Review: MACBETH, The Depot, Liverpool
by Sarah OHara - December 01, 2023
Adapted by Emily Burns, the production sees the story transported to modern day. Excellently designed and featuring an incredible cast who keep the story moving quickly from scene to scene, it is a unique and innovative interpretation of the play that keeps you engaged from start to finish....
Review: POTTED PANTO, Reading Rep
by Jess Ashley - November 30, 2023
Seven pantos performed in the space of 70 minutes – it seems impossible… right? Oh no it isn’t!...
Review: CINDERELLA, Liverpool Everyman Theatre
by Sarah OHara - November 24, 2023
It just wouldn’t be the festive season without The Liverpool Everyman Rock ‘n’ Roll Pantomime - and it’s easy to see why this beloved show has audiences returning year after year....
Review: NOISENIGHT40: ABEL SELAOCOE & THE BANTU ENSEMBLE, Boiler Shop
by Bryony Rae Taylor - November 03, 2023
My friend and I both said the same thing at the same time as we left the Boilershop after seeing South African Cellist, Abel Selaocoe. This was 'that might have been the best gig I’ve ever been to'. That might not be a very journalism-y thing to say (well, neither is “journalism-y”,) but it sums thi...
Review: I REALLY DO THINK THIS WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE, Mercury Studio
by Jess Ashley - November 02, 2023
Created by award-winning writer Emma-Louise Howell as part of the Mercury’s playwriting programme in 2021, I Really Do Think This Will Change Your Life is a bold new solo performance now making its professional debut at the Mercury Theatre, Colchester....
Review: EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE, Theatre Royal Brighton
by Caroline Cronin - November 02, 2023
This is a gold standard production in every sense of the phrase. It holds up extremely well against the west end production, to which inevitable comparisons will be drawn. Ivano Turco is fourth in a line of iconic Jamies past, and his elegance of movement is what sets him apart from those who stood ...
Review: MACHINAL, Theatre Royal Bath
by Cheryl Markosky - November 01, 2023
With the AI (artificial intelligence) summit at Bletchley Park this week, Machinal at the Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal Bath, couldn’t be more timely....
Review: COWBOIS, Swan Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon
by Franco Milazzo - October 30, 2023
Cowbois might sound like a reboot of Sister Act but there is far more going under the satin bonnets. Gunslinger Jack Cannon (Vinnie Heaven) arrives in a small Wild West-era outpost, handsome by appearance, fearsome by reputation and with a bounty of 200 dollars on their head. The town is populated o...