Theatre Royal, York Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman’s story of high competition in a long family line of female stage tricksters loses its powers as it goes onSheila Gold, suppo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:00AM[SHARE]Tron theatre, Glasgow Frances Poet’s music-driven drama reconstructs the Greenock dispute that saw 240 workers square up to bosses It was the early days of the Thatcher project. At the sta…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:00AM[SHARE]Royal Court theatre, LiverpoolWriter-actor Aron Julius captures the sparkling charm of Liverpudlian fighter John Conteh in a punch-by-punch account of his careerDon King is singing the prais…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:00AM[SHARE]Traverse theatre, EdinburghJess Brodie's monologue about life on the brink of parenthood is both witty and gripping There are few transitions in life more profound than becoming a parent. Ou…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:24PM[SHARE]Curve, LeicesterTwo prisoners escape their grim Buenos Aires jail into golden age fantasy sequences that elicit big belting showtunes from Anna-Jane Casey's baddie Kander and Ebb's early-90s…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AM[SHARE]It was the play that rocked a nation. The makers of the devastating drama, which transported theatre-goers from a Fife pub to a war zone, recall how it grew and grew Within six months of its…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AM[SHARE]New Vic theatre, Newcastle-under-LymeA residents' association fights to save its housing in Bob Eaton's jolly slice of social history, with a live band belting out the songs At some point in…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AM[SHARE]Dundee RepCumming and Forbes Masson revive their cult 1994 TV sitcom with brilliant songs and a Beano-esque plot as budget Air Scotia is threatened with takeover If someone tells you this mu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48AM[SHARE]Tron, GlasgowThe life-and-death choices that a stressed-out nurse faces on a short-staffed weekend are taken to gothic heights in this intense, atmospheric play The standard colour scheme fo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AM[SHARE]Production based on 1993 novel opens at Theatre Royal Haymarket in London in July, with original songs co-written by the author It has been a book, a play and a film. It has also spawned thr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:48AM[SHARE]Live theatre, Newcastle When Maeve becomes a sexagenarian she rethinks her identity " and her 40-year marriage " in this surprisingly breezy drama You can imagine a Victorian melodrama in wh…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:36AM[SHARE]Cast, DoncasterLaurie Sansom's bold decision to stage the literary classic with a cast of three pays off in parts thanks to compelling performances and an atmosphere of shadowy dread You mig…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AM[SHARE]Ã’ran Mór, GlasgowCovering friendship, addiction and death, this dark comedy from the team behind Dancing Shoes celebrates one man's life and his passion for film The title is ironic. …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:01AM[SHARE]Citizens theatre, GlasgowEven the safety curtain has a morbid air in Dominic Hill's post-apocalyptic staging of Beckett's classic Productions of Samuel Beckett's modernist classic often evok…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:06PM[SHARE]Ã’ran Mór, GlasgowAn anecdote about a trip to find Paul McCartney's Scottish retreat turns into a sweet-natured two-hander Milly Sweeney is a young writer gaining traction. Staged in P…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AM[SHARE]New Vic, Newcastle-under-Lyme The cast in this four-person capsule telling of the Conan Doyle thriller bring vigour and charm but it's hard to discern any point to the exercise To get the m…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:42PM[SHARE]Citizens, GlasgowNewcomer Mandipa Kabanda plays the Maid of Orleans from obscure teenager to army-commanding conqueror, tearing through dialogue with rare pace When George Bernard Shaw's pla…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:36AM[SHARE]Royal Exchange, ManchesterDirector Selina Cartmell delivers a giddily theatrical take on Jim Cartwright's slice-of-life portrait Selina Cartmell's vision for Jim Cartwright's play is big. To…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:42AM[SHARE]Birmingham RepThe bands that came to symbolise a divided nation compete to top the charts in John Niven's jokey play but it is woefully short on drama Apparently, they did a lot of sitting a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:12AM[SHARE]Comedians, theatre-makers and actors including Rachel Weisz, Sally Phillips and Simon Munnery recall the late teacher's alarming lessons Philippe Gaulier, clown guru, dies aged 82 Louise Bre…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:12AM[SHARE]The Canadian performer visited hospices, mystics and cemeteries to research Age Is a Feeling. The show, which has now been performed in 10 languages, has reduced men in their 70s to tears It…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:24PM[SHARE]Hull TruckIn a stark modern staging, Mark Babych frames the tragedy as a story of ordinary lives spiralling into catastrophe For a play that ends so bloodily, Macbeth starts like an improvis…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:02AM[SHARE]Cast, DoncasterThrough the eyes of two working-class teenagers, a legendary 90s Doncaster nightclub is brought back to life in Danielle Phillips's sparky but quietly perceptive play If you w…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:18AM[SHARE]Cast, DoncasterA visually arresting adaptation trades Martian menace for Enoch Powell-era paranoia " technically dazzling, politically pointed, yet also confusing 'National emergency to repe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12PM[SHARE]Octagon, BoltonThree grownup daughters display childhood neediness in this well-acted production that explores unrequited desires as a mother comes back from the grave The three grownup sist…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:36AM[SHARE]Crucible, SheffieldThe supernatural is all-encompassing in Oladipo Agboluaje's reframing of Shakespeare's power play in 19th-century west Africa Every time the court historian turns up, he h…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36PM[SHARE]In wonderfully bewildering shows, New York's venerable avant garde theatre company mash together everything from baroque opera to sci-fi B-movies. Their next trick? A seance-style tribute to…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:18AM[SHARE]New LGBTQ+ festival included McKellen in a fiery monologue and Norton in conversation, as well as a queer ceilidh and 'kilted yoga' Sir Ian McKellen is on stage blowing up a red balloon. For…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:42AM[SHARE]Chadderton Town Hall, OldhamSet over the course of local village hall fundraiser, Jim Cartwright's play is charmingly performed and has a built-in sense of community Yesterday it was the sal…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:06AM[SHARE]Citizens theatre, GlasgowLewis Hetherington's reworking of the 18th-century fable is creepy and creative, serious and scary It is a rare for a family show to be both funny and spine-tingling…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24AM[SHARE]Dundee RepThis hazily dramatised show is full of pizzazz and features the voice of Brian Cox but in making Jack as cynical as his mum it loses the story's heart Do not be misled by the title…
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