Brighton Fringe Review: KIDS CAN HECKLE!, Laughing Horse @ The Walrus (Raised Room)
Kids Can Heckle!, hosted by comedian Ollie Horn, has an interesting concept.
UK Regional Theater Reviews
The latest reviews and critic recommendations from UK Regional.
Review: FANNY, Watermill Theatre
With a captivating performance from Charlie Russell leading a fantastic ensemble and a well crafted script by Calum Finlay, this should mark your next visit to the Watermill Theatre in its amazing summer season.
Review: PARTY GAMES!, Theatre Royal Windsor
Written by Michael McManus and directed by Joanna Read, Party Games! is a “comedy-drama” that gives audience members an inside look into the political world of the United Kingdom through the “One Nation” party, which has been created in opposition to the other existing parties.
Review: COMIC CON LIVERPOOL, Exhibition Centre Liverpool
Since hosting their first event at Exhibition Centre Liverpool in 2018, Comic Con Liverpool have delighted fans with one of Europe’s largest pop culture conventions - and this year’s was one of their biggest, best and most brilliant yet.
Review: THE DEEP BLUE SEA, Theatre Royal Bath
Tamsin Greig is a marvel as Hester Collyer in Lindsay Posner's new revival of Terence Rattigan's 1950s classic, The Deep Blue Sea, at Theatre Royal Bath's intimate, 126-seater Ustinov Studio.
Review: THE HOUSE PARTY, Chichester Festival Theatre
Superb performances anchor a hurtling rollercoaster of a play that will live long in the memory of anyone who sees it.
Review: POP UP PUPPET CINEMA, Exhibition Centre Liverpool
At the first Comic Con Liverpool event of 2024, Pop Up Puppet Cinema delighted audiences with performances of two iconic films - Back to the Future and Jaws.
Book Review: A SENSE OF THEATRE: THE UNTOLD STORY OF BRITAIN'S NATIONAL THEATRE, by Richard Pilbrow
In the summer of 1962, Sir Laurence Olivier invited lighting designer Richard Pilbrow to 'sort out the bloody awful lighting' at Chichester Theatre two days before it opened.
Review: WHAT THE BUTLER SAW, Theatre Royal Windsor
Landmark show creaks at the edges, but gets its share of laughs in this highly accomplished touring show
Brighton Fringe Review: WHOA MAMA!, Spiegeltent, Bosco Theatre
The strapline for Stephanie Ware’s WHOA MAMA! had me intrigued – a one woman comedy about a 40-something woman and her choice to remain childfree.
Review: VANITY FAIR, Open Bar Theatre
Pub garden theatre specialist Open Bar Theatre has returned for a spring season with a deft and slightly chaotic version of William Thackeray's Vanity Fair.
Review: TIM RICE: MY LIFE IN MUSICALS, Liverpool Playhouse
Currently on tour across the UK, Tim Rice: My Life In Musicals is two hours of musical theatre bliss that you will never forget.
Review: A CHORUS OF DISAPPROVAL, Salisbury Playhouse
What can be more cheering on a dreary, wet evening than seeing a jolly Alan Ayckbourn comedy?
Review: MACBETH IN CINEMAS, Filmed at Dock X
An intense and well filmed release of an atmospheric production of Macbeth.
Review: BOYS FROM THE BLACKSTUFF, Liverpool's Royal Court
Following its sold out run in 2023, Boys from the Blackstuff has returned to Liverpool’s Royal Court, before the show transfers to the National Theatre in London and Garrick Theatre in the West End.
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.
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.
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The Amy Winehouse Band: Back To Black 20th Anniversary Tour Victoria Theatre Halifax (10/24-10/24) |
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KATHARINE Chester Cathedral (11/10-11/14) |
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Steeleye Span Victoria Theatre Halifax (10/19-10/19) |
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Long After the Labyrinth Upstairs at the Gatehouse (10/21-11/08) |
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Dear Gregor by ON & No News by Silent Shout Jacksons Lane (10/24-10/24) |
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KATHARINE Peterborough Cathedral (1/21-1/23) |
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The Investment of a Lifetime Drayton Arms Theatre (11/10-11/14) |
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Alex McAleer - Mind Reader The Nest (11/12-11/12) |
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Car Park Shutter Roller Shutter Installers (6/10-6/10) |
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Two Halves of Guinness Reading Rep Theatre (10/29-10/31) |
