UK Regional Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 56

BWW Reviews: DESPERATELY SEEKING THE EXIT, Leicester Square Theatre, May 1 2013
by Gary Naylor - May 02, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a successful show about an unsuccessful show...

BWW Reviews: GHOSTS, Greenwich Theatre, April 30 2013
by Gary Naylor - May 01, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a new adaptation of Ibsen's classic....

BWW Reviews: RENT – 20TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR, Hackney Empire, April 26 2013
by Kevin Sherwin - April 27, 2013

There are certain things one can expect from any given production of RENT: the Mark will always wear a scarf, the cast will always try to get a bit of a clap-along going in 'Seasons Of Love' and the Benny will do his best with what is a thankless, nothingy role. While it's sometimes refreshing to se...

BWW Reviews: BALLO (OR A MASKED BALL), King's Head Theatre, April 25 2013
by Gary Naylor - April 26, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a sensational adaptation of Verdi's opera....

BWW Reviews: SINGIN' I'M NO A BILLY HE'S A TIM, Cockpit Theatre, April 24 2013
by Gary Naylor - April 25, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a Celtic fan and a Rangers fan locked in a cell, and locked up by their prejudices....

BWW Reviews: CALIFORNIAN LIVES, King's Head Theatre, April 22 2013
by Gary Naylor - April 23, 2013

Gary Naylor sees three monologues that recall Alan Bennett's Talking Heads....

BWW Reviews: SLEEPING ARRANGEMENTS, Landor Theatre, April 22 2013
by Sarah Flinton - April 23, 2013

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BWW Reviews: THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT, St Leonard's Church, April 20 2013
by Gary Naylor - April 20, 2013

Gary Naylor sees Judas, or is it everyone else, on trial....

BWW Reviews: THE SWORD AND THE DOPE, Courtyard Theatre, April 18 2013
by Gary Naylor - April 19, 2013

Gary Naylor sees an updated version of last year's musical comedy crowdpleaser....

BWW Reviews: THE HIRED MAN, Curve Theatre Leicester, April 13 2013
by Jenny Antill - April 14, 2013

Since 2004, there have been several other productions of The Hired Man; all of which have achieved similar resounding success. This Curve Theatre Leicester and Mercury Theatre Colchester Co-Production is no different and is nothing short of a masterpiece....

BWW Reviews: THE REVENGE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES!, Hoxton Hall, April 12 2013
by Gary Naylor - April 13, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a Victorian icon having fun in the unique setting of Hoxton Hall....

BWW Reviews: CARNABY STREET, Hackney Empire, April 10 2013
by Gary Naylor - April 11, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a musical that pushes the nostalgia buttons, but doesn't do a lot more....

BWW Reviews: 20 TINY PLAYS ABOUT SHEFFIELD, Crucible Studio, Sheffield, April 9 2013
by Ruth Deller - April 10, 2013

Sheffield Theatres celebrate their city with a cast of 60 local performers....

BWW Reviews: THE SEAGULL, New Wimbledon Studio, April 9 2013
by Alice Chappell - April 10, 2013

The Black Coffee Theatre Company asks you to leave your preconceptions at the door as they place one of Chekhov's most known dramas in the roaring twenties....

BWW Reviews: CHARLES CASTRONOVO: DOLCE NAPOLI, THE NEAPOLITAN SONGS, King's Head Theatre, April 7 2013
by Gary Naylor - April 07, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a slice of old Naples brought to London....

BWW Reviews: STREETS - A NEW KIND OF MUSICAL, Cockpit Theatre, April 5 2013
by Gary Naylor - April 06, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a musical that is nearly very good indeed....

BWW Reviews: PROJECT COLONY, Trinity Buoy Wharf, April 4 2013
by Gary Naylor - April 05, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a glimpse of an imagined present down by the riverside....

BWW Reviews: RETZ'S THE TRIAL, Shoreditch Town Hall and Rose Lipman Community Centre, April 3 2013
by Gary Naylor - April 04, 2013

You are the target of state security services in this version of Kafka's nightmarish novel in Retz's impressive immersive experience....

BWW Reviews: MOBY DICK, Arcola Theatre, April 2 2013
by Gary Naylor - April 03, 2013

Gary Naylor finally discovers what all the fuss is about about all the fuss about the great white whale....

BWW Reviews: GIBRALTAR, Arcola Theatre, March 28 2013
by Gary Naylor - March 29, 2013

Gary Naylor enjoys an examination of the ethics of war and writing about war....

BWW Reviews: SING SOMETHING SIMPLE, Cockpit Theatre, March 27 2013
by Gary Naylor - March 28, 2013

Gary Naylor enjoys four well-judged performances in a comedy with a message....

BWW Reviews: STARLIGHT EXPRESS, Bristol Hippodrome, March 27 2013
by Jenny Antill - March 28, 2013

Last night, Starlight Express was celebrating 29 years to the day when it opened at the Apollo Victoria Theatre in the West End. Since ending an incredibly successful 18-year run in London, the production has not been very far from our stages. With one of the most impressive set designs in a residen...

BWW Reviews: THREE BIRDS, The Bush Theatre, March 22 2013
by Alice Chappell - March 26, 2013

Having initially been performed at the Royal Exchange Theatre, this production is the first London airing of Janice Okoh's Three Birds. All in all, this is a great production of a vibrant new work. Three Birds runs at the Bush Theatre until April 20 2013 and is unsuitable for a young audience....

BWW Reviews: QUASIMODO, King's Head Theatre, March 22 2013
by Sarah Flinton - March 23, 2013

50 years after Oliver! composer Lionel Bart began writing the score and book, this Hunchback of Notre Dame musical finally gets its world premiere....

BWW Reviews: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, Birmingham Hippodrome, March 19 2013
by Jenny Antill - March 20, 2013

How does one write about a work of art? Cameron Macintosh's touring production of The Phantom of the Opera is exactly that and brought the house down at the Birmingham Hippodrome last night. The 19th March is apt for the final press night of the current tour as the show is also marking it's 11,000th...