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Royal Court, LiverpoolAn inspired parody of coming-out dramas meets a deliciously daft plot involving Sonia in Jonathan Harvey’s comedy Who would have thought Jonathan Harvey would write a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:12AMNew Vic theatre, Newcastle-under-LymeShould we sympathise with Hayley Carmichael’s irascible radio soap star as she risks being axed, or condemn her as she bullies her young vulnerable you…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:18AMTraverse, Edinburgh Calum L Macleòid’s western-style drama pits a gunslinging Elspeth Turner against a notorious fugitive in a peculiarly Scottish corner of Canada On the back wall of Bec…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:12AMTheatre by the Lake, KeswickAn eight-strong cast and a revolving stage take us on an extraordinary adventure for adults and kids, with time-keeping as a theme Jules Verne’s 1872 novel trad…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:32AMBeacon Arts Centre, GreenockThere’s an optimal mix of irreverence and affection in this bracing adaptation of the swashbuckling classic With the long-running Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:42AMHome, ManchesterWriter-director Yusra Warsama relocates The House of Bernarda Alba from Andalucía to Manchester What imprisons the characters of Federico García Lorca’s The House of Bern…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:18AMRoyal Exchange, ManchesterModern-day version casts Tennessee Williams’s steamy melodrama in a new light, with a focus on the corruptibility of wealth Roy Alexander Weise does not overtly c…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AMNottingham PlayhouseSamson Hawkins’s debut is part Jerusalem part This Country, bringing big laughs while asking serious questions about identity nostalgia and modernity Is it too soon to …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:08AMBelgrade theatre, CoventryMojisola Adebayo’s play connects Henrietta Lacks, whose cells were used in decades of vital scientific research, with the Black Lives Matter movement ‘I am a fa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:56PMRoyal Lyceum, EdinburghKatie Posner directs a high-voltage cast in playwright Ahlam’s politically charged portrayal of a group of teens coming of age in post-Arab spring Cairo We view mome…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AMEveryman theatre, LiverpoolThe drama of women trying to get ahead in Thatcher’s Britain is played with kitsch period detail that can distract from its still-relevant story Some plays go th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:51AMShakespeare North Playhouse, PrescotThis cartoonish update of Shakespeare’s reunion tale, gleefully mixing in Madonna and modern language, has a great sense of fun The Wars of the Roses ar…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:03AMLive theatre, NewcastleIn 1996, campaigners in the north-east are watching their values being written out of Labour politics. But at least Kevin Keegan seems to be winning Tony Blair is on t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:00AMAlphabetti theatre, NewcastleIn Alfie Heffer’s frightening play, theatregoers become recruitment reps as a candidate is put through her paces In the late 1800s, Frederick Winslow Taylor se…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00PMHome, ManchesterThe star performs with a musician’s sense of rhythm in this alternately arch and elegiac piece by Simon Stephens and Mark Eitzel about a bereaved brother attempting to reco…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:16AMNorthern Stage, NewcastleThe family front room becomes a battleground in Anders Lustgarten’s play of ideas about class, politics and compassion At some point between the decline of British…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:32AMRoyal Lyceum, EdinburghZinnie Harris’s reworking has Macbeth’s wife driving the plot, rationalising a grisly campaign, while he becomes unbalanced by their murderous path To summon up w…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00PMTron theatre, GlasgowFour girls gather around a pentangle in Maryam Hamidi’s punchy and poetic new play, which captures the vulnerability of adolescence When you see the gang of teenagers …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:03AMDundee RepCinders is a hard-working and independent-minded farmer while her prince is an environmental engineering student in Lynda Radley’s cheerful reworking You can see why Lynda Radley…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:48PMKing’s theatre, GlasgowKathryn Rooney’s slick production has flawless comic banter and lavish dance routines, providing impressive festive entertainment It is tempting to grumble about t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:03PMHull Truck theatre, HullScrooge not only exploits Bob Cratchit but cruelly cuts him out of the conversation in this innovative, satisfying production Jack Lord is the meanest of Scrooges. To…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:24AMDerby theatreRatty, Mole and the rest are subtly portrayed in this tuneful production of Kenneth Grahame’s classic They are a timid lot, the creatures in Trina Haldar’s staging of The Wi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:48PMNew Vic theatre, Newcastle-under-LymeLewis Carroll’s fantastical classic is transposed into the world of stage magic in this gloriously hallucinatory show Forget about rabbit holes and mir…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:42AMEveryman theatre, LiverpoolThe eponymous fairytale does not lend itself easily to panto – requiring some princely interference – but the cast is exuberant We are deep into act two when w…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:48AMTheatre by the Lake, KeswickMary Norton’s 1952 novel about tiny pillagers gets a sober stage remake that blends minor-key music with contemporary fears When Suella Braverman talked about a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:32PMTron theatre, GlasgowJohnny McKnight’s irreverent and very funny panto is full of local colour and packed with put-downs – though never at the expense of the original film Hollywood re…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:24PMPerth theatreThe beanstalk in Barrie Hunter’s jolly, tightly choreographed and on-message show is actually a fossil fuel mountain, and the giant is a massive polluter The temperature is ri…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:42AMPitlochry Festival theatreThis wholesome adaptation, featuring a preening Captain Hook, focuses on playroom fun in a beautifully designed production Captain Hook looks as if he has stepped o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:32PMColiseum, OldhamWhile younger audience members will find plenty to shout about, the classic story struggles to take shape as a panto We could certainly do with a bit of stealing from the ric…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AMLive theatre, NewcastleRic Renton’s raw four-hander is an enthralling study of male vulnerability with a deeply felt message for the justice system That Ric Renton’s gripping new play ha…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AMRoyal Court, LiverpoolCow jokes are heavily milked in this family-friendly show, alongside nods to the city’s star turn as next year’s Eurovision host Within weeks of the news that Liver…
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