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Review: SOMETHING ABOUT GEORGE, Floral Pavilion Theatre
Moving, poignant and with timeless classics that will have you singing throughout the night, if I could give more than 5 stars to Something About George, I would. It is a must see....
Review: CAN BEARS SKI?, The Arts Depot
Can Bears Ski? explores the experiences of both hearing and Deaf characters and promotes familiarising relevant language such as ‘hearing’, ‘Deaf’, ‘British Sign Language’, ‘fingerspelling’, ‘lipreading’, ‘hearing aid’ – as well as modelling appropriate language and promoti...
Review: THE DRIFTERS GIRL, Bristol Hippodrome
It’s hard to tell the entire story of The Drifters. Not least because the group became a revolving door of something like 60 different members over the decades. And therein lies the problem for The Drifters Girl – it tries to take on the whole story, mainly from the perspective of their trailbla...
Soundtrack Review: THE LITTLE BIG THINGS (ORIGINAL WEST END CAST RECORDING)
The way composer and lyricist Nick Butcher and lyricist Tom Ling have approached setting Henry’s story within the musical theatre realm makes for an incredibly exciting journey as a listener...
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Book Review: RUNNING THE ROOM: CONVERSATIONS WITH WOMEN THEATRE DIRECTORS
Running the Room isn’t a bible nor a manifesto. It doesn’t want to write a set of rules for directing plays, nor it wants to impart a Weltanschauung on how to become a director. It’s a source of inspiration and, more practically, a generous look into the practice of a selected group of people,...
Critics' Pick: Gary Naylor's Best of 2023 in Review
Some highlights of the last year and some optimism for an uncertain future...
Podcast Review: LOVE, CONDITIONALLY, Play Inside
Play Inside’s Love, Conditionally – a new, immersive, series of short (around 15 minutes) audio recordings made in the UK and Palestine – is made with interactive listeners in mind....
Review: STEPHEN SONDHEIM'S OLD FRIENDS: A CELEBRATION, Live at the Sondheim Theatre, Cast Recording
Were you one of the lucky few who managed to bag a ticket for the one-night-only, star-studded gala revue, StephenSondheim’s Old Friends, on May 3, 2022?...
Review: HIGH SOCIETY, The Mill At Sonning
As households around the country begin to plan their festive feasts, the delightful Mill at Sonning in Berkshire already has theirs well in hand. ...
Review: WICKED, Edinburgh Playhouse
Launching its latest UK tour, Wicked is casting its magical spell on audiences once again. The enchantment begins at the Edinburgh Playhouse, with a glorious 5-week run from Thursday, 7th December 2023, to Sunday, 14th January 2024, at this iconic Scottish theatre. This essential musical provides an...
Review: OLIVER!, Leeds Playhouse
Family show retains enough edge to honour its sources, providing thrills and spectacle and that wonderful, wonderful score...
Review: DICK WHITTINGTON, The Arts Centre Hounslow
As someone who moved to the UK last year, I’m still getting used to the tradition of pantomimes but have fallen in love with their boundless energy and cheesy jokes. Recently, I attended a 10:30 AM performance of Dick Whittington at the Arts Centre Hounslow, where I was one of two adults who was n...
Review: MACBETH, The Depot, Liverpool
Adapted by Emily Burns, the production sees the story transported to modern day. Excellently designed and featuring an incredible cast who keep the story moving quickly from scene to scene, it is a unique and innovative interpretation of the play that keeps you engaged from start to finish....
Review: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, Newbury Corn Exchange
Newbury's pantomime is an all-singing, all-dancing show that will keep viewers of all ages smiling and laughing throughout...
Review: POTTED PANTO, Reading Rep
Seven pantos performed in the space of 70 minutes – it seems impossible… right? Oh no it isn’t!...
Review: CINDERELLA, Liverpool Everyman Theatre
It just wouldn’t be the festive season without The Liverpool Everyman Rock ‘n’ Roll Pantomime - and it’s easy to see why this beloved show has audiences returning year after year....
Review: THE SCOUSE DICK WHITTINGTON, Liverpool's Royal Court
It’s that time of year - and Liverpool’s Royal Court are back with their latest festive production, The Scouse Dick Whittington....
Review: NOISENIGHT40: ABEL SELAOCOE & THE BANTU ENSEMBLE, Boiler Shop
My friend and I both said the same thing at the same time as we left the Boilershop after seeing South African Cellist, Abel Selaocoe. This was 'that might have been the best gig I’ve ever been to'. That might not be a very journalism-y thing to say (well, neither is “journalism-y”,) but it su...
Review: I REALLY DO THINK THIS WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE, Mercury Studio
Created by award-winning writer Emma-Louise Howell as part of the Mercury’s playwriting programme in 2021, I Really Do Think This Will Change Your Life is a bold new solo performance now making its professional debut at the Mercury Theatre, Colchester....
Review: EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE, Theatre Royal Brighton
This is a gold standard production in every sense of the phrase. It holds up extremely well against the west end production, to which inevitable comparisons will be drawn. Ivano Turco is fourth in a line of iconic Jamies past, and his elegance of movement is what sets him apart from those who stood ...
Review: MACHINAL, Theatre Royal Bath
With the AI (artificial intelligence) summit at Bletchley Park this week, Machinal at the Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal Bath, couldn’t be more timely....
Review: COWBOIS, Swan Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon
Cowbois might sound like a reboot of Sister Act but there is far more going under the satin bonnets. Gunslinger Jack Cannon (Vinnie Heaven) arrives in a small Wild West-era outpost, handsome by appearance, fearsome by reputation and with a bounty of 200 dollars on their head. The town is populated o...
Review: THE GOOD ENOUGH MUMS CLUB, Birmingham Hippodrome
Society places a huge amount of pressure on mothers to be perfect, so it's a joy to see this new musical that reassures mums that their best is good enough. With a book and lyrics by Emily Beecher, who developed the show after her own diagnosis of postnatal depression, this production is produced, d...
Review: THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN, Salisbury Playhouse
All aboard for a new rendering of The Girl on the Train at Salisbury Playhouse, with clever background projection to lift a journey that doesn’t quite make its connection....
Review: 2:22 A GHOST STORY, Theatre Royal Brighton
2:22 A Ghost Story has made a bit of a mark for itself in its regularly rotating cast – often well-established actors known more widely for their off-stage work. As the show sweeps into its Brighton leg of the tour, the cast du jour boasts Joe Absolom, Charlene Boyd, Nathaniel Curtis and Louisa Ly...
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Saturday Comedy Club London | Covent Garden, June 2026 Comedy Carnival Covent Garden (6/06-6/06) |
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We are Wirral - Family Music Festival at Birkenhead Park We are Wirral (7/18-7/19) |
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It Comes in Waves Maldon Town Hall (7/07-7/07) |
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Disney''s Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert - Film with Live Orchestra Symphony Hall (12/08-12/08) |
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TENSIDE x AURORAWAVE at The Underworld - London The Underworld (10/07-10/07) |
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G4 Christmas 2026 - Stockport Town Hall Stockport Town Hall (11/13-11/13) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! Leeds Grand Theatre (5/09-5/09) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! Hazlitt Theatre (4/07-4/07) |
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The Scarlet Pimpernel - Cygnet Theatre Exeter - period theatre drama The Cygnet Theatre (6/19-6/19) |
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ALLEGAEON x GOROD at O2 Institute 3 - Birmingham O2 Institute Birmingham (9/11-9/11) |
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