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BWW Review: TAMBURLAINE, Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
Christopher Marlowe's tale of relentless, ruthless ambition has a Game of Thrones vibe and a distressingly familiar topicality...
BWW Review: THE MEETING, Chichester Festival Theatre
Charlotte Jones's new play for nearly a decade, The Meeting, is an emotional twister that evokes concerns about female empowerment, treatment of those who are different, and the limitations of religious teachings....
BWW Review: THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA, Arcola Theatre
A demanding, but rewarding, production of Britten's opera about ancient Rome, with plenty of lessons for today....
BWW Review: THE WHITE ROSE - THE STORY OF SOPHIE SCHOLL, Brockley Jack Studio Theatre
The tragic story of a student resistance group in wartime Munich told with skill and commitment by a talented cast....
BWW Review: SONGS FROM THE SEVEN HILLS, Crucible, Sheffield
The annual show from Sheffield People's Theatre is a crowd-pleasing musical about the importance of community and the idea of 'home'....
BWW Review: HAIRSPRAY, Grand Opera House York
Ever since John Waters introduced us to Tracy Turnblad and co in his cult 1988 film, audiences have come to expect big voices, big dance numbers and even bigger hair. Luckily, the 2017/18 touring production of Hairspray delivers in a production that is colourful, energetic and full of soul....
BWW Review: BIRDSONG, Bristol Old Vic
Birdsong, based on the book by Sebastian Faulks, is a brutal and beautiful observation of war and remembrance, with this new revival touring in time for the Armistice centenary this November....
BWW Review: SS MENDI: DANCING THE DEATH DRILL, Nuffield Southampton Theatres
Premiering at Nuffield Southampton Theatres' City venue, SS Mendi: Dancing the Death Drill resurrects those lost at sea in a little-known wartime tragedy through a cultural feast of powerful theatre, music and song....
BWW Review: SIRENS OF THE SILVER SCREEN, Tabard Theatre
A show about Judy, Audrey and Marilyn including songs by the gifted Beth Burrows - but does it tell us anything new?...
BWW Review: LOVE AND INFORMATION, Crucible Studio, Sheffield
Big themes play out through dozens of small scenes in this effervescent production of Caryl Churchill's play....
BWW Review: FOR KING AND COUNTRY, Southwark Playhouse
Courtroom drama set on the Western Front that doesn't convince in its script and staging but still presses the emotional buttons....
BWW Review: KING THE MUSICAL IN CONCERT, Hackney Empire
A diverse cast; a score packed with many musical genres, including rap; and a sung-through treatment of an important period of American history...
No, it's not Hamilton, but a superb concert presentation of the late Martin Smith's King The Musical by Hackney Empire and London Musical Theatre Orc...
BWW Review: LA FILLE MAL GARDEE, Bristol Hippodrome
Balancing Ashton's charming choreography with bright characterisation and breezy ballon, Birmingham Royal Ballet are absolutely beaming in this most charming of ballets....
BWW Review: MY BEAUTIFUL CIRCUS, Chiswick House and Gardens
My Beautiful Circus brings a traditional entertainment to the village green but delivers it with 21st century savvy and morals....
BWW Review: QUARTER LIFE CRISIS, Nuffield Southampton Theatres
'Siri, when do I become an adult?' Alicia asks. She is, we are told, a 'hot mess'; a typical twentysomething, a classic millennial, caught somewhere between her days as a student and 'real life'....
BWW Review: AS YOU LIKE IT, Shakespeare in the Squares
As You Like It - wit, wisdom and flaws - done in the squares of London on beautiful summer evenings, What's not to like?...
BWW Review: LOVE FROM A STRANGER, Theatre Royal, Glasgow
Whilst the 1930s may be almost a century behind us, the suspense that this aged text brings rivals that of any psychological thriller on the silver screen these days....
BWW Review: MISANTHROPE, Camden People's Theatre
Moliere's masterpiece is given a 'fake news' update, but the narrative thrust gets lost in an avalanche of words....
BWW Review: THE LITTLE PONY, Cervantes Theatre
Based on a true story, The Little Pony examines how two parents react to their child who clings to his pink backpack as the bullying, physical and psychological, piles up....
BWW Review: LEGALLY BLONDE, Theatre Royal Brighton
'Omigod You Guys!', Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin's 2007 musical adaption of the hit 2001 comedy film starring Reese Witherspoon is in Brighton as part of its second UK tour since the West End production closed in 2012....
BWW Review: THE SEAGULL, Lion and Unicorn Theatre
A curious tone in this bold adaptation that doesn't get everything right, but it's Chekhov, so there's more than enough to enjoy!...
BWW Review: THREE SISTERS, Tobacco Factory Theatres
RashDash's Three Sisters, after Chekhov is thrillingly irreverent: to rules, to theatrical form, and even to reviews, but it's their irreverence that's so deserving of reverence....
BWW Review: OKLAHOMA!, West Horsley Place
Oh, what a beautiful evening in West Horsley! Grange Park Opera open their 2018 summer festival season with Rogers and Hammerstein's vintage musical (the first of its kind in 1943), set in the farming heartlands of America....
BWW Review: THE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, Arcola Theatre
The Daughter-in-Law bristles with working class reality buoyed by dialect and accent rooted in the Nottinghamshire pits - but the characters never emerge from that backdrop and the play leaves one with an unsatisfying sense of disbelief....
BWW Review: SANCHO - AN ACT OF REMEMBRANCE, Wilton's Music Hall
Paterson Joseph's homage to a forgotten person, indeed, a forgotten people, has its moments but ultimately falls short of the drama required for it to really fly....
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