Pub? – Salford Arts Theatre

2 months ago

A laugh-out-loud insight into how notto run a pub, serving up outrageous characters, brilliantly observed humour and plenty of workplace…

Jersey Boys – Bradford Alhambra

2 months ago

Back in fifties New Jersey there were three ways out of poverty – the army, getting mobbed up or become…

Good For Her! – The Other Palace

2 months ago

Written and performed by Mollie Semple and directed by Kayla Stokes, Good For Her! is a sharp solo show that…

Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man – Sheffield Lyceum

2 months ago

Matthew Bourne’s ‘The Car Man’ at the Sheffield Lyceum is utterly stupendous. Despite the show not having been on tour…

Alice in Wonderland – Riverside Studios

2 months ago

Neon-bright, fast-paced and generally faithful to Lewis Carroll's original, Penny Farrow's version of Alice in Wonderland is a joy.  It's…

The Cherry Orchard – Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon

2 months ago

There is a temptation with The Cherry Orchard to treat it as a museum piece: a wistful farewell to a…

The Hidden Dangers of Camping – Theatre Royal, Windsor

2 months ago

Liesl Wilke’s ‘The Hidden Dangers of Camping’ arrives at Theatre Royal Windsor for its world premiere with an intriguing premise…

paywall – The King’s Arms

2 months ago

This was my first trip to The King’s Arms, and this 54-seat black-box venue, nestled in the historic heart of…

The Boys We Were – The King’s Arms

2 months ago

Nostalgia has become a lucrative commodity. From Take That to Steps, the reunion tour has evolved into a reliable cultural…

The Gruffalo – Lyric Theatre

2 months ago

As a child of the early noughties, I remember Julia Donaldson’s The Gruffalo as a distinctive cultural touchstone of my…