Review: SILENCE, Birmingham Rep
“Old friends in the morning, then wanting us dead in the afternoon”, says one of the men in Silence, repeating the line over and over.
UK Regional Theater Reviews
The latest reviews and critic recommendations from UK Regional.
Review: CALENDAR GIRLS, The Mill at Sonning
Unlike Firth’s decision to stretch out the film’s first half for the musical, confusingly ending it on the long-awaited calendar photoshoot, his play adaptation allows the audience to see the impact the calendar has on the outside world and the women’s personal lives.
Review: LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST, Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Spring brings renewed energy into the year.
Review: DIVERSITY: SUPERNOVA, De Montfort Hall, Leicester
It's hard to imagine what more an audience could possibly want from a dance show than what Diversity provide in their current tour Supernova.
Review: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, Watermill Theatre
Much Ado About Nothing is a quintessential Shakespeare farce: mistaken identities, intertwining romances, betrayals and deception all wrapped up with a neat little bow by the end.
Book Review: THE ACTOR AND THE SPACE, Declan Donnellan
His first publication went viral (once again, in a way) when Mr Jeremy Strong of Succession fame featured it in his GQ interview about his essentials, saying he swears by it.
Review: THE PROMISE, Birmingham Rep
New play The Promise, which has its world premiere at Birmingham Rep this week, looks at the intersectionality of dementia and deafness through the experiences of one family, and highlights the urgent need for more understanding and care options.
Review: THE 39 STEPS, Richmond Theatre
Mix a classic spy novel with the genius of Alfred Hitchcock, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps.
Book Review: 100 THEATRES: PORTRAITS OF THE PLAYHOUSE
The book showcases a variety of venues worldwide, from ancient to modern, from the smallest travelling theatre in Rome to one of the largest in New York.
Review: CLUEDO 2, Theatre Royal Brighton
Written by BAFTA Award winners Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran, this play can be viewed as a standalone.
Review: A SONG FOR ELLA GREY, Liverpool Playhouse Theatre
Pilot Theatre, the company behind the critically acclaimed Noughts & Crosses, return with their latest production, A Song For Ella Grey, which is a unique and engaging retelling of the ancient Orpheus Myth.
Review: RICHARD, MY RICHARD, Shakespeare North Playhouse
One of the best plays you will see this year, Richard, My Richard is an outstanding first production from Philipa Gregory.
Review: BEN & IMO, Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
Written by Mark Ravenhill and directed by Erica Whyman, Ben & Imo tells the story of the composition of Benjamin Britten’s (Samuel Barnett) Gloriana with musical assistant Imogen Holst (Victoria Yeates) over a period of nine months in the coast town of Aldeburgh.
Review: A FAMILY BUSINESS, Omnibus Theatre
In a world shadowed by the persistent threat of nuclear war, A Family Business presented by China Plate and Staatstheater Mainz, delivers a poignant and immersive exploration of the human narrative behind the struggle for nuclear disarmament.
Review: DISCO PIGS, Alphabetti Theatre
Enda Walsh’s abrasive, poetic two-hander, Disco Pigs is a bullet-train ride of extremes.
Review: U.ME: THE COMPLETE MUSICAL, BBC Sounds
The Pandemic and its consequences, especially on 20- and 30-somethings, are explored in the BBC's world premiere of U.
Review: DEATHTRAP, The Mill at Sonning
From the man behind Rosemary's Baby and The Stepford Wives, Ira Levin's Deathtrap has scared and intrigued audiences since premiering in 1978.
Review: HAUNTED SCOUSE, Liverpool's Royal Court
Following the success of plays including Yellow Breck Road and Ellen and Rigby, writer Gerry Linford returns to Liverpool’s Royal Court with the heartwarming comedy-drama Haunted Scouse.
Review: HOUDINI'S GREATEST ESCAPE, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
Houdini’s Greatest Escape, put on by New Old Friends in association with Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, tells the story of the great escape artists Harry Houdini and his wife, Bess, as they travel to England with the hopes of being invited to perform at King Edward’s Royal Gala.
Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Eleanor Rhode directs a modern version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, starring Mathew Baynton of Horrible Histories and Ghosts fame as Bottom, the fool who becomes one of several victims of fairy mischief.
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.
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.
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.
Book Review: RUNNING THE ROOM: CONVERSATIONS WITH WOMEN THEATRE DIRECTORS
Running the Room isn’t a bible nor a manifesto.
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GETTING REKT (The Evening Star) The Union Theatre (9/21-9/24) |
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Attention All Shipping: A Celebration of the Shipping Forecast Victoria Theatre Halifax (9/30-9/30) |
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London Community Gospel Choir at Christmas The Royal Albert Hall (12/16-12/16) |
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Perle Noire: Meditations for Joséphine Barbican (10/20-10/20) |
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Steve Steinman''S Fuel Injected MAgic! 50th Anniversary Concert The SSE Arena, Belfast (10/22-10/22) |
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Murder Trial Tonight V - Death in the Family O2 City Hall Newcastle (3/27-3/27) |
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Paul Merton & Suki Webster''s Improv Show MAST Mayflower Studios (9/23-9/23) |
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Michael Starring Ben: The Magic Of Michael Jackson Victoria Theatre Halifax (11/21-11/21) |
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Undertale: The Determination Symphony World Tour Victoria Theatre Halifax (11/13-11/13) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! The Brindley Theatre (3/03-3/03) |