Northern Stage, NewcastleA lovable orphan at a low-rent Hogwarts makes her impostor syndrome disappear in a lively reimagining with fun theatrical illusions The Sorcerer’s Apprentice is on…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:18PMOctagon, BoltonFive actors take on all the parts in Lotte Wakeham’s production, engaging our imaginations in an affecting reworking JM Barrie was obsessed with the loss of youth. It was a …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AMNew Vic theatre, Newcastle-under-LymeDirector Theresa Heskins might give us more beast than beauty but, even so, this dark, Disney-divergent adaptation is superb The world described by writ…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:03PMPerth theatreButtons unleashes some magical social chicanery in this enjoyable egalitarian twist on the rags-to-riches tale The modern adapter of Cinderella is faced with two questions. How …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AMAlphabetti theatre, NewcastleWith the irony of a young Victoria Wood, Hannah Sowerby presents a love-hate relationship with Penrith in an inventive one-woman show We talk of Damon Runyon’…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:03AMColiseum, OldhamGags, raps and forceful female energy boost this production, which has a huge sense of silliness and good cheer It’s not often you hear a good fart gag, but the Coliseum pa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AMTheatre by the Lake, KeswickTaking refuge in nature helps a Londoner process the loss of a child in a production that, for all its charm, fails to convince Urban life shields us from nature.…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:06AMRoyal Lyceum, EdinburghWils Wilson’s perception-bending production highlights the artifice of a prince’s world, exposing the thin veneer of riches and respectability Segismundo has just …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:32AMTron, GlasgowThe climate-change summit inspires a production emphasising the land-grab aspects of Shakespeare’s late play in an imaginative staging The short-term forecast is for a stor…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:03AMThe pandemic-delayed staging of Yann Martel’s novel is finally arriving in London, and the star of the show is a mesmerising puppet Finn Caldwell is studying four performers perched in the…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:12PMEdinburgh PlayhouseA refreshed version of the Disney perennial begins a tour of the UK with some spectacular visual feasts and a heart-stopping performance by Courtney Stapleton as Belle Thi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:12AMStephen Joseph theatre, ScarboroughJanice Okoh’s version of the 2019 novel waters down the culture clash at its heart and suffers for the lack of the author’s rich prose After Benjamin M…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AMNorthern Stage, NewcastleLittle leavens the air of hopelessness in Jim Cartwright’s 1986 collage of awkwardly staged monologues Angela Rayner would probably approve of the “Tory scum” …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:32AMLive theatre, NewcastleThe Durham miners’ gala features in both these short plays exploring contrasting experiences of race and class What are the chances of the Durham miners’ gala mak…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24PMDundee RepA conscientious citizen stands against the forces of fake news and self-interest in the National Theatre of Scotland’s provocative adaptation Lewis den Hertog’s images have th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AMImpact Hub Bradford and onlineStruggling zero-hours sisters risk everything as Kamal Kaan’s angsty play transplants the action from Ancient Greece There is a home secretary hell bent on pr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:42AMPitlochry Festival theatreLesley Orr and Jo Clifford’s show about the lives of some who have died in the past 18 months is a necessary act of communal remembrance We’ve read about it in …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:18PMRoyal Exchange, ManchesterLiv Hill is brilliant as a wise-cracking teenager in Stuart Slade’s play about cancer, sex and the mystery of life For those of us with limited tolerance for pl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AMTheatre Royal, WakefieldSet in a northern seaside B&B, John Godber’s latest has a healthy dollop of political analysis beneath its very funny surface According to John Godber’s lates…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:18AMLive theatre, NewcastleKema Sikazwe – AKA actor and rapper Kema Kay – performs a sunny, charming but vulnerable musical monologue about growing up in the northeast of England Kema Sikazw…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:03PMDundee RepJohn McCann’s imaginative play follows its characters’ search for answers to tough questions during lockdown – watched over by a pair of very unusual seagulls For the seagull…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:18PMTraverse theatre, EdinburghActor Amy Molloy delivers an elegant monologue that reveals itself as something greater in this supremely thoughtful show Kate Regan is a woman defined by the men …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:06PMHolyrood Park, EdinburghThis open-air performance brings together a multi-generational company celebrating release from pandemic confinement When your stage is the size of a football pitch a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24AMSummerhall, EdinburghTrevor Lock uses audience participation to satisfy our yearning for community in a show that prioritises connection over action What did we miss most during the pandemic…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06AMOld College Quad, EdinburghKatharine Mehrling delivers the German master’s songs in ravishing style, accompanied with restraint by pianist Barrie Kosky We’re nearing the end of a medley …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AMAvailable onlineGregor Samsa’s sudden bodily dislocation becomes a means of exploring digital-era dilemmas in Hijinx’s irreverent adaptation A few days before the first lockdown, Glasgow…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:54AMTraverse theatre, EdinburghOn an hour-long circuit guided by headphones, graffiti, sculptures and shops wheedle their way into the dialogue If this were a regular show it would be something …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AMPleasance at EICC, EdinburghAngelina Chudi gives a powerful performance as she tackles the contradictory, confusing experience of meeting an abuser We’ve all done it. You bump into a signi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:03AMArmy @ The Fringe, Drill Hall, EdinburghIn this warm and witty solo show, Lubna Kerr, the Scottish daughter of middle-class Pakistani immigrants, recounts a lifetime’s encounters with othe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AMHarbottle Park, Byker, Newcastle upon TyneThe story of a relationship unfolds as a thoughtful exploration of attitudes to what we eat in Chris Bush’s clever two-hander At first glance, Chr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:24AMHarbottle Park, Byker, Newcastle upon TyneChatterbox Charli is on a quest to find her voice and stay free in Phoebe Eclair-Powell’s warm and funny family play “Why does everyone say I’…
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