BWW Reviews: DICK WHITTINGTON, Lyceum, Sheffield, 9 Dec 2014
The annual Lyceum pantomime offers a good mix of classic panto jokes and contemporary song and dance numbers.
UK Regional Theater Reviews
The latest reviews and critic recommendations from UK Regional.
BWW Reviews: ANYTHING GOES, Crucible, Sheffield, 8 Dec 2014
Sheffield Theatres celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Cole Porter musical with a production that definitely gives a kick.
BWW Reviews: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, Bridge House Theatre, December 11 2014
Gary Naylor sees an imaginatively conceived and beautifully executed adaptation of a Christmas standard that never goes out of fashion.
BWW Reviews: CINDERELLA, New Wimbledon Theatre, December 9 2014
Gary Naylor sees a panto packed with audience-pleasing routines and splendid performances, one that continues this venue's tradition of big shows with big stars.
BWW Reviews: THE ELIXIR OF LOVE, King's Head Theatre, December 6 2014
Gary Naylor sees a a fine start to OperaUpClose's swansong to the King's Head with a Donizetti classic adapted for a Beverley Hills mansion.
BWW Reviews: THE SOUND OF MUSIC, Curve Theatre Leicester, December 3 2014
The Sound of Music has seen several UK tours and productions over recent years and the Curve has decided to produce yet another version of the show for its Christmas production this year.
BWW Reviews: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE, Rose Theatre, December 4 2014
Gary Nayloe sees a beautiful, Christmassy adaptation of the CS Lewis's classic tale of talking animals, the fight between good and evil and imposition of childhood responsibility.
BWW Reviews: CINDERELLA AND THE BEANSTALK, Theatre 503, December 5 2014
Gary Naylor sees another fringe panto full of enthusiasm, audience participation and laughs, the perfect alternative if you're tired of soap stars, high prices and special effects.
BWW Reviews: TIMES SQUARE ANGEL, Union Theatre, December 3 2014
Gary Naylor sees a short, sharp, sweet play that has echoes of Christmas classics, but retains its own sense of the festive season in the Big Apple.
BWW Reviews: PETER PAN, Chickenshed, November 29 2014
Gary Naylor sees another spectacular Christmas production at Chickenshed, an uplifting vision of humanity and a wonderfully entertaining show.
BWW Reviews: ALADDIN, Belgrade Theatre Coventry, November 28 2014
A fun and fabulous evening was had by all at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry last night for their panto press night.
BWW Reviews: SAXON COURT, Southwark Playhouse, November 24 2014
Gary Naylor sees a promising, if overly long and shouty, comedy set in a City office that isn't coping too well with the financial and social backlash of the 2008 recession.
BWW Reviews: MET OPERA - IL BARBIERE DE SEVIGLIA, Cineworld Wandsworth, November 22 2014
Gary Naylor enjoys his first experience of opera beamed from the New York Met into the cinemas of the UK.
BWW Reviews: ROCK OF AGES, New Wimbledon Theatre, November 18 2014
Gary Naylor sees a jukebox musical that takes us back to the 80s - in more ways than one - but leaves its audience on its feet, demanding more.
BWW Reviews: THE COLLECTOR, Arcola Theatre, November 17 2014
Gary Naylor sees a play that demands that we look beyond the horror of the images and into the conditions that drive men and women to do terrible things in time of war.
BWW Reviews: AN EVENING WITH ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, Lancaster Hotel, November 15 2014
Gary Naylor spends an evening with Arnold Schwarzenegger but comes away feeling that he knew as much on the way in as on the way out.
BWW Reviews: MACBETH, Clapham Omnibus, November 14 2014
Gary Naylor sees a promenade production of Shakespeare's notorious Scottish play, one that chills in more senses than one.
BWW Reviews: SLAVA'S SNOWSHOW, Birmingham Hippodrome, November 13 2014
Slava's Snowshow is a global phenomenon which, following sell-out performances last year, is currently touring the UK before taking a short London residency until the New Year.
BWW Reviews: STREAMING, Pleasance Theatre, November 13 2014
Gary Naylor sees a magnificently realised play, the ambition of which never gets in the way of its storytelling, delivered through three of the strongest performances I have seen all year.
BWW Reviews: CANS, Theatre 503, November 7 2014
Gary Naylor sees a very fine debut from a new playwright that mixes comedy with reflection on the way the world has changed in little more than a generation and how that change impacts on a father, uncle and daughter.
BWW Reviews: QUEEN COAL, Crucible Studio, Sheffield, Nov 2014
A brand new work by Bryony Lavery opens in the Crucible Studio to mark 30 years since the miners' strike.
BWW Reviews: SWEENEY TODD, Harrington's Pie and Mash Shop, November 4 2014
Gary Naylor sees an extraordinary production of Stephen Sondheim's extraordinary musical, one embedded in a Pie Shop.
BWW Reviews: GIRLFRIENDS, Union Theatre, October 31 2014
Gary Naylor sees a musical performed with great commitment and skill let down by a plodding book and a half-hearted introduction of the question of morality in wartime.
BWW Reviews: THIS IS MY FAMILY, Belgrade Theatre Coventry, October 28 2014
This Is My Family broke all sales records at the Sheffield Crucible last year and due to this success has been sent on the road to visit several venues across the country.
BWW Reviews: THE PERFECT MURDER, New Wimbledon Theatre, October 27 2014
Gary Naylor sees a well-crafted, old-fashioned murder mystery, the comic touches of which cannot quite compensate for the hideous characters portrayed.
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Adam Garcia's Emerald Storm Victoria Theatre Halifax (11/17-11/17) |
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The Celine Experience Victoria Theatre Halifax (9/12-9/12) |
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Trainspotting the Musical Bradford Live (2/08-2/13) |
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Steve Steinman''s Bat! Bat Out of Hell 50th Anniversary Tour The SSE Arena, Belfast (10/22-10/22) |
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Trainspotting The Musical New Theatre Oxford (2/15-2/20) |
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Murder Trial Tonight V - Death in the Family O2 City Hall Newcastle (3/27-3/27) |
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The Go-Between Stamford Arts Centre (9/12-9/12) |
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Night Terrors Upstairs at the Gatehouse (10/16-10/16) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! Lawrence Batley Theatre (5/22-5/22) |