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Critics' Choice: Cheryl Markosky's Best Shows of 2024
Grand dame Sian Phillips stealing the show, Adam Cooper giving an unexpected twirl and smaller theatre spaces punching above their weight. These are some of BroadwayWorld reviewer Cheryl Markosky's favourite theatre moments of 2024....
Review: PRESENT LAUGHTER, National Theatre At Home
A festive treat lands just in time for Christmas...
Review: ALICE IN WONDERLAND, Shakespeare North Playhouse
The Shakespeare North Playhouse are taking audiences on an adventure into a timeless classic, in their production of Alice In Wonderland. However, instead of re-telling the famous story, writer Nick Lane and director Nathan Powell have re-invented the tale and given it a modern day twist....
Review: ROCK ‘N’ ROLL PANTOMIME: RAPUNZEL, Liverpool Everyman Theatre
Written by Jude Christian and directed by Francesca Goodridge, this year’s Rock ‘n’ Roll pantomime is Rapunzel - a five star, fabulous, feel-good show that is perfect for all the family to enjoy....
Review: THE RED SHOES, Swan Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon
Lovely to look at, but horrid to contemplate...
Review: SCOUSE RED RIDING HOOD, Liverpool’s Royal Court
Liverpool’s Royal Court Theatre are known for their twists on fairytale classics, including this year’s Christmas production of Scouse Red Riding Hood.
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Review: OTHELLO, Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Intellectually stimulating, if somewhat bloodless, version of a tragedy born of racism, jealousy and naivety...
Review: SUMMER 1954, Theatre Royal Bath
Siân Phillips steals the evening in Theatre Royal Bath's twin-bill tribute to Terence Rattigan's one-act plays: lesser-known Table Number Seven, and The Browning Version – hailed by critics as 'a 70-minute masterpiece' when first performed at London's Phoenix Theatre in 1948....
Book Review: DEVELOPING YOUR EMOTIONAL HEALTH, Nick Hern Books
This is a toolkit to help creatives in a business which is often hard to navigate, and I feel it is an excellent addition to the material currently available on the subject. It is written in a chatty and approachable style, and the bitesize structure is perfect for reading on the go....
Review: BECOMING NANCY, Birmingham Rep
Cheese and pineapple on a stick, anyone? The latest musical from Birmingham Rep takes us back to 1970s Britain, where trousers were flared, birthday parties required Iced Gems, and boys definitely didn't play girls in school musicals without everyone having something to say about it. BWW's critic we...
Review: MORE...GHOST STORIES BY CANDLELIGHT, Layer Marney Towers
As Halloween creeps closer, things are starting to get spooky. And, following a sell-out tour in 2023, Ghost Stories by Candlelight is back for More.
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Review: ALADDIN, Birmingham Hippodrome
If you're looking for sparkles, then Aladdin has you covered. The Broadway and West End hit is currently touring the UK and comes complete with heavily sequinned costumes and set pieces so drenched in gold they could have been created by King Midas. It's a slightly uneven production, but there are e...
Review: GIRLS DON'T PLAY GUITARS, Liverpool's Royal Court
Following a critically acclaimed run in 2019, Girls Don’t Play Guitars is back at Liverpool’s Royal Court.
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Review: STONES IN HIS POCKETS, Salisbury Playhouse
The Irish are renowned for good story telling. From James Joyce, Oscar Wilde, Samuel Beckett and George Bernard Shaw, to simply a good yarn over a pint in a pub. In a long line of cracking good tales, you couldn't get much better than the new immersive revival of Marie Jones' tragicomedy Stones in H...
Review: MY MOTHER'S FUNERAL, Mercury Theatre
“In death we are the same” – a phrase which Kelly Jones’ captivating play (…within a play… within a play) beautifully dissects. My Mother’s Funeral: The Show was first developed by Jones through the Mercury Theatre’s Playwrights Development Programme, before being picked up through a...
Review: THE KING'S SPEECH, Watermill Theatre
The King's Speech achieves something other screen to stage adaptations struggle with: staying true to the spirit while feeling like its own entity. Anchored by a still compelling script and captivating lead duo, the Watermill's production is a beautiful tribute to David Seidler's magnum opus....
Review: 1984, Theatre Royal Bath
What did our critic think of 1984 at Theatre Royal Bath?...
Review: WAR HORSE, The Lowry
More than 17 years since its onstage premiere, The National Theatre’s acclaimed production of War Horse is providing yet another unforgettable theatrical experience for audiences on its current UK and Ireland tour....
Review: 8 HOURS THERE AND BACK, Unity Theatre
All Things Considered Theatre Company opened their latest production, 8 Hours There and Back, at Liverpool’s Unity Theatre on 13 September....
Film Review: THE CRITIC
The Irish writer Brendan Behan described critics as “eunuchs in a harem; they know how it’s done, they’ve seen it done every day, but they’re unable to do it themselves”. Quite a damning characterisation. Anand Tucker introduces an ageing critic, Jimmy Erskine, whose name and ruthlessness ...
Review: LOST SOUL 2, Liverpool's Royal Court
Brick Up the Mersey Tunnels and Council Depot Blues writer Dave Kirby is back at Liverpool’s Royal Court with Lost Soul 2....
Review: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, Open Bar Theatre
Even if this summer has been a bit of a washout, there's much sunshine to be had at Open Bar Theatre's touring production of Much Ado About Nothing....
Review: THE BIRTHDAY PARTY, Theatre Royal Bath
If you're after certainty, then you should certainly steer clear of the revival of Harold Pinter's unsettling The Birthday Party at the Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal Bath. However, if you're up for an intriguing evening of comic surrealism mixed with creepy horror – think the Coen brothers meet We...
Review: PERICLES, Swan Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon
'‘Tis time to fear when tyrants seems to kiss.” It’s true that most of Shakespeare’s most well-known works remain perpetually relevant, particularly in the difficult times that continue to afflict populations worldwide, but sometimes it’s worth shuffling the pack and pulling out a lesser p...
Review: THE PROMISE, Minerva Theatre, Chichester
'To promise nearly fifty million people truly universal health care - ‘cradle to the grave’ - is crackers.' Despite this quote featuring quite prominently in promotional material, and the poster image showing a pair of midwives, The Promise isn’t wholly about the founding of the NHS. Paul Unwi...
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We are Wirral - Family Music Festival at Birkenhead Park We are Wirral (7/18-7/19) |
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It Comes in Waves Maldon Town Hall (7/07-7/07) |
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Disney''s Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert - Film with Live Orchestra Symphony Hall (12/08-12/08) |
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TENSIDE x AURORAWAVE at The Underworld - London The Underworld (10/07-10/07) |
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G4 Christmas 2026 - Stockport Town Hall Stockport Town Hall (11/13-11/13) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! Leeds Grand Theatre (5/09-5/09) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! Hazlitt Theatre (4/07-4/07) |
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The Scarlet Pimpernel - Cygnet Theatre Exeter - period theatre drama The Cygnet Theatre (6/19-6/19) |
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ALLEGAEON x GOROD at O2 Institute 3 - Birmingham O2 Institute Birmingham (9/11-9/11) |
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