BWW Review: EDRED, THE VAMPYRE, The Old Red Lion Theatre
Edred, The Vampyre is a lot of fun with its fair quotient of chills thrown in and a fine example of how to stage horror, a tricky genre for theatres.
UK Regional Theater Reviews
The latest reviews and critic recommendations from UK Regional.
BWW Review: A MUSEUM IN BAGHDAD, Swan Theatre, Stratford upon Avon
Hannah Khalil's new play grapples with some big issues for over two hours, but the biggest issue of all for any play - the drama between the characters - is absent for much of that time.
BWW Review: FRIENDSICAL, Nuffield Southampton Theatres
This year, the ever-popular sitcom Friends turns 25 years old; and what better way to celebrate than by seeing it memorialised on stage in musical form?
BWW Review: THE ENTERTAINER, Theatre Royal Brighton
Roll up, roll up, it's a revival of John Osbourne's The Entertainer.
BWW Review: FLEDGLINGS, Nuffield Southampton Theatres
Change can be tricky - not least when you're a teenage girl going through puberty, loss, and friendship trouble.
BWW Review: OUT OF SORTS, Theatre503
Danusia Samal's award-winning play packs plenty of issues, perhaps too many, into its drama but says important things about the way young Muslim women are expected to behave, as they navigate the first generation immigrant experience.
BWW Review: ASSASSINS, Watermill Theatre
Assassins is never less than engaging and interesting, for all its structural flaws.
BWW Review: SH*T-FACED SHAKESPEARE: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, Nuffield Southampton Theatres
William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream doesn't really need an introduction.
BWW Review: EXTRAORDINARY WALL (OF SILENCE), Bristol Old Vic
1880 was something of a watershed moment in the history of the Deaf community.
BWW Review: MAME, Hope Mill Theatre
Hope Mill Theatre is known for its excellent musical theatre revivals, and the current production of MAME is no exception.
BWW Review: FRIENDSICAL, Worthing Pavilion Theatre
It's been 25 years since a certain coffee shop-loving troupe appeared on our TV screens.
BWW Review: THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND, Crucible, Sheffield
This adaptation of Giles Foden's novel takes us into the heart of Idi Amin's regime
BWW Review: ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS, Nuffield Southampton Theatres
If any show proves that physical comedy is timeless, it's One Man, Two Guvnors, which brings a subversive 18th-century Italian comedy onto the 21st-century stage, and then promptly pushes it down the stairs to uproarious laughter.
BWW Review: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, Nelson Mandela Primary School and RSC Swan Theatre
This Merchant of Venice is aimed at schoolchildren and it's a fantastic experience for them.
BWW Review: AMELIE THE MUSICAL, Nuffield Southampton Theatres
Almost twenty years after she charmed hearts on the big screen, Amélie is taking to the stage in a bid to change lives and spread joy in the smallest of ways, with the biggest of hearts.
BWW Review: MACBETH, Royal Exchange Theatre
It's a story of love, war and one of the greatest tragedies ever told.
BWW Review: ANDY PARSONS: HEALING THE NATION, Nuffield Southampton Theatres
At a time of confusion, uncertainty and political chaos, never has there been more to talk about; and never has our country needed more reason for light relief and laughter.
BWW Review: KING JOHN, Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
King John's themes are horribly present in today's febrile political climate making it exactly the right time to revive one on Shakespeare's less performed plays.
BWW Review: A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE, York Theatre Royal
Arthur Miller's modern classic A View from the Bridge is faithfully revived in this co-production between York Theatre Royal and Royal & Derngate, Northampton.
BWW Review: ONCE UPON A TIME, Tobacco Factory Theatres
Once upon a time there lived two storytelling brothers, their younger sister and a very silly story.
BWW Review: THE WOMAN IN BLACK, Nuffield Southampton Theatres
There are possibly no four words more chilling to the avid theatre-goer than The Woman in Black.
BWW Review: BIANCA DEL RIO: IT'S JESTER JOKE, Wembley Arena
Accurately reviewing Bianca del Rio's It's Jester Joke tour is perhaps one of the most challenging reports I've ever had to write.
BWW Review: REASONS TO STAY ALIVE, Crucible Studio, Sheffield
Starkly beautiful scenery and strong performances drive this Sheffield Theatres and English Touring Theatre adaptation of Matt Haig's popular memoir.
BWW Review: TWO TRAINS RUNNING, Nuffield Southampton Theatres
It's Pittsburg, 1969, and the city's Hill District is far from the vibrant, bustling, jazz-soaked African-American neighbourhood it was in its prime.
BWW Review: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE* (*SORT OF), Bristol Old Vic
It is a truth, universally acknowledged, that if you produce Jane Austen, especially in the South-West, then it is to be as authentic, as earnest and as close to traditional BBC magnificence as possible.
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GETTING REKT (The Evening Star) The Union Theatre (9/21-9/24) |
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Bright Places New Wolsey Theatre (10/20-10/20) |
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Blue | Glas Theatr Clwyd (10/06-10/07) |
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We'll Always Have Paris The White Bear (9/15-10/03) |
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Reuben Solo - Someone In This Crowd Will Betray Me The Limelight 2 (9/04-9/04) |
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The Go-Between Stamford Arts Centre (9/12-9/12) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! The Castle Theatre (5/28-5/28) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! Shrewsbury Theatre Severn (4/23-4/23) |
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The Go-Between Sheringham Little Theatre (9/14-9/14) |
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Bring Your Own Baby The Royal Albert Hall (12/01-12/18) |