REVIEWS

Shirley Valentine – Leeds Playhouse

If King Lear remains the biggest challenge for actors of a certain vintage, then the 15000 word solo monologue that…

8 months ago

Pride & Prejudice* (*sort of) – Floral Pavilion

Think you know Pride and Prejudice? Think again. Pride & Prejudice* (*sort of) is the story you know and love,…

8 months ago

All The Happy Things – Soho Theatre Upstairs

If your sister has died, are you still a sister?  All The Happy Things explores the devastating effects of grief…

8 months ago

Abigail’s Party – Royal Exchange

Most of the packed press night audience will have arrived in the Victorian splendour of the Royal Exchange thinking they…

8 months ago

War Horse – Liverpool Empire

When a National Theatre production goes on tour, audiences expect a high calibre performance. That expectation increases two-fold when a…

8 months ago

Little Women – The Lowry

The novel 'Little Women' by Louisa May Alcott is still amongst one of the most popular novels today. Following the…

8 months ago

Legally Blonde – Hull New Theatre

Having never seen the 2001 movie Legally Blonde, I deliberately kept myself in the dark re its storyline. I know…

8 months ago

The Koala Who Could – The Lowry

"In a wonderful place, at the breaking of dawn, where the breezes were soft and the sunshine was warm, a…

8 months ago

The Play’s The Thing – Wilton’s Music Hall

Mark Lockyer’s The Play's The Thing is a completely exhilarating performance, and an incredibly impactful version of Shakespeare’s classic. A…

8 months ago

Sam Newbould Quintet – Traverse Theatre

The Sam Newbould Quintet, based in Amsterdam, arrived in Edinburgh to perform the second night of their week-long Scottish tour. …

8 months ago