UK Regional Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 34

BWW Review: ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, Crucible, Sheffield
by Ruth Deller - December 17, 2016

Annie Get Your Gun is another crowd-pleasing musical from Sheffield Theatres, featuring a winning performance from Anna-Jane Casey and showcasing many of Irving Berlin's finest songs....

BWW Review: KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE, Southwark Playhouse
by Gary Naylor - December 14, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a show sure to enchant all the family, a theatrical production every bit as good as its celebrated animated predecessor....

BWW Review: CHICAGO, New Alexandra Theatre
by Emma Cann - December 14, 2016

In a welcome break from the usual steady stream of pantomimes and children's productions, the New Alexandra Theatre takes a trip back to the Roaring Twenties this Christmas with Chicago. However, similar to many pantos, this production features a star-studded cast, including Hayley Tamaddon, John Pa...

BWW Review: THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS, Park Theatre
by Gary Naylor - December 09, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a loyal, committed adaptation of CS Lewis's once celebrated novel that fails to ignite fully as drama, but works well as polemic....

BWW Review: THE SNOW QUEEN, Bristol Old Vic
by Kerrie Nicholson - December 09, 2016

When taking a work as well-known as Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen to the stage, the challenge is how to adapt and present the material in such a way that feels new and exciting....

BWW Review: CINDERELLA: A FAIRYTALE, Tobacco Factory
by Tim Wright - December 08, 2016

This show is the perfect antidote to the celebrity stuffed pantos offered up by more commercial outfits. The show demonstrates that Christmas shows don't have to be formulaic or even familiar. They can be wonderfully inventive pieces of storytelling every bit as worthy as the rest of the years progr...

BWW Review: PETER PAN, Exeter Northcott Theatre
by Nicky Sweetland - December 06, 2016

J.M. Barrie's classic story about the boy who never grows up is always a popular production at Christmas, with its magical plot, engaging characters and depiction of the melancholic journey through adolescence, certain to ensure a warm and magical sentiment in readiness for the festive season....

BWW Review: SLEEPING BEAUTY, Richmond Theatre
by Gary Naylor - December 08, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a show that delivers traditional Christmas laughs and spectacle from the modern master of the form, writer Eric Potts....

BWW Review: THIS MIGHT BE IT, Theatre N16
by Gary Naylor - December 06, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a new play about an old problem turning up in new forms - loneliness. This time in the 21st century....

BWW Review: THEBES LAND, Arcola Theatre
by Gary Naylor - December 06, 2016

Gary Naylor sees an innovative and thought-provoking play from South America that has plenty to say about fathers, and about theatre too....

BWW Review: TREASURE ISLAND, Birmingham Rep, 29 November 2016
by Emma Cann - December 04, 2016

Originally commissioned by the National Theatre two years ago, Bryony Lavery's adaptation of Treasure Island swings into the Birmingham Rep for a lengthy Christmas run. This classic tale of adventure, buried treasure and dastardly pirates follows Jim Hawkins on a voyage to find the lost treasure of ...

BWW Review: JACK AND THE BEANSTALK, King's Theatre, Edinburgh
by Gregor Dickson - December 03, 2016

The annual spectacular pantomime at the King's Theatre in Edinburgh has built a reputation for being one of the best in the country, and this year's production of Jack and the Beanstalk does not disappoint. From start to finish, it is a feast of laughter, music, colour and fun, and is sure to deligh...

BWW Review: PETER AND THE STARCATCHER, Royal and Derngate, 2 December 2016
by Verity Wilde - December 03, 2016

Making the European premiere of Peter and the Starcatcher the not-panto Christmas show in Northampton's Royal Theatre may well have been an inspired move by the powers-that-be at Royal and Derngate. There are no soap stars, celebrities or Britain's Got Talent competitors here, but it does feel like ...

BWW Review: DICK WHITTINGTON, Belgrade Theatre Coventry, 1 December 2016
by Jenny Ell - December 02, 2016

The Belgrade Theatre in Coventry has teamed up again with Imagine Theatre and panto veteran Iain Lauchlan this year to create a brand new production of Dick Whittington - a very popular title choice in the Midlands this year it seems! Remarkably busy for a school night, there was a very good mixture...

BWW Review: ANOTHER NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, Bridge House Theatre, 30 November 2016
by Gary Naylor - December 01, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a magical Christmas show that sets up the festive season even for an old Bah Humbug! man like him....

BWW Review: DR ANGELUS, Finborough Theatre, 28 November 2016
by Gary Naylor - November 29, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a diverting, if not wholly convincing, revival of a dark comedy-thriller set in a 1920 GP practice in Glasgow....

BWW Review: ALADDIN, Lyric Hammersmith, 26 November 2016
by Gary Naylor - November 27, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a pantomime that pushes all the traditional panto buttons without distracting gimmicks....

BWW Review: SOHO CINDERS, Union Theatre, 27 November 2016
by Gary Naylor - November 28, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a tremendous show full of great songs wonderfully well sung with the added bonus of great dancing too!...

BWW Review: THE TEMPEST, Print Room at the Coronet, 25 November 2016
by Gary Naylor - November 26, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a serious but rewarding take on one of Shakespeare's late plays that raises questions about power and control....

BWW Review: THE TEMPEST, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, 21 November 2016
by Emma Cann - November 22, 2016

Whilst Simon Russell Beale's return to the Royal Shakespeare Company after a twenty year long absence has been met with justified excitement, the most hotly anticipated aspect of Gregory Doran's new production of The Tempest is the innovative use of digital technology. ...

BWW Review: SWING BY AROUND 8, Theatre N16, 21 November 2016
by Gary Naylor - November 22, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a piece of new theatre that has its roots in farce but gives it a contemporary twist with a young cast and first time creatives....

BWW Review: THE WOMAN IN BLACK, Exeter Northcott Theatre, 15 November 2016
by Nicky Sweetland - November 17, 2016

Stephen Mallatratt's ghoulish adaptation of Susan Hill's infamous ghost story has been frightening London audiences for over twenty-five years and embarked on a UK tour in September. Whilst on its travels the classic play has taken up residence for a spell of haunting at Exeter's Northcott Theatre t...

BWW Review: BROKEN BISCUITS, Crucible Studio, Sheffield, 15 November 2016
by Ruth Deller - November 16, 2016

This story of teenage friendship is a funny and touching new play with three fantastic performances from talented young actors....

BWW Review: THE BEGGAR'S OPERA, Brockley Jack Studio Theatre, 9 November 2016
by Gary Naylor - November 11, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a young cast attack a classic play to update for today's world, a venture that succeeds partially, and is never less than interesting....

BWW Review: TRUMPAGEDDON, King's Head Theatre, 8 November 2016
by Gary Naylor - November 09, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a show about, and I can hardly believe what I'm writing here, the 45th President of the United States of America....