UK REGIONAL

by Cheryl Markosky - April 28, 2025

Former Donmar Warehouse artistic director Michael Longhurst swaps war for Italian football in a new, exuberant Royal Shakespeare Theatre adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing. The latest in a line of theatrical fixtures – including James Graham's award-winning Dear England and Tyrell Williams' Red Pi...

by Caroline Cronin - April 24, 2025

This new production from director Lucy Bailey is a visual feast of delights. Adapted for the stage by Ken Ludwig in 2017, this is the first time there’s been a UK Tour of the infamous play and Bailey has given it the first-class treatment....

by Caroline Cronin - April 15, 2025

The Rocky Horror Show is a proven worldwide success garnering both critical and commercial acclaim since its debut in 1973.  And happily, this curious cultural phenomenon continues to thrill audiences with the current world tour, directed by Christopher Luscombe....

by Cheryl Markosky - April 16, 2025

As I'm probably one of only a handful who hasn't read the book or seen the film of The Da Vinci Code, I was looking forward to the play based on Dan Brown's bestselling novel of 2003 described as thriller, mystery and treasure hunt....

by Caroline Cronin - April 09, 2025

Ever wondered what went on behind the scenes during the making of Jaws? It’s a well-documented story indeed, but those that aren’t familiar won’t be at a disadvantage when watching The Shark is Broken because it’s a carefully crafted comedy that works effectively as a standalone piece, even without...

by Kat Mokrynski - April 14, 2025

Drama Games for Clowning and Physical Comedy, written by Joe Dieffenbacher, is one of a series, Drama Games, which, as one might guess from the title, has a range of different games for one to try in workshops, classes and/or rehearsals rooms, with topics like Shakespeare, young children and even “T...

by Kat Mokrynski - April 04, 2025

SIX the Musical Live! is the filmed version of the hit musical about the six wives of Henry VIII that has taken the world by storm. The show has been seen by over 3.5 million audience members around the world since it first debuted at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2017. The original West End cast...

by Gary Naylor - April 01, 2025

The National Theatre's outreach work is as crucial as ever but, with its primary schools tour under threat, how long will it last?...

by Mica Blackwell - March 31, 2025

Alfred Hitchcock Presents - The Musical has its moments that inject the Hitchcockian spirit it needs, but its lack of frights and baffling structure leave it as dull as its grey sets....

by Aliya Al-Hassan - March 26, 2025

It is said that we stand on the shoulders of those who have come before. In April De Angelis's Playhouse Creatures, she celebrates five women who were clever innovators and brave pioneers of the stage at a time when female actors were openly objectified, judged and derided....