UK REGIONAL THEATER REVIEWS

Not for the faint-hearted, 'Slap' thrusts you into the shimmering world of Dominique, a trans hooker on the brink of a breakdown. With her cute, chavvy, but oh so high boyfriend locked in the toilet and her current client banging down her door, so to speak, the night can only get wilder – and t...

Gary Naylor sees a gruelling production of Medea that updates its story to the present day but loses its sense of direction just when it needs it most....

Gary Naylor sees a play that may not fully realise all its characters, but raises interesting questions and provides a shocking denouement....

For thirty years now, Kneehigh have been creating original, innovative pieces of theatre. Over this time, they have grown to an international scale and have built a solid reputation for quality which any theatre company would be envious of. Earlier this year saw Daphne Du Maurier's Rebecca being giv...

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Gary Naylor sees a comedy set in the unlikely environment of Central Baghdad, as the war of 2003 gets underway and Saddam begins his long journey to his awful demise....

Priscilla Queen of the Desert has had massive success all over the world since it opened in Sydney, Australia in 2006 - no more so than in this country where the show enjoyed a two-year run in London and is currently on its second UK tour. From place to place and on each outing, there always seems t...

Gary Naylor sees a fine, if not quite perfect, stage adaptation of the famous 1973 film in a truly extraordinary location....

Gary Naylor sees a revival of an old show that remains bang up to date due to its wonderful tunes and spectacular lyrics....

Gary Naylor sees a play that asks many more questions than it answers but leaves those without a stake in church's battles wishing that there were a few more hymns....

The Olivier Award-winning production of King Charles III is currently touring the UK off the back of its prior success at the Almeida Theatre and the West End in 2014. There are also imminent measures in place to take the show to Broadway, with previews starting next month at the Music Box Theatre. ...

It's 1963 at Dame Dorothea Dosserdale School of Girls where Crush, the most recent brainchild of renowned writer Maureen Chadwick, is set. An exaggerated and very twee, stiff upper-lipped version of St Trinians, the students desperately want to save their school from the grasps of new Headmistress M...

Royal and Derngate's 2015 Made in Northampton Season continues with the world premiere of a new adaptation of Aldous Huxley's modern classic novel BRAVE NEW WORLD....

Gary Naylor sees a production that, when good, is very good indeed, but doesn't get everything exactly spot on....

Gary Naylor sees a unapologetically entertaining comedy set in a Derby household as the 1950s were turning into the 1960s starring the family from hell!...

Multi-Tony Award winner 'Thoroughly Modern Millie' has hit London this summer at The Landor Theatre and it is certainly not one to miss!  ...

Gary Naylor sees a strange, eerie interpretation of Madama Butterfly sung with tremendous passion and skill in a thrillingly intimate setting....

Gary Naylor sees an imaginative and spectacular staging of Henry V which makes good use of its location but needs to get the acoustics exactly right....

Gary Naylor sees a jukebox musical that's short on plot but long on nostalgia and the catchy tunes of the Madness songbook, as popular today as ever they were 35 years ago....

Gary Naylor sees a tricksy, but ultimately very satisfying, adaptation of Anthony Trollope's novel, Lady Anna at the beautifully appointed Park Theatre....

Gary Naylor sees another splendid scaled-down opera that hits the heights while keeping its feet firmly on the ground....

Gary Naylor sees an ambitious, timely revival of a musical that crackles with life, full of great singing and splendid dancing, if a touch demanding at 100 minutes all-through!...

Adapted from the 1991 film, Dogfight premiered Off-Broadway in 2012 and riding off the back of its short run, won two awards including 'Outstanding Musical' the following year. The European debut featured at the Southwark Playhouse last year and has enjoyed several regional productions since. The mu...

As part of the recently established Birmingham Fest (a performing arts festival celebrating the city's arts scene), Taking Chances presents the debut performance of The Morning After at the Blue Orange Theatre this week. The play is a situational comedy starring three young actors. Sam wakes up the ...

Slung Low and Sheffield Theatres collaborate on this open-air extravaganza updating Arthurian Legends for today....