REVIEWS
Pride and Prejudice (sort of) – Criterion Theatre
I don’t know what I was expecting walking into an all-female Pride and Prejudice, but I left with ready for…
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie – Leeds Grand
The performing arts often attracts outsiders looking for a safe haven, so it is hardly surprising many musicals are about…
The Play That Goes Wrong – King’s Theatre, Edinburgh
If I had to be absolutely honest, Cornley’s Poytechnic Drama Society’s performance of ‘Murder at Havisham Manor’ was about one-star…
SIX – Vaudeville Theatre
SIX, the feminist pop musical written by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, which has taken the world by storm, has…
9 to 5: The Musical – Liverpool Empire
In 2009, nearly 30 years after the film's release, 9 to 5 made its debut as a Broadway Musical with…
Blood Brothers – Birmingham Hippodrome
Wagner’s “Das Rheingold” famously opens with one long, droning tone from the orchestra which engages, entrances and thrills in equal…
Elf the Musical – Hull New Theatre
I once spent many hours one weekend, corresponding with an “elf”, via email. His name was Blodwit and he was…
The Bunker (Halloween Edition) – Liverpool Arts Bar
Wing It Impro and Stories, The Bunker (Halloween Edition), is an intimate evening of storytelling inspired by the autumn season.…
The Signalman – King’s Theatre, Edinburgh
Most notable was how, with extreme economy (one actor, a sparse set and some carefully understated lighting and sound), this…
Night, Mother – Hampstead Theatre
Marsha Normon’s 1983 Pulitzer-winning drama “‘night, Mother” returns to the Hampstead Theatre after its European premiere at the same venue…