Friday, October 26, 2012
Glasgow Girls, GlasgowDavid Greig and Cora Bissett join forces for this new musical, fronted by seven strong female leads and featuring a raft of original songs, that tells the true story of…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:03PM[SHARE]Friday, October 19, 2012
Blackta, LondonIn these days of integrated casting, you'd think it would be easier for actors from ethnic minorities to get parts. Not so. Theatre is still mostly created, and watched, by th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:08PM[SHARE]Friday, October 5, 2012
Borderline Vultures, SalfordTaking place at a secret Salford Quays location, Happystorm's new show is part of the InOnTheAct festival which promotes risk-taking work in public spaces. Celebr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM[SHARE]Friday, September 14, 2012
Black Roses: The Killing Of Sophie Lancaster, ManchesterThe new Exchange season couldn't have started with more of a contrast. While the opening main house show is William Wycherley's raunch…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM[SHARE]Friday, September 7, 2012
Hedda Gabler, LondonSheridan Smith's star is on the ascendant: the actor who was previously known for the TV comedies Two Pints Of Lager … and Gavin & Stacey then carried the musical froth…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06PM[SHARE]Friday, August 31, 2012
Wild Oats, BristolThe Old Vic, that exquisite and most gracious of theatres, has been lovingly restored and re-opens with comfortable new seats, improved sightlines and a flexible thrust sta…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM[SHARE]Friday, August 24, 2012
Wonderland, EdinburghIt's a final gasp for the theatre programme of the Edinburgh international festival, but there should be nothing underpowered about this subversive take on Alice In Wond…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM[SHARE]Friday, August 3, 2012
The Great Gatsby Musical, LondonWhat is it about The Great Gatsby this year? Not seen for ages and now we have three versions in a matter of months. Just recently we saw LIFT present Gatz, a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM[SHARE]Friday, June 22, 2012
DruidMurphy, LondonIn a celebration of one of Ireland's finest playwrights, and a portrait of a nation, the multi-award-winning Druid company from Galway presents DruidMurphy, a trilogy by T…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06PM[SHARE]Friday, May 18, 2012
The Hard Boiled Egg And The Wasp, LondonMusic hall star Dan Leno is the star of a new musical being tried out on the theatre fringe this week. Leno was a comedy superstar of his time " from …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM[SHARE]Friday, May 4, 2012
The Cardinals, CoventryStan's Cafe is one of the most inventive companies around, so try and take a peek at its latest show which premieres at Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry, before moving to…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM[SHARE]Friday, April 13, 2012
Sea Odyssey, LiverpoolRoyal De Luxe were last in the UK back in 2006 with the Sultan's Elephant, which drew thousands on to the streets of London. Liverpool is no stranger to big outdoor spe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM[SHARE]Friday, March 16, 2012
Tin, RedruthMiracle is a small touring company that for the last 32 years has brought pleasure to audiences in Cornwall and the south-west. In the mid-90s, artistic director Bill Scott disco…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06PM[SHARE]Friday, February 17, 2012
All New People, Glasgow, LondonZach Braff is best known for goofing around in Scrubs, the US TV medical sitcom. But he also wrote, directed and starred in the well-received 2004 film Garden …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06PM[SHARE]Friday, January 13, 2012
Our New Girl, LondonThe artistic directors' game of musical chairs continues: following the departure of Michael Grandage from the Donmar, his replacement and protege, Josie Rourke, helms he…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06PM[SHARE]Friday, December 16, 2011
Beasts And Beauties, LondonReturning to Hampstead after last year's much-praised festive run, this is a captivating mix of half a dozen European fairytales as retold by poet laureate Carol A…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:04PM[SHARE]Friday, November 18, 2011
The Heart Of Robin Hood, Stratford-upon-AvonWith last year's RSC seasonal show settling down for what should be a long run in the West End, 2011's family fare has a great deal to live up to.…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM[SHARE]Friday, October 7, 2011
Good, ManchesterFormer JMK award-winner Polly Findlay has done some fine, often edgy work with shows such as the scorching Thyestes at the Arcola Theatre and a coolly confident production of…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:08PM[SHARE]Friday, September 23, 2011
One Man, Two Guvnors, AylesburyHeading out on a month-long tour across England and up to Edinburgh before it heads into the West End, Richard Bean's version of Carlo Goldoni's The Servant Of…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:07PM[SHARE]Friday, September 2, 2011
My City, LondonIn 1995 Stephen Poliakoff wrote Sweet Panic, a play that evoked the isolation and fear felt by many of those living in big cities such as London. Now, in My City, his first st…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:08PM[SHARE] 
