Review: WHITE CHRISTMAS, Liverpool Empire Theatre
While last week's snow may have melted away, there will still be a White Christmas in Liverpool thanks to the touring production of Irving Berlin's beloved Holiday classic.
UK Regional Theater Reviews
The latest reviews and critic recommendations from UK Regional.
Review: THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE, The Lowry
Just over a year after the opening of its West End run at the Duke of York’s Theatre, the critically acclaimed production remains a singularly thrilling piece of storytelling.
Review: TALKING HANDS, Streaming
Actions can speak louder than words - a proverb that's especially relevant with the new release of Deafinitely Theatre's final two films of its Talking Hands series.
Review: MOTHER GOOSE, Theatre Royal Brighton
As a self-professed panto enthusiast, Mother Goose has never been a favourite of mine.
Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL, Reading Rep Theatre
This small-scale production chimes with the spirit of Christmas in the Cratchit house by making the most of everything it has to create plenty of good cheer.
Review: GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS, New Wolsey Theatre
Goldilocks and the Three Bears is one of the lesser known titles in the pantomime collection, but it has seemed to find a recent resurgence; and the New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich and Director Peter Rowe are known to enjoy dusting off the less-obvious names and giving it a rock’n’roll twist.
Review: TOP HAT, The Mill at Sonning
West of London, the Mill at Sonning is hugged on either side by the Thames and neighbours George Clooney’s 17th century mansion.
Review: NATIVITY! THE MUSICAL, Birmingham Rep
Since it was released in 2009, the warm-hearted movie comedy Nativity! has been on many families' essential Christmas viewing lists.
Review: STRICTLY BALLROOM THE MUSICAL, Birmingham Hippodrome
The cast and creatives attached to this production of Strictly Ballroom the Musical are enough to make any Strictly Come Dancing fan salivate.
Review: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, Edinburgh Playhouse
Way, way back, what back feels like, many centuries ago, an all-singing, all-dancing revival of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, directed by Laurence Connor, opened at the London Palladium in the summer of 2019.
Review: THE FAMOUS FIVE: A NEW MUSICAL, Chichester Festival Theatre
A show full of good songs, fine singing and engaging characters doesn't quite live up to the sum of its parts
Review: DIDO AND AENEAS, Theatre Royal Bath
It's a double first at Theatre Royal Bath with Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas.
Review: GOOD LUCK, STUDIO, Salisbury Playhouse
Mischief's new catastrophe comedy, Good Luck, Studio, goes very wrong - but perhaps not in the way the Mischief team intended.
Review: KINKY BOOTS, Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch
If the show lacks a little in power having been pared back, many more people will have a chance to enjoy a super show
Review: JEKYLL & HYDE, Reading Rep Theatre
Audrey Brisson is a quirky intrigue at 4’10”.
Review: O, ISLAND!, The Other Place, Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Nina Segal's new play is hamstrung by an old set up.
Review: DREAMGIRLS, King's Theatre, Glasgow
What did our critic think of DREAMGIRLS at King's Theatre, Glasgow?
Review: TRIO, New Wolsey Theatre
At its core, Trio’s biggest wound is a self-inflicted one.
Review: THE WELLSPRING. Salisbury Playhouse
The Wellspring is a new father and son two-hander by award-winning playwright Barney Norris (Visitors, Eventide, Nightfall) and novelist (Five Rivers Met on a Wooded Plain, Undercurrent); and his father - pianist, composer and broadcaster David Owen Norris.
Review: GODS OF THE GAME, Grange Park Opera
Football opera land perfectly between the Women's Euros and the Men's World Cup finding plenty of common ground to delight fans of both art forms
Review: SPIKE, Salisbury Playhouse
In a fabulously fast-paced and funny tribute to Spike Milligan, writers Ian Hislop and Nick Newman affectionately convey how the extraordinary Anglo-Irishman creates The Goon Show.
Review: RAMBERT DANCE IN PEAKY BLINDERS: THE REDEMPTION OF THOMAS SHELBY, Birmingham Hippodrome
The sinister chords of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' 'Red Right Hand' ring out as Tommy Shelby stands, flanked by family members, with the light glinting from the razor blade sewn into his wool tweed cap.
Review: WHEN DARKNESS FALLS, Salisbury Playhouse
A debate about folklore versus fact, and whether history is just 'a collection of lies we've decided upon'.
Review: SUGAR BABY, Alphabetti Theatre
Sugar Baby made its debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2017.
Review: THE NARCISSIST, Chichester Festival Theatre
Christopher Shinn's play brims with interesting politics but is too often bogged down in overly-familiar personal issues
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Jack the Ripper theatre show - Torquay Royal Lyceum Theatre Torquay Royal Lyceum Theatre (12/12-12/12) |
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Halifax Choral Society: Carols and Brass Victoria Theatre Halifax (11/29-11/29) |
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How to Train Your Dragon 2 in Concert (PG) The Royal Albert Hall (12/28-12/28) |
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Maestro of the Movies: A Tribute to John Williams with the London Symphony Orchestra The Royal Albert Hall (10/31-10/31) |
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Alex McAleer - Mind Reader The Brewhouse Arts Centre (11/11-11/11) |
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The Ultimate Bubble Show Jacksons Lane (12/22-12/28) |
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Kidney Pie Barons Court Theatre (11/03-11/05) |
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Jack the Ripper: Theatre show Kingskerswell Kingskerswell Village hall (11/14-11/14) |
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Negativist Studio 3 (1/28-1/30) |
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Compagnie La Tempête: Obsession Barbican (3/03-3/03) |
