UK Regional Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 35

BWW Review: ST JOHN PASSION, Blackheath Halls, 6 November 2016
by Gary Naylor - November 07, 2016

Gary Naylor sees an impassioned production of Bach's St John Passion, by and for, the people under the guidance of English Touring Opera...

BWW Review: PATTERN RECOGNITION, Dance Xchange, 3 NOVEMBER 2016
by Emma Cann - November 07, 2016

Former Birmingham Royal Ballet and Rambert dancer Alexander Whitley continues an ongoing investigation into relationship between dance and modern technology with Pattern Recognition, seen at Dance Xchange in Birmingham. Performed by two dancers, Julia Sanz Fernandez and David Ledger, Pattern Recogni...

BWW Review: ORCA, Southwark Playhouse, 4 November 2016
by Gary Naylor - November 06, 2016

Gary Naylor sees an accomplished, eerie play about a remote Scottish community that doesn't quite have the courage of its convictions....

BWW Review: VAMOS CUBA, Birmingham Hippodrome, 1 November 2016
by Emma Cann - November 03, 2016

An exciting new partnership between Sadler's Wells, Birmingham Hippodrome and the Lowry Salford is bringing international dance companies to the UK for the very first time, offering financial and creative support to artists who may not otherwise have been able to make the journey. Vamos Cuba, from t...

BWW Review: THE MOUSETRAP, New Alexandra Theatre, 31 October 2016
by Emma Cann - November 02, 2016

Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap truly is a theatrical phenomenon. The enduring popularity of this classic whodunnit story is unprecedented; its mixture of drama, horror, comedy and farce appealing to audiences of all generations, despite changing social conditions and artistic trends. Now a tourist ...

BWW Review: SIDE SHOW, Southwark Playhouse
by Gary Naylor - October 27, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a revival of a show that deserves, and gets, the full 'Big Musical' production treatment....

BWW Review: ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, Manchester Opera House, 24 October 2016
by Jasmine Andersson - October 25, 2016

When its most devoted audience is known to shout expletives towards its stage, it takes a certain kind of understanding of The Rocky Horror Picture Show to be able to work its magic....

BWW Review: THE SOUND OF MUSIC, New Wimbledon Theatre, 25 October 2016
by Gary Naylor - October 26, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a showbiz monument and finds that it's still as entertaining and as relevant as ever....

BWW Review: AFTER THREE SISTERS, Brockley Jack Studio Theatre, 21 October 2016
by Gary Naylor - October 23, 2016

Gary Naylor sees an ambitious production that runs parallel storylines but doesn't solve the considerable problems so caused....

BWW Review: LENNON: THROUGH A GLASS ONION, Belgrade Theatre Coventry, 21 October 2016
by Jenny Ell - October 22, 2016

Lennon: Through A Glass Onion is a part-biographical, part-concert whistle stop journey into the mind of international musical icon, John Lennon. Featuring 31 hits including his solo work, the show has enjoyed great success all over the world but most recently in Lennon's birthplace in Liverpool....

BWW Review: WONDERFUL TOWN, Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre, 19 October 2016
by Gary Naylor - October 20, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a lovely show packed with great songs and imaginative staging....

BWW Review: MOBY DICK THE MUSICAL, Union Theatre, 18 October 2016
by Gary Naylor - October 19, 2016

Gary Naylor sees an enthusiastic revival of Moby Dick The Musical that rather loses the wind from its sails in the second half....

BWW Review: POKER FACE, King's Head Theatre, 16 October 2016
by Gary Naylor - October 17, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a play from Europe that can't quite decide what it wants to be but raises interesting questions all the same....

BWW Review: RUN, 2 FACED DANCE, Dance Xchange, 14 October 2016
by Emma Cann - October 16, 2016

2 Faced Dance Company's Run is an evening of dance presented by three female choreographers, featuring three new works from the company's artistic director Tamsin Fitzgerald, Prague-based Lenka Vagnerova and the first BENCH commission recipient Rebecca Evans. All three pieces - danced by 2 Faced Dan...

BWW Review: LA CALISTO, Hackney Empire, 14 October 2016
by Gary Naylor - October 15, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a spectacular and thought-provoking revival of Cavalli's 17th century opera of gods, myths and mortals....

BWW Review: FORCE OF TRUMP, Brockley Jack Theatre, 12 October 2016
by Gary Naylor - October 13, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a well performed and funny satire on Donald Trump that struggles to be more outrageous than the real thing....

BWW Review: BUDDY, Belgrade Coventry, 12 October 2016
by Emma Cann - October 13, 2016

It seems as though every popular musician has been the subject of a jukebox musical, and so it is not surprising that the story of Buddy Holly has been explored in Buddy. Touring the UK and seen at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, this musical follows passionate, impulsive Buddy on his struggle to br...

BWW Review: 946: THE AMAZING STORY OF ADOLPHUS TIPS, Birmingham Rep, 10 October 2016
by Emma Cann - October 11, 2016

There's a buzz of excitement in the air whenever Kneehigh Theatre are in town; their joyful, anarchic style combined with a strong emphasis on storytelling is popular with all ages. The Cornwall based company go from strength to strength, building international renown at a remarkable pace. With resi...

BWW Review: DIRTY DANCING, Palace Theatre Manchester, 10 October 2016
by Jasmine Andersson - October 11, 2016

Nostalgia brought the Palace Theatre to life through the skirt-lifting, tight-jean wearing fervour of Dirty Dancing....

BWW Review: THE TEMPEST, Birmingham Royal Ballet, 4 October 2016
by Emma Cann - October 05, 2016

As the celebrations of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death draw to a close, the Birmingham Royal Ballet present the anticipated new creation from David Bintley, The Tempest. The Tempest has fascinated David Bintley for over 20 years. After two decades of research and exploration, he finally...

BWW Review: XERXES, Hackney Empire, 8 October 2016
by Gary Naylor - October 10, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a brilliantly realised updating of Handel's Xerxes set in the Battle of Britain and featuring an astonishing countertenor voice....

BWW Review: THIS LITTLE LIFE OF MINE, Park Theatre
by Gary Naylor - October 06, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a show that bristles with wit, warmth and wonderful songs and speaks directly to Londoners in 2016....

BWW Review: LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER, Crucible Studio, Sheffield, 1 October 2016
by Ruth Deller - October 04, 2016

The English Touring Theatre/Sheffield Theatres adaptation of DH Lawrence's classic is a tender adaptation with an atmospheric soundscape. Even though it contains full-frontal nudity and sexual themes, the production is sensitive rather than shocking....

BWW Review: ADDING MACHINE: A MUSICAL, Finborough Theatre, 30 September 2016
by Gary Naylor - October 01, 2016

Gary Naylor sees an award-winning musical that provides few catchy tunes, but revels in a marriage of music and vocals that lays feelings bare and says much about life today....

BWW Review: TOY SOLDIER, Brockley Jack Theatre, 29 September 2016
by Gary Naylor - September 30, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a play that wears its heart on its sleeve, but suffers as a result of ill-conceived staging and characterisation....