REVIEWS

A Manchester Anthem – Hope Mill Theatre

For a city steeped in music history, it is no wonder those who grew up in and around Manchester see…

1 year ago

Midnight at the Palace – Guilded Balloon, Patter House

My first show of the gauntlet, the scrum, the gladiatorial fight to the death that is the Edinburgh Fringe, kicks…

1 year ago

Medea the Musical – Upstairs at The Gatehouse

If the Camden Fringe summons visions of damp carpets and edgy comics managing onstage meltdowns, ‘cause it’s easier than getting…

1 year ago

Second Class Queer – Theatro Technis

Opening with a beautiful dance sequence that takes a ghastly turn to reveal the news of a horrifying homophobic attack,…

1 year ago

Macbeth – Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Arriving in London from a sold-out season in Melbourne, The Australian Shakespeare Company brings Macbeth to the beautiful Royal Botanic…

1 year ago

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – Winter Gardens, Blackpool

The show is based on the classic 1950s novel by C.S. Lewis telling the tale of four siblings evacuated during…

1 year ago

The Last Laugh – Manchester Opera House

It is a well-known fact that most comedians have an insecurity caused by and driven by the need to get…

1 year ago

Rabbie Burns’ Bottom Drawers – Barons Court Theatre

Entering the space at Barons Court Theatre for this “hands on exploration” of the bawdy works of Robert Burns, we…

1 year ago

God of Carnage – Frinton Summer Theatre

We probably all know how thin the veneer of civility is, but when you put two sets of parents together…

1 year ago

Nuns of Fury! – Seven Oaks Pub

What happens when you combine the criminal-catching of Charlie’s Angels with beloved women of the cloth of Sister Act? Rocket…

1 year ago