Review: INTO THE WOODS, Theatre Royal Bath
A terrifically trippy child's world on speed in a Victorian toy theatre within a theatre, conjured up by inventive 81-year-old Gilliam, and his co-director and choreographer, Leah Hausman.
UK Regional Theater Reviews
The latest reviews and critic recommendations from UK Regional.
Review: ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL, Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Not an easy play to watch, but a fascinating analysis of some of humanity's darker corners
Review: PHAEDRA/MINOTAUR, Theatre Royal Bath
They say good things come in small packages.
Review: IDENTICAL, Nottingham Playhouse
From Erich Kastner's classic 1949 novel, to the 1961 movie starring Hayley Mills and the 1998 remake featuring Lindsay Lohan, The Parent Trap has been delighting families for generations.
Review: BUGSY MALONE, Birmingham Repertory Theatre
It's Prohibition-era New York, but not as you know it.
Review: BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL, Leicester Curve
Six years after it closed in the West End, the first new staging of Billy Elliot The Musical has opened at the Leicester Curve, made possible by liaison with the original filmmakers.
Review: ESTELLA, Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells
Charles Dickens' novels are filled to the brim with characters who capture different elements of the human condition - evil and good and, crucially, plenty in-between.
BWW Review: LES MISERABLES, Bristol Hippodrome
It’s tough to keep a musical juggernaut like Les Misérables going.
Review: BUGSY MALONE, Theatre Royal Bath
A delightfully entertaining performance full of energy and talented young stars.
Review: RICHARD III, Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Gregory Doran brings the RSC's decade long History cycle to its conclusion with a worthy, if wordy, Richard III
BWW Review: THE SOUTHBURY CHILD, Chichester Festival Theatre
Funny, frightening and thought-provoking, The Southbury Child cannot quite keep all its plates spinning, but is bold in its ambition and execution
Review: PLAYBOY OF THE WEST INDIES, Birmingham Rep
It's been over a century since John Millington Synge's Irish play The Playboy of the Western World was first performed, and almost 40 years since Mustapha Matura transported the story to Trinidad in the original version of Playboy of the West Indies.
BWW Review: SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, Birmingham Hippodrome
Often cited as one of the best movie musicals ever made, the 1952 romantic comedy Singin’ In The Rain, starring Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds, has a special place in many people's hearts.
BWW Review: NOISES OFF, Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Forty years on from its debut at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre in London in 1982, Michael Fryan’s farce-within-a-farce, Noises Off, returns to Pitlochry Festival Theatre as part of their 2022 summer season.
BWW Review: SUNSHINE ON LEITH, PITLOCHRY FESTIVAL THEATRE
The sun is certainly shining on Perthshire, as Pitlochry Festival Theatres celebrates the opening of its recently renovated building.
BWW Review: GAMBLE, Northern Stage
Gamble is a show about gambling addiction.
BWW Review: WAITRESS, Birmingham Hippodrome
If there's such a thing as the perfect recipe for a musical, then Waitress has surely found it.
BWW Review: JUNIPER AND JULES, Soho Theatre
It must have been said at some point in history that the course of lesbian love never did run smooth.
BWW Review: MAMMA MIA!, Birmingham Hippodrome
There aren't many places in the UK where you can experience the charms and sunshine of a Greek island, but the Mamma Mia! tour is one of them.
BWW Review: JERSEY BOYS, King's Theatre, Glasgow
Oh, what a night! The UK tour of Jersey Boys, the story of Frankie Balli & The Four Seasons returns to Glasgow.
BWW Review: HENRY VI: REBELLION and WARS OF THE ROSES, Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Arthur Hughes is in showstealing form as the Duke of Gloucester, soon Richard III, as Henry VI loses his wife, his kingdom and his life.
BWW Review: THE TAXIDERMIST'S DAUGHTER, Chichester Festival Theatre
Chichester Festival Theatre welcomes their 60th Anniversary season with The Taxidermist’s Daughter, a gothic tale of revenge set across the Sussex marshes in 1912.
BWW Review: MAGIC GOES WRONG, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Mischief Theatre has brought their characteristic “Goes Wrong” spin to several shows on our stages and screens.
BWW Review: HAIRSPRAY, King's Theatre, Glasgow
Hairspray has returned to Glasgow at the nicest “Kings” in town! The show follows the antics of aspiring teen dancer, Tracy Turner, and her dreams of dancing on TV and ending segregation in her 1960s Baltimore community.
BWW Review: BEAUTIFUL - THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL, Leicester Curve
At one point in Beautiful - The Carole King Musical, Carole declines a request to sing with a band, because she can't imagine anyone would want 'to hear a normal person sing'.
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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) |
