REVIEWS

Friends: The Musical Parody – Storyhouse Chester

When a TV show is as iconic as FRIENDS, it would be so easy to leave it alone and not…

3 months ago

Blood Brothers – Hull New Theatre

Only a genius could create what is essentially a sad story of heartache, deceit, poverty, violence, snobbery, desertion and the…

3 months ago

Private Lives – Royal Exchange

The Royal Exchange’s recent renaissance under its newly installed artistic director, Selena Cartmell, continues apace with a sparkling revival of…

3 months ago

The Constant Wife – Festival Theatre

On its opening night at the Festival Theatre, The Constant Wife felt less like a revival and more like a…

3 months ago

The Lighthouse – Traverse Theatre

There is no question that The Light House, written and performed by Alys Williams and directed by Andrea Heaton, arrives…

3 months ago

The Shawshank Redemption – Liverpool Playhouse

The Shawshank Redemption is a based on Stephen Kings 1982 novella, set in a maximum-security penitentiary. It spans over 20…

3 months ago

The Trials of a Gentleman – Brockley Jack Theatre

David Martin is in a police interrogation room, preparing his defence statement for a serious crime. He is not a…

3 months ago

This is Not About Me – Soho Theatre

Following an acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe run, THIS IS NOT ABOUT ME. hits Soho Theatre. This extremely solid playwrighting debut from…

3 months ago

Jaja’s African Hair Braiding – Lyric Hammersmith

Jaja’s African Hair Braiding follows a (seemingly) average working day in the titular salon in Harlem, New York City. The…

3 months ago

The Old Ladies – Finborough Theatre

Rodney Ackland's The Old Ladies is set in an unnamed English cathedral city in 1935, in the midst of the…

3 months ago