BWW Review: I SEE YOU, Royal Court Theatre, March 5 2016
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UK Regional Theater Reviews
The latest reviews and critic recommendations from UK Regional.
BWW Review: IPHIGENIE EN TAURIDE, Hackney Empire, March 5 2016
Gary Naylor sees a simply staged but powerful production of Gluck's 18th century opera about the sister and brother reunited far from home who seize the opportunity to fulfil their destinies.
BWW Review: MERIT, Finborough Theatre, March 04 2016
In this time of austerity, Alexandra Wood offers up a neat two-hander about the effects of both wealth and poverty on morality, questioning what merits real action.
BWW Review: TRANSPORTS, Pleasance Theatre, March 1 2016
Gary Naylor sees a play based on the true story of a girl who fled the Nazi Holocaust on the Kindertransport that has much to say about that and about people more generally.
BWW Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, February 29 2016
Gary Naylor sees a production of a Shakespearean classic that starts unconventionally and spins off into mayhem!
BWW Review: THE 39 STEPS, Birmingham Rep Theatre, February 29 2016
The fifth longest-running play in the West End, The 39 Steps is currently being performed country-wide as part of its tenth anniversary tour.
BWW Review: DON QUIXOTE, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon
This season, the Royal Shakespeare Company celebrates not only the 400th anniversary of the death of their namesake, but also that of Miguel de Cervantes, with a brand new adaptation of Don Quixote.
BWW Review: THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE, Brockley Jack Studio Theatre, February 25 2016
Gary Naylor sees a 20th century classic that makes plenty of demands on its audience but rewards it with a rich mix of politics, stylistic innovation and insight into human nature.
BWW Review: MISS JULIE, Etcetra Theatre, February 24 2016
Gary Naylor sees a fine production of the Swedish classic about class, sex and social norms that retains its relevance over a century since Strindberg wrote it.
BWW Review: END OF THE RAINBOW, Belgrade Theatre Coventry, February 23 2016
Film and stage biopics surrounding the life of a celebrity hold particular intrigue for many people.
BWW Reviews: THE PATRIOTIC TRAITOR, Park Theatre, February 24 2015
The Patriotic Traitor is the story of close friends, Charels de Gaulle and Philippe Petain, who despite sharing a love of France, wind up on opposing sides during World War II.
BWW Review: Alan Bennett's SINGLE SPIES, Birmingham Rep
Following the Birmingham Repertory Theatre Company's successful collaboration with Chichester Festival Theatre in 2015, producing The King's Speech, the two companies have worked together once more to present Alan Bennett's award-winning double-bill.
BWW Review: A STEADY RAIN, Arcola Theatre, February 17 2016
Gary Naylor sees a play that has a curious structure but too flimsy and over-familiar a plot to carry a production that boils down to two men talking.
BWW Review: JANIS JOPLIN - FULL TILT, Theatre Royal Stratford East, February 16 2016
Gary Naylor sees a fine performance in a concert / play that shines a light on a somewhat neglected but important figure in the 1960s counterculture.
BWW Review: IMPOSSIBLE, New Alexandra Theatre Birmingham, February 16 2016
Fresh from its hugely successful run in the West End, Impossible is a brand new stage spectacle featuring six of the best magicians and illusionists that this country has to offer.
BWW Review: ORPHANS, Southwark Playhouse, February 12 2016
Gary Naylor sees a fine black comedy that has lots to say 33 years on from its premiere and showcases three tours-de-force from the three actors
BWW Review: WAITING FOR GODOT, The Crucible, Sheffield, 8 Feb 2016
Sheffield Theatres' associate director Charlotte Gwinner returns to directing duties at the Crucible with Waiting For Godot.
BWW Review: MATTHEW BOURNE'S SLEEPING BEAUTY, Birmingham Hippodrome
Completing his trio of Tchaikovsky's great ballets, Sir Matthew Bourne has turned his choreographic hand to Sleeping Beauty, with the added surtitle 'a gothic romance.
BWW Review: DRESS REHEARSAL, Old Sorting Office Arts Centre, February 11 2016
Gary Naylor sees some magnificent singing and dodgy acting in something best described as a 'Jukebox Opera'.
BWW Review: CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, Theatr Clwyd, Feb 10 2016
Tamara Harvey begins her tenure as artistic director of Theatr Clwyd with Robert Hastie's delightful and thought-provoking production of Tennessee Williams's Southern plantation melodrama, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
BWW Review: ROAD SHOW, Union Theatre, February 10 2016
Gary Naylor sees an ill-focused but nevertheless rewarding Sondheim musical about two brothers who each succeed and fail in their own ways.
BWW Review: AMERICAN IDIOT, Old Joint Stock Birmingham, February 10 2016
Prior to a UK tour beginning next month, the Old Joint Stock Musical Theatre Company are currently presenting American Idiot at their resident home in Birmingham.
BWW Review: PRIVATE LIVES, New Alexandra Birmingham
One of Noel Coward's most enduring comedies, Private Lives follows the improbable tale of divorced couple Elyot and Amanda, both now re-married to Sybil and Victor respectively, who manage to honeymoon at the same hotel in the South of France, at the same time, and in adjacent rooms.
BWW Review: HAMLET PECKHAM, CLF Theatre Bussey Building, February 8 2016
Gary Naylor sees a Hamlet (well, three Hamlets) in Peckham that tells its tale with great clarity and no little wit.
BWW review: A RAISIN IN THE SUN, Crucible Studio, Sheffield, Feb 1 2016
The Sheffield Theatres/Eclipse Theatres production shows that Lorraine Hansberry's classic play is as fresh today as when it was first written.
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Sound Strokes: A Harmonious Blend of Chinese and Scottish Music Camden People's Theatre (9/05-9/06) |
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Michael Starring Ben: The Magic Of Michael Jackson Victoria Theatre Halifax (11/21-11/21) |
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First Five: Jamelia Donaldson First Five: Jamelia Donaldson (10/03-10/03) |
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The Scarlet Pimpernel - Stokenham/ Kingsbridge - theatre period drama Stokenham Village Hall (7/11-10/11) |
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An Anatomy of Melancholy Barbican (9/16-9/20) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! Floral Pavilion Theatre (5/21-5/21) |
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Car Park Shutter Roller Shutter Installers (6/10-6/10) |
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Paul Merton & Suki Webster''s Improv Show Harrogate Theatre (10/02-10/02) |
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The Wasp Greenwich Theatre (9/04-9/12) |