UK Regional Theater Reviews
The latest reviews and critic recommendations from UK Regional.
BWW Reviews: DINNER WITH SADDAM, Menier Chocolate Factory Theatre, September 22 2015
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.
BWW Reviews: PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT, Regent Theatre Stoke, September 21 2015
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.
BWW Reviews: THE STING, Wilton's Music Hall, September 14 2015
Gary Naylor sees a fine, if not quite perfect, stage adaptation of the famous 1973 film in a truly extraordinary location.
BWW Reviews: SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM, Brockley Jack Theatre, September 11 2015
Gary Naylor sees a revival of an old show that remains bang up to date due to its wonderful tunes and spectacular lyrics.
BWW Reviews: THE CHRISTIANS, Gate Theatre, September 9 2015
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.
BWW Reviews: KING CHARLES III, Birmingham Rep, September 9 2015
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.
BWW Reviews: CRUSH, Belgrade Theatre Coventry, September 8 2015
It's 1963 at Dame Dorothea Dosserdale School of Girls where Crush, the most recent brainchild of renowned writer Maureen Chadwick, is set.
BWW Reviews: BRAVE NEW WORLD, Royal and Derngate, September 8 2015
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.
BWW Reviews: PARADE, London Theatre Workshop, September 3 2015
Gary Naylor sees a production that, when good, is very good indeed, but doesn't get everything exactly spot on.
BWW Reviews: HATCHED 'N' DISPATCHED, Park Theatre, September 2 2015
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!
BWW Reviews: THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE, Landor Theatre, August 28 2015
Multi-Tony Award winner 'Thoroughly Modern Millie' has hit London this summer at The Landor Theatre and it is certainly not one to miss!
BWW Reviews: MADAMA BUTTERFLY, Arcola Theatre, August 26 2015
Gary Naylor sees a strange, eerie interpretation of Madama Butterfly sung with tremendous passion and skill in a thrillingly intimate setting.
BWW Reviews: HENRY V, Temple Church, August 24 2015
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.
BWW Reviews: OUR HOUSE, Union Theatre, August 21 2015
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.
BWW Reviews: LADY ANNA: ALL AT SEA, Park Theatre, August 20 2015
Gary Naylor sees a tricksy, but ultimately very satisfying, adaptation of Anthony Trollope's novel, Lady Anna at the beautifully appointed Park Theatre.
BWW Reviews: LA BOHEME, Arcola Theatre, August 7 2015
Gary Naylor sees another splendid scaled-down opera that hits the heights while keeping its feet firmly on the ground.
BWW Reviews: GRAND HOTEL, Southwark Playhouse, August 5 2015
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!
BWW Reviews: DOGFIGHT, Old Joint Stock Birmingham, August 5 2015
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.
BWW Reviews: THE MORNING AFTER, Blue Orange Theatre Birmingham, July 27 2015
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.
BWW Reviews: CAMELOT: THE SHINING CITY, Crucible, Sheffield, July 14
Slung Low and Sheffield Theatres collaborate on this open-air extravaganza updating Arthurian Legends for today.
BWW Reviews: THE INVISIBLE DOT CABARET, Manchester International Festival, July 10 2015
Camden's Invisible Dot Club brings its irreverent mix of stand-up and sketch comedy to the Manchester International Festival's central hub for the Invisible Dot Club Cabaret.
BWW Reviews: NECK OF THE WOODS, HOME, July 10 2015
Manchester's newest arts centre, HOME's inaugural contribution to the Manchester International Festival is Douglas Gordon's reworking of Little Red Riding Hood told as a piece of performance art.
BWW Reviews: LITTLE MALCOLM AND HIS STRUGGLE AGAINST THE EUNUCHS, Southwark Playhouse, July 10 2015
Gary Naylor sees a supercharged political black comedy, 50 years old, but as fresh as if it were written on 6 May 2015 delivered by a cast well up to its considerable demands.
BWW Reviews: THE SKRIKER, The Royal Exchange, July 9 2015
It's twenty one years since Caryl Churchill's surrealist The Skriker first premiered at the National Theatre.
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GETTING REKT (The Evening Star) The Union Theatre (9/21-9/24) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! King's Hall (4/21-4/21) |
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LOLA: Live! Upstairs at the Gatehouse (9/19-9/19) |
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Fascinating Aida Scarborough Spa Theatre (2/20-2/20) |
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Carols at the Royal Albert Hall The Royal Albert Hall (12/19-12/24) |
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Love's Labour's Lost Upstairs at the Gatehouse (10/08-10/11) |
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Fuel Injected Magic! 50th Anniversary Concert Vaillant Live, Derby (11/04-11/04) |
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Drag Bingo UK: '80s Edition Venue16 (10/24-10/24) |
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Murder Trial Tonight V - Death in the Family O2 City Hall Newcastle (3/27-3/27) |
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Jack the Ripper: Theatre show Kingskerswell Kingskerswell Village hall (11/14-11/14) |