267 stories by "miriam Gillinson"
Sondheim theatre, London With a cast that never misses a note, the West End's longest-running musical proves a haunting and thrilling inspiration
What's the sign that you've seen a great mus…
Old Fire Station, OxfordChris Bush's beautifully crafted show is comforting and uplifting with just enough kick for those who find festive theatre too saccharine
Call me Scrooge, but I'm not…
Trafalgar Studios, LondonJodie Prenger sings her heart out in an atmospheric revival of Shelagh Delaney's classic play about an unlucky-in-love mother and daughter
Words such as "raw" and "r…
Jermyn Street theatre, LondonCraig Taylor's jumble of micro-playlets " some just a few seconds long " coalesce into a layered, comic, moving portrait of everyday life in the UK
Listening doe…
Royal Exchange, ManchesterThe classic musical about performance, in all its chaotic glory, gets a warm-hearted production from Jo Davies
Gypsy has been described as the King Lear of musical …
Derby theatreHiccup theatre's clever take on the fairytale is full of music, puppetry, surprising twists, witty dialogue and madcap energy
Hiccup Theatre's family shows always take you to u…
Ustinov Studio, Bath Hansol Jung's play brings the distracting, confusing noise of the internet to a funny and sensitive story of lonely hearts in Seoul
The internet is so fully realised in …
Arcola, LondonAdapted from Knut Hamsun's first-person novel, Fay Lomas's production is an empathetic and frightening look at a writer whose senses begin to turn on him as he falls into pover…
Unicorn theatre, LondonThis take on Oscar Wilde's story of a family moving into their spooky new home is a child-friendly blend of gothic horror and quirky comedy
There's a little bit for ev…
Blue Elephant theatre, LondonRobyn Wilson is superb as a 16-year-old facing a daunting rite of passage in Amy Blakelock's poignant one-woman play
I know Alice. I think I pretty much was Alic…
The Yard, LondonClare Barron plays with what a dancer can do by showing a young woman in crisis using dance moves, sex games and drunken nights to liberate herself
Dirty Crusty is about ball…
Orange Tree theatre, LondonStandup, storytelling and poetry combine in this brilliant show about an inner-city trio on the verge of adulthood
Here is a play that will be racing through you, …
Swan theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonHannah Khalil's play frames Iraq's history through the eyes of real characters, but feels like a missed opportunity
A black-and-white photograph on display i…
Stephen Joseph theatre, ScarboroughA mother and daughter reunite and fight in Oliver Emanuel's high-octane play, but it feels rushed and remote
Gareth Nicholls directed Crocodile Fever at th…
Southwark Playhouse, LondonBethany Tennick and Kirsty Findlay weave theatrical magic in this entrancing tale of the last child left on a remote island
What an exceptionally thoughtful new mu…
Swan theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonPolitics is all about preening in this pulsing production of Shakespeare's rare history
Shakespeare's King John is rarely performed but, on the basis of Elea…
Watermill, NewburyThis is a punchy revival of the icily ironic 90s musical about assassination attempts on US presidents
Assassins is almost certainly the musical we deserve right now, but i…
Rose theatre, KingstonSet in the 80s, this character-led comedy drama features fine performances, but is all just a bit too deliberate
Imagine a time when five grand had a significant impact…
Birmingham RepPacked with punk and reggae tracks, Robin French's bold new play about racial tensions in 70s Britain hits some high notes
Amid the fraught racial tensions of the stifling Brit…
Little Angel theatre, LondonThis imaginative adaptation delights in the sounds and sensations of Edward Lear's peculiar poem about a lonely boy
The stage is filled with puppets that seem to …
Queen's theatre, HornchurchShaina Taub turns the Bard's words into ingenious melodic mashups in a rousing community production
A brutish leader hands his crown to his benevolent brother in …
Dorfman theatre, LondonAndy Stanton's adaptation of his own children's books is packed with eccentricity and verbal flourishes " all at the expense of the story
This is no ordinary family sh…
Watermill theatre, NewburyA multitalented cast bring gleeful spontaneity and big laughs to Paul Hart's bold production, with choreography by Oti Mabuse
'Brush up your Shakespeare, start quot…
Roundhouse theatre, LondonInua Ellams' play hurtles between London and Africa, so full is it of authentic male dialogue and connections
Even the clock moves at double time. A show set in a s…
The Vaults, LondonThere's an air of holiday fun in Ryan Craig's play about searching for romance in a digital world. It's a fun, if predictable, watch
A giddy carefreeness underpins this lig…
