UK REGIONAL THEATER REVIEWS

Gary Naylor sees some of his favourite characters on stage in a show that does them justice. ...

Gary Naylor sees an old man and a young man find common ground playing football on a common....

Gary Naylor enjoys some old-fashioned cabaret....

Dominic West shines in the Crucible's adaptation of Shakespeare's play....

The Sheffield Theatres/Eclipse Theatre production of Don Evans' comedy is a riotous night out....

After an award-winning debut run in 2010, Fresher the Musical returns to the Edinburgh Fringe, chest puffed and with a confident swagger, its flyer announcing a cast recording and the release of the amateur rights to perform it. And it has every right to be cocky - it's a highly entertaining romp th...

All smiles, wide eyes and key changes, the high school glee club is an all-too-familiar concept thanks to a certain hugely popular and equally irritating, inescapable television show. And so, One Academy Productions' ‘Show Choir! The Musical' doesn't have to work too hard to introduce itself. Even...

Despite enjoying a boosted profile thanks in part to a supposed copycat performer on last year's Britain's Got Talent, Frisky & Mannish are hard to describe succinctly. 'Pop songs with a twist' was the best I could manage outside the venue when a curious attendee asked, but this duo absolutely needs...

The setting of John and Gerry Kielty's Wasted Love - a group therapy session - immediately brings to my mind the 2009 Fringe production of Conor Mitchell's Have A Nice Life, my favourite of all the shows I've seen in my three years attending the Fringe. It seems an unfair comparison to make, given h...

I attended Flawless' latest Fringe show with what I imagine were standard expectations: that I was about to see a production featuring dazzling, pin-sharp choreography performed by extremely talented young men. And talented they undoubtedly are, but this hour is stuffed with superfluous and unnecess...

Jack and Kristy are about to board their flight to Las Vegas for their honeymoon but the story of how they met, their shotgun wedding, family feuds and the strange woman who sits next to them all make for some amusing viewing. ...

The Prodigals is a cut down version of a full-scale musical but what is shown at the Gilded Balloon makes you want to see more. ...

Follow seven supervillains as they battle it out with their evil balls, to see who will gain world supremacy....

The untold story of Hitler's youth, using musical theatre to help him express the 'man behind the moustache'....

Scat Pack improvise an original film of your choosing each night....

This is Showstopper's fourth year at the Fringe and, with performances regularly selling out, they must be doing something right. ...

Showstopper returns for a fourth Fringe season of improvised musical comedy after a sell-out London run....

The Axis of Awesome return with their unique Australian blend of high energy comedy, rock songs, and awesomeness....

Well-known musical by Sondheim and Lapine which follows the story of artist George as he obsessively tries to perfect a painting....

A comedy musical mockumentary following a high school showchoir as they strive for fame....

Ed Jaspers co-adapts and performs a solo storytelling piece for children and adults alike....

Jamie Moakes undertakes an enthusiastic mission to affect the economy by collecting as many as he can of an overlooked 80's toy, thereby making them rare and valuable....

No Shoes Theatre deliver a different improvised comedy musical each day....

Greg McLaren explores language and communication by carrying out his everyday interactions through song....

High-energy comedy piece on the greed behind the financial crisis....