- As we witness the premiere of their first ever musical, it's clear that Mischief Theatre really did take the idea of "let's start at the very beginning" and run with it, taking us all the way back to Thespis, often considered the first ever actor, as a man who broke the mould and revolutionised theatre as we know it over two and a half millennia ago. This of course isn't the first t

PREMIERED: 2022 (Asolo Repertory Theatre, Florida, USA) SCORE: Lynn Ahrens / Stephen Flaherty BOOK: Frank Galati ----- Official artwork for "Knoxville" From the timeless classic of our last excursion to a musical that is still in its relative infancy, this week we dive into the latest exponent of Lynn Ahrens (lyrics) and Stephen Flaherty (music), the team behind "Ragtime", "Seussical" and "Anastasia". Conceived originally by playwright Frank Gelati, the trio have adapted the