Leeds PlayhouseDavid West Read's jukebox show brings Orbison's hits together around an earnest but charmingly performed story of grief Jukebox musicals tend to be all about the feelgood fact…
York Theatre RoyalA long-gestating app romance fails to sync offline in this innovative musical with songs that outshine the dialogue Mayflies famously live for just a day. But before that t…
Leeds PlayhouseAmy Leach's production evokes a very current crop of anxieties with the castaways excellently played by a young cast In many ways, Lord of the Flies is safe programming, certa…
Harrogate theatreAdding their own flashbacks, narration and expletive-laced modern language, Imitating the Dog reimagine the Macbeths as damaged teens killing their way to the top of a crimi…
Bramall Rock Void, Leeds Playhouse Garry Lyons gives voice to Knottingley locals in this fierce indictment of how the government has failed our once-thriving industrial communities Blow Down…
Royal Exchange theatre, ManchesterA slightly wonky meta structure involving a team of amdram actors muddles this show about the former MP but it has abundant charm Politics is a kind of perf…
Leeds Playhouse The rags-to-riches roots of the Roald Dahl story are emphasised in this family show, but video effects blunt the rough magic There's something of the fairytale about Charlie …
Deutsches Schauspielhaus, HamburgThe director's latest eco-theatre production gives us fragments of Chekhov's dialogue and a searing reading of our relationship with nature The orchard of Ch…
Home, ManchesterJavaad Alipoor's meditation on the grim fate of Iranian singer Fereydoun Farrokhzad develops into a thrilling investigation of the internet You may not have heard of Fereydo…
York Theatre RoyalDespite some strong performances, this production is undone by flip-flopping between the serious and the silly Guy Fawkes is not an obvious subject for a comedy " he's more…
Royal Exchange theatre, ManchesterThere are some scares, but Jack Thorne's adaptation of the Swedish vampire novel focuses more on the compelling bond between two troubled teens Though it ha…
Crucible theatre, Sheffield Updated 13 years after their first showing, Steve Waters' double bill of plays feels more urgent than before " while their personal dynamics hint at challenges ye…
Leeds PlayhouseAmanda Huxtable directs the regional premiere of Natasha Gordon's multigenerational play filled with conflict and grief Natasha Gordon's multigenerational family drama capture…
Roundabout @ Summerhall, EdinburghThe problems facing 16-year-old Toye when he resolves to include Black voices in his school curriculum are brought to compelling life How do you change the …
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghAustralia's 2019 wildfires are the focal point of this contemplative look at what theatre can do in the face of environmental collapse Theatre-maker David Finni…
Summerhall, Edinburgh Consummate storyteller James Rowland revisits his childhood friendship with an elderly neighbour and shares heart-tugging experiences As theatre recovers from the pande…
Summerhall, Edinburgh Shôn Dale-Jones once imagined his childhood home Anglesey separating from the UK. Now he revisits the Welsh island in a Brexit Britain where belonging has become a v…
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghVictoria Melody uses theatre to unpick the mechanics of the comedy world " with some fascinating discoveries about neurodivergence along the way Victoria Melody…
Home, ManchesterCombining music, dance and drama, RashDash's latest show attempts to find meaning in the mayhem of birth and family RashDash's new show opens with mess. Nappies and toys and…
Royal Exchange theatre, ManchesterIs a council-funded robot nun the answer to prayers at a convent in crisis? Tim Foley's prize-winning play proves ingenious and thrilling Startling and auda…
Leeds PlayhouseWith striking design and compelling leads, Amy Leach directs a triumphant version of Shakespeare's tale of murderous deeds The first time we meet the Macbeths in Amy Leach's p…
York Theatre RoyalThe story of Rohingya 'limbo kid' Subhi, born in an Australian detention centre, is powerful but awkwardly adapted from Zana Fraillon's book Stories are powerful. That's th…
Royal Exchange theatre, ManchesterDavid Grieg's rowdy, informal yarn makes a pleasingly oddball antidote to the classic Christmas show Devils may not seem very festive but David Greig's tale…
York Theatre RoyalPaul Hendy's cast deliver a dependable mix of song and dance, spectacle and silliness, as well as a brilliant, bin-toting Buttons For decades, the Theatre Royal panto has b…
Hope Mill theatre, ManchesterWith belting vocals and dazzling dance, this musical update jumps into a vivid Oz full of street art and neon lights Director Matthew Xia's updated staging of Th…