REVIEWS

Snake in the Grass – Octagon Theatre

Would Snake in the Grass go with a bump, a bang, or a flop? Definitely not the latter. The Octagon…

5 months ago

Radio Live: Next Generation – Battersea Arts Centre

Radio Live: Next Generation is not really a play, nor does it claim to be. It is something else altogether.…

5 months ago

Da Vinci’s Laundry – Riverside Studios

What gives a piece of art its value? Is it purely aesthetic? Is it arbitrary, decided in reverse once a…

5 months ago

Arcade at Darkfield – Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Stepping into ‘Arcade’ at Darkfield’s shipping container village feels like entering another realm entirely. You are walked into a brightly…

5 months ago

Finding Nemo Jr – Z-Arts

It’s time for the Apprentices to shine! Manchester Musical Youth’s (MMY) latest production, Finding Nemo Jr, swam onto the Z-arts…

5 months ago

Orphans – King’s Arms Theatre

Over the last few years, Lisa and Colin Connor have quietly built something special in the small pub theatre above…

5 months ago

Death on the Nile – Richmond Theatre

This is quintessential Agatha Christie. There’s murder, intrigue, a roomful of suspects, and that Belgian detective whose keen eyes miss…

5 months ago

Black Sabbath The Ballet – The Lowry

When you think about a rock band to soundtrack a ballet it's probable rock gods Black Sabbath wouldn’t be the…

5 months ago

Cheapo – Traverse Theatre

Cheapo, brought to the Traverse Theatre by Play, Pie and a Pint, follows schoolboy Jamie (known as “Sheldon” to his…

5 months ago

Emma – Sheffield Lyceum

Ryan Craig’s adaptation is aptly contemporary in places and unapologetically Georgian in others. The best affectations of Austen’s linguistic prowess…

5 months ago