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.
UK Regional Theater Reviews
The latest reviews and critic recommendations from UK Regional.
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.
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.
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.
BWW Review: THE STRANGE DEATH OF JOHN DOE, Hampstead Theatre
A timely and important new play that blends movement, comedy and pathos into a compelling mix that says much about how we value life in 2018.
BWW Review: CRAZY FOR YOU, Theatre Royal Brighton
George and Ira Gershwin have written some of the most memorable songs of the 20th century.
BWW Review: BIRDSONG, Theatre Royal, Glasgow
As the centenary of the armistice of the First World War approaches, there is no better time for Sebastian Faulks's Birdsong to be revived once again in its staged adaptation by Rachel Wagstaff.
BWW Review: BREAK OF NOON, Finborough Theatre
A revival of a work by the revered French playwright, Paul Claudel, that probably doesn't say enough, but does so at enormous length.
BWW Review: THE STRING QUARTET'S GUIDE TO SEX AND ANXIETY, Theatre Royal Brighton
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GETTING REKT (The Evening Star) The Union Theatre (9/21-9/24) |
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Jack the Ripper: Theatre show Kingskerswell Kingskerswell Village hall (11/14-11/14) |
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Jasdeep Singh Degun x Claudio Monteverdi: Orpheus Barbican (4/22-4/22) |
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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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How Far Away Are They? An evening with the cast of Phoenix Nights Victoria Theatre Halifax (10/02-10/02) |
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Disney Princess - The Concert Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry (3/12-3/12) |
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Paul Merton and Suki Webster''s Improv Show Epic Studios (9/27-9/27) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! The Brindley Theatre (3/03-3/03) |
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Magic at the Gatehouse Upstairs at the Gatehouse (10/12-10/12) |
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Switzerland Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds (10/09-10/24) |