Royal and Derngate, Northampton Nigel Barrett’s powerful swordsman-poet leads a fine cast in this nuanced yet highly theatrical co-productionCyrano de Bergerac is drawing to the end. What …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMOctagon, BoltonUnder Elizabeth Newman’s fine direction, Noël Coward’s caustic wit is balanced by real feeling Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AMUstinov Studio, Theatre Royal BathPavel Pryazhko’s deceptive comedy doesn’t quite reach the semi-satirical heights it aspires to Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMThe Egg, Theatre Royal BathVerity Kirk hits the bullseye as wild west sharp-shooter Annie Oakley in this musical biographyIn Little Sure Shot, writer and composer Lucy Rivers delivers a clas…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMRoyal Exchange, ManchesterTolstoy’s passionate epic feels more like a soap opera in this clinical adaptation Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMCurve, LeicesterSue Townsend’s sly writing is pummelled to fit narrative arcs of love triumphant and ambition realised in this musical adaptationWhat do you ask of a new musical? Attention…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00AMLyric, BelfastFrank O’Connor’s hilarious childhood tales are beautifully adapted for the stage Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00AMViaduct theatre, HalifaxNorthern Broadsides open up a whole new way of looking at Shakespeare’s tragedy through seemingly straightforward, at times rough-hewn performancesFollowers of No…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00AMClwyd Theatr Cymru, MoldArtistic director Terry Hands’s farewell is an extravagant, bravura production Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PMSherman Cymru, CardiffThe contrasting fortunes of Welsh rugby player Gareth Thomas and two struggling Bridgend teenagers are handled boldly Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PMRoyal Exchange, ManchesterRona Munro’s engaging story of 19th-century Manchester mill workers is powerfully produced, though dramatically a little formulaicA sole musician sits up in the g…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMWest Yorkshire Playhouse, LeedsZodwa Nyoni’s jazz-inflected African village drama is gripping, humorous, poetic and finely acted Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMSheffield Theatres Studio Richard Wilson directs Sarah Kane’s first play with searing clarity and precision as part of the Crucible’s season of her work Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMThe Drum, Theatre Royal, PlymouthA mother and daughter fall out over an employer’s motive in a shapeless play set in austerity-era Spain Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:01AMCitizens GlasgowFilter’s co-production of the Scottish play arrives soundtracked with bangs, whooshes and tinkles Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMThe Octagon, BoltonColin Connor is magnificent in this production of Arthur Miller’s modern classic Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMNumber One First Street, ManchesterFemale identity and the first world war are among the subjects explored at the ninth celebration of the local fringe scene Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMSwan, Stratford-upon-AvonThomas Dekker’s tale of love and power among the artisan classes of 16th-century England has amazing resonance Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:02AMOrange Tree, RichmondThe playwright sugar-coated his lively critique of the evils of the housing market that remains all too relevant todayThat people should face eviction so that others can…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMRoyal Exchange, Manchester This theatre-in-the-round staging of the schlocky horror musical is hard to faultTheatre-in-the-round has been called “the ultimate challenge” (as an unrelated…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMTheatre Royal, YorkDame, damsel and villain camp it up, courtesy of the longest-serving Christmas team everIt’s not just the jokes that are worked to death: three little words in the progr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMCurve, LeicesterPaul Kerryson’s final show combines picture-book wholesomeness with a message for the darkest of times Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PMChichester Festival theatrePatricia Routledge and Edward Fox carry this revival of Wilde’s 1895 ‘play of modern life’ Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PMOctagon, BoltonA bright new adaptation of Lewis Carroll is at its strongest when it stays true to the original Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PMCrucible, SheffieldThe effects of the miners strike on a family are explored in a production that is powerful but ultimately contrived Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PMRoyal Lyceum theatre, EdinburghA fine new production of Sue Glovers 1991 play looks at the plight of 19th-century female agricultural labourers with a sometimes sentimental eye Continue read…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:05PMDukes, LancasterLove, war and video cameras fight it out in Imitating the Dogs multimedia adaptation of Hemingways novel Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PMSherman Cymru, CardiffDespite fresh and lively performances, period language and modern behaviour clash to mixed effect Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PMLantern, LiverpoolThis play about the 1972 building workers pay dispute uses music, poems, puppets and dialogues to re-examine the history of a so-called conspiracy Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PMVictoria Baths, ManchesterStaging Shakespeares tragedy in a swimming baths might have seemed like a good idea, but the production quickly gets into deep water Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PMRoyal Lyceum, EdinburghDC Jacksons comedy thriller is lively, deadly, wordy and seriously out of puff by its disappointing ending Continue reading...
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