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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. The European debut featured at the Southwark Playhouse last year and has enjoyed several regional productions since. The mu...
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. The play is a situational comedy starring three young actors. Sam wakes up the ...
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. But despite strong hosting from Mae Martin, it could not live up to high expectations set by The Invisible Dot Club....
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. Neck of the Woods shows off all the capabilities of Homes intimate main theatre as it combines poetry, p...
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. This superb revival, one of the headline performances at the Manchester International Festival, highlights how this cautionary tale of environmental disaster has become more and more prescie...
BWW Reviews: THE MOUSETRAP, Lyceum, Sheffield, 6 July 2015
The Christie classic continues its extensive national tour...
BWW Reviews: ORSON'S SHADOW, Southwark Playhouse, July 6 2015
Gary Naylor sees a play that explores the impact of early success and the clash of egos as Orson Welles and Laurence Olivier joust for influence....
BWW reviews: THE EFFECT, Crucible Studio, June 30 2015
Lucy Prebble's 2012 play makes its regional debut in a must-see Sheffield Theatres production....
BWW Reviews: DEAD SIMPLE, New Alexandra Theatre Birmingham, June 29 2015
Peter James is synonymous when referring to crime fiction. Following the acclaim received by the stage adaptation of A Perfect Murder last year, Dead Simple is the next novel to receive the same treatment (adapted by Shaun McKenna). The book was an overnight sensation and is now a number one best-se...
BWW Reviews: L'ITALIANA IN ALGERI, The Brunel Museum Thames Tunnel, June 16 2015
Gary Naylor enjoys a wildly entertaining adaptation of one of Rossini's early operas, relocated to Las Vegas and coming to a venue near you....
BWW Reviews: TEDDY, Southwark Playhouse, June 8 2015
Teddy is the newest production at the Southwark Playhouse's The Large venue, from promising duo composer Dougal Irvine and playwright Tristan Bernays. Set in 1956 on a Saturday night in Elephant and Castle, Teddy and Josie are hoping for a night to remember and with superstar Johnny Valentine in tow...
BWW Reviews: THE EIGHTH WONDER OF THE WORLD, The Brunel Museum Thames Tunnel, June 8 2015
Gary Naylor sees a play about a father and a son, about two engineers, about the city that we live in today - staged in the most extraordinary of venues....
BWW Reviews: RUDDIGORE (OR THE WITCH'S CURSE) , Bridewell Theatre, June 6 2015
Gary Naylor sees a marvellous performance of Ruddigore, fast becoming his favourite Gilbert and Sullivan, the magnificent songs given full value....
BWW Reviews: STOP - THE PLAY , Trafalgar Studios, June 4 2015
Gary Naylor sees an execrable play within a very funny play with echoes of The Play That Goes Wrong and even Fawlty Towers....
BWW Reviews: DUNCTON WOOD, Union Theatre, May 29 2015
Gary Naylor sees an adaptation of a celebrated book that lacks the clarity and pace that musical theatre demands, despite plenty of endeavour....
BWW Reviews: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, New Wimbledon Studio Theatre, May 27 2015
Gary Naylor sees a gender-flipped Taming of the Shrew that would benefit from further focus on its two lead lovers (and fighters)....
BWW Reviews: THRILL ME, Old Rep Theatre Birmingham, May 22 2015
Nominated for seven 'Offies' and 'Best Off West End Production' at the 2012 Whatsonstage Awards, Climar Productions' 2011 production of Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story moved to the Charing Cross Theatre for a very successful run before being revived in 2014 for the Edinburgh Fringe where it wo...
BWW Reviews: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, Crucible, Sheffield, May 19 2015
Sheffield Theatres' take on the Austen classic is well-staged and very funny, but perhaps lacks a slight sparkle of romance....
BWW Reviews: THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE, Birmingham Rep Theatre, May 20 2015
Jim Cartwright's play The Rise and Fall of Little Voice opened to great acclaim at the National Theatre in 1992 before transferring into the West End....
BWW Reviews: THE FLANNELETTES, King's Head Theatre, May 19 2015
Gary Naylor sees a comedy drama with an edge as hard as the coal that used to be hewn from the pits beneath the village in which it is set....
BWW Reviews: COUGAR THE MUSICAL, Belgrade Theatre Coventry, May 19 2015
I've just seen a news headline saying that a cougar has been seen loose around town. Turned out it was referring to a town in California and not the stars of Cougar the Musical which has just opened at the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry for its UK premiere, following two very successful years playing ...
BWW Reviews: SKIN IN FLAMES, Park Theatre, May 14 2015
Gary Naylor sees an intense drama, performed in the UK for the first time, that shows how imbalances of power can lead to abuse, but also to a kind of cynical deal that benefits those willing to settle....
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