BWW Review: THIS LITTLE LIFE OF MINE, Park Theatre
Gary Naylor sees a show that bristles with wit, warmth and wonderful songs and speaks directly to Londoners in 2016.
UK Regional Theater Reviews
The latest reviews and critic recommendations from UK Regional.
BWW Review: LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER, Crucible Studio, Sheffield, 1 October 2016
The English Touring Theatre/Sheffield Theatres adaptation of DH Lawrence's classic is a tender adaptation with an atmospheric soundscape.
BWW Review: ADDING MACHINE: A MUSICAL, Finborough Theatre, 30 September 2016
Gary Naylor sees an award-winning musical that provides few catchy tunes, but revels in a marriage of music and vocals that lays feelings bare and says much about life today.
BWW Review: TOY SOLDIER, Brockley Jack Theatre, 29 September 2016
Gary Naylor sees a play that wears its heart on its sleeve, but suffers as a result of ill-conceived staging and characterisation.
BWW Review: FLOYD COLLINS, Wilton's Music Hall
Gary Naylor sees a remarkable tour-de-force that produces the definitive version of a tricky but utterly compelling piece of musical theatre.
BWW Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, 27 September 2016
The cult musical, Little Shop of Horrors, has long been a favourite amongst cinema and theatre fans alike.
BWW Review: ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER, 23 September 2016
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater tour the UK for the first time in 6 years, presented by the amazing Dance Consortium.
BWW Review: OUT THERE, Union Theatre, 23 September 2016
Gary Naylor sees a musical packed with agreeable songs but short on characterisation, charm and credibility.
BWW Review: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, Bromley Churchill Theatre, 22 September 2016
Gary Naylor sees a fine production that will delight fans old and new of Jane Austen's immortal tale of unmarried daughters and their suitors.
BWW Review: THE GREATER GAME, Southwark Playhouse, 19 September 2016
Gary Naylor sees a fine tribute to the men of Clapton Orient who went into battle for King and Country 100 years ago.
BWW Review: THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE, Lyric Hammersmith, 16 September 2016
Gary Naylor sees a play with plenty of emotional torment on display but a dubious political message that sits ill with its venue.
BWW Review: A LOVELY SUNDAY FOR CREVE COEUR, Print Room at the Coronet, 15 September 2016
Gary Naylor enjoys a Tennessee Williams play full of sharp dialogue, tenderness and the poignant loss of missed opportunities.
BWW Review: SISTER ACT, New Alexandra Theatre, 12 September 2016
Jamie Wilson and the Leicester Curve's new production of Sister Act contains all of the ingredients for a smash-hit musical: a star director, a celebrity lead, a well-known, beloved story based on a popular film, and a plethora of sequins and catchy tunes.
BWW Review: CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG, Birmingham Hippodrome, 7 September 2016
One of the world's most famous cars has flown into the Birmingham Hippodrome this week, in the form of Ian Fleming's spectacular musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
BWW Review: PUNKPLAY, Southwark Playhouse, 10 September 2016
Gary Naylor sees a play that examines suburban alienation in 80's America and the salvation Punk offered - on rollerskates!
BWW Review: THE AMERICAN WIFE, Park Theatre, 9 September 2016
Gary Naylor sees a production that proves that if a script is poor, the play has no chance of success.
BWW Review: THE AWAKENING, Brockley Jack Theatre
Gary Naylor sees an award-winning play from DL Productions that makes its demands on the audience, but provides its rewards too.
BWW Review: ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN, Belgrade Theatre Coventry, 6 September 2016
Writer Bob Eaton had previous success with 2-Tone Musical Three Minute Heroes at the Belgrade Theatre in 2014.
BWW Review: LA BOHÈME, King's Head Theatre, 5 September 2016
Gary Naylor sees another triumphant boutique opera at the genre's spiritual home with all the thrills of operatic voices at close quarters and plenty of laughter and tears too.
BWW Review: HOME CHAT, Finborough Theatre, 1 September 2016
Gary Naylor sees a beautifully delivered comedy of manners performed for the first time in almost 90 years.
BWW Review: GIANNI SCHICCHI / PAGLIACCI, Arcola Theatre, 31 August 2016
Gary Naylor sees two short operas from Irrational Theatre that provide wonderful value for money and a fine introduction to the form.
BWW Review: THE ROUNDABOUT, Park Theatre, 25 August 2016
Gary Naylor sees a revival that invites comparisons between the Britain of the 1930s and 2010s, but runs out of narrative energy and character credibility
BWW Review: CHILDREN OF EDEN, Union Theatre, 16 August 2016
Gary Naylor sees a beautifully staged revival of a 1991 musical that's great on music, but not so good on making God likeable.
BWW Review: THERÈSE RAQUIN, Southwark Playhouse, 15 August 2016
Gary Naylor sees Zola's tale of lust and murder brilliantly staged and performed.
BWW Review: SIMON DAVID: VIRGIN, Hen and Chickens Theatre
Actor-musician Simon David revives his sell-out show, 'Simon David: Virgin' for the Camden Fringe Festival.
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Paradise Found: A Dedication to The Legend Of Meat Loaf Victoria Theatre Halifax (1/15-1/15) |
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LOLA: Live! Upstairs at the Gatehouse (9/19-9/19) |
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Beauty & The Beast Royal & Derngate (12/04-12/28) |
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The War of the Worlds - Live the Concert Experience Waterfront Hall Auditorium (10/06-10/07) |
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An Anatomy of Melancholy Barbican (9/16-9/20) |
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Drag Bingo UK: '80s Edition Venue16 (10/24-10/24) |
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The Signalman The valley of Rocks (7/17-9/04) |
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LOLA: Grief Bacon Pyjama Party Upstairs at the Gatehouse (9/18-9/18) |
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The Musical Medea Upstairs at the Gatehouse (9/30-10/04) |