Friday, June 29, 2018
My Beautiful Circus brings a traditional entertainment to the village green but delivers it with 21st century savvy and morals.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:32AMThursday, June 28, 2018
As You Like It - wit, wisdom and flaws - done in the squares of London on beautiful summer evenings, What's not to like
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:04AMTuesday, June 26, 2018
Britten's celebrated opera re-imagined for a summer evening pregnant with ill-resolved threat.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:32AMThursday, June 21, 2018
The 80s West End hit is revived by the actor-musicians of the graduating class of Guildford School of Acting in a production that never quite settles on a tone that fits 2018 audiences' sens…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:24PMFriday, June 15, 2018
Based on a true story, The Little Pony examines how two parents react to their child who clings to his pink backpack as the bullying, physical and psychological, piles up.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:24AMWednesday, June 13, 2018
A play that explores the impact of gentrification on London through two characters, flawed but real, in an engaging work.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:45AMTuesday, June 12, 2018
A curious tone in this bold adaptation that doesn't get everything right, but it's Chekhov, so there's more than enough to enjoy
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:42AMFriday, June 8, 2018
The Daughter-in-Law bristles with working class reality buoyed by dialect and accent rooted in the Nottinghamshire pits - but the characters never emerge from that backdrop and the play leav…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:18AMThursday, June 7, 2018
Paterson Joseph's homage to a forgotten person, indeed, a forgotten people, has its moments but ultimately falls short of the drama required for it to really fly.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:18AMWednesday, June 6, 2018
A timely and important new play that blends movement, comedy and pathos into a compelling mix that says much about how we value life in 2018.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:15AMFriday, June 1, 2018
The Rink revives a show received with lacklustre reviews and box office in the 80s and, through two brilliant central performances and a showstopper setpiece, make it a hit.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:36AMTuesday, May 29, 2018
King Lear given the Game of Thrones treatment on the small screen, losing a little of the claustrophobic madness en route.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:12PMA revival of a work by the revered French playwright, Paul Claudel, that probably doesn't say enough, but does so at enormous length.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:18AMWednesday, May 23, 2018
A curiously intrusive structure gets in the way of the extraordinary, one-off comic genius that was Spike Milligan in an affectionate tribute from Chris Larner and Jeremy Stockwell.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:04AMSaturday, May 19, 2018
Great to see a comedy set amongst the dodgy types who frequent a 70s Brighton brilliantly conjured by set and costumes, but an overly episodic structure and predictable conclusion lets down …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:06AMWednesday, May 16, 2018
Though a challenge for the concentration, Maly Drama Theatre delivers a definitive Vanya against which all others can be judged.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:37PMTuesday, May 15, 2018
Hamilton not reviewed, but experienced.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:22PMWeimar Cabaret delivered with talent, humour and fear to burn
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:11AMWednesday, May 9, 2018
A slice of working class life that tickles the funny bone and pulls at the heartstrings, but never quite resolves its structural issues.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:54PMTuesday, May 8, 2018
Guillem Clua's new play is a serious examination of how love finds expression differently, beautifully translated and acted with great sensitivity - a thought-provoking and ultimately uplift…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:42AMFriday, April 27, 2018
A Lionel Bart post-Oliver flop given a new book and a huge injection of energy just makes you feel happy - and ain't that a good thing
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:32AMWednesday, April 25, 2018
Moormaid takes on a contemporary issue - the return to Europe of young men who fought in Syria - but fails to build characters in whom we can believe despite dome fine acting.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:33PMFriday, April 20, 2018
The Golden Fking Years is a beautifully observed and acted farce that finds plenty of comedy in the tedium of ageing and the sudden opportunity of a bit of excitement - and the consequences …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:56AMWednesday, April 18, 2018
A play and accompanying exhibition about a renowned Indian singer, the eponymous Gauhar Jaan, and 'an incident' that gained infamy across India in the early 20th century.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:12PMMonday, April 16, 2018
In our new series, BroadwayWorld UK writers nominate the shows they'd love to see revived
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:00AMFriday, April 13, 2018
Amongst the explosion of interest in Jean-Michel Basquiat, Sara Driver's film locates his emerging genius in a beautifully rendered time and place - late 70s New York City.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:35AMWednesday, April 4, 2018
A powerful, perhaps even necessary, play that doesn't always succeed dramatically but can be forgiven for the boldness of its narrative and unflinching take on a divided city in a divided na…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:08PMFriday, March 30, 2018
Once again, a fine production from Arrows amp Traps theatre that reminds me, were it necessary, that if you can see Chekhov, you should.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:44AMGilbert and Sullivan's comic opera delivered with the emphasis on the comic and more than a nod to the realities of 2018 sensibilities.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:21AMTuesday, March 27, 2018
A sensational Bernadette Robinson brings five 'nobodies' and five superstars to life in a series of monologues with music that explore human fallibility with wit and wisdom to spare.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:48AMFriday, March 23, 2018
A splendid production that shifts the action from Chekhov's original short story into 1920s Britain to add layers of meaning and depth to both the themes and characters - fringe theatre at i…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:58AM 
