REVIEWS

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical – Cambridge Theatre

Olivier-award-winning improv group, Showstopper! The Improvised Musical, are back at London's Cambridge Theatre performing their long-form improv. As their name…

6 days ago

The Silence of the Lambs – Bradford Alhambra

The Silence of the Lambs is one of only three movies to ever win the ‘big five’ Oscars, including golden…

6 days ago

Jersey Boys – Edinburgh Playhouse

There is something reassuringly familiar about Jersey Boys. This is my third encounter with the musical in approximately six years, suggesting…

6 days ago

The Awkward Guide to Friendship – White Bear Theatre

An Awkward Guide to Friendship is an auditory treat featuring poetry, music, sing-alongs, and improvisation. It’s a collaborative piece by…

6 days ago

Back in the USSR: Opera North’s Eugene Onegin – Leeds Grand Theatre

Tchaikovsky’s life had a habit of imitating his art. In the spring of 1877, while he was sketching an opera…

6 days ago

The Big Cheese – The Golden Goose

Surely it can't be hard to sell cheese, can it? Inspired by her own experiences of working in a cheese…

1 week ago

Who Killed Marilyn? – Emerald Theatre

There is a particular pleasure in a story that makes you impatient for its next revelation, and ‘Who Killed Marilyn?’…

1 week ago

A Play, a Pie and a Pint: Whaur’s Yer Wullie Shakespeare Noo? – Traverse Theatre

Whaur’s Yer Wullie Shakespeare Noo is a comedic reenactment debating not just the Scots Enlightenment in the mid-1700s, but also…

1 week ago

Sweeney Todd: A Legacy of Blood – The Studio, Widnes

There is something particularly refreshing about seeing original writing brought to life on stage, especially when a familiar story is…

1 week ago

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie – Lyceum Theatre

The National Theatre of Scotland’s new expressionistic production of ‘The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’ is a magnificent theatrical gem.…

1 week ago