‘A play in which nothing happens, once’: Freddie Machin reviews Theater Artemis’ absurdist show for young people.
Reviews
29 March 2019
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: The Phlebotomist at Hampstead Theatre
19th March - 20th April
By J N Benjamin
‘The actors flounder about in the bagginess of the space’: JN Benjamin writes on Ella Road’s dystopian play exploring the ethics of biotechnology.
28 March 2019
Reviews • National • Newport
Review: Storm 3: Together and Alone at The Neon, Newport
21-23 March
By Lilith Wozniak
Gazing into the mirror: Lilith Wozniak takes a trip to Newport to soak in Mike Brookes’ demanding, philosophical piece, the third in his Storm Cycle project for National Theatre Wales.
28 March 2019
Reviews • National • Newcastle
Review: West End Girls/Wank Buddies at Live Theatre, Newcastle
26-30 March
By Tracey Sinclair
Privatisation and private moments: Tracey Sinclair reviews a double bill of plays addressing hot social issues as part of Live Theatre’s Elevator Festival for new work.
27 March 2019
Reviews • National • Salford
Review: Beauty and the Beast at The Lowry, Salford
20-23 March, then touring
By Aniqah Choudhri
‘The lovechild of Guillermo del Toro and Charles Perrault’: Aniqah Choudhri reviews Birmingham Royal Ballet’s sumptuous, romantic version of the famous fairytale.
27 March 2019
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Wolfie at Theatre 503
By Hannah Greenstreet
‘An urgent howl of social responsibility’: Hannah Greenstreet reviews Ross Willis’ magical realist new play about twins in the care system.
26 March 2019
Reviews • Edinburgh • National
Review: Local Hero at The Lyceum, Edinburgh
By Crystal Bennes
Raining on the parade: the magic of David Greig and Mark Knopfler’s musical adaptation of the much-loved 1983 film Local Hero is lost on Crystal Bennes.
26 March 2019
Reviews • Glasgow • National
Review: Nora: A Doll’s House at Tramway, Glasgow
15 March - 6 April
By Andrew Edwards
‘Before, after and aside’: Andrew Edwards writes on a multi-layered reworking of Ibsen’s classic from writer Stef Smith.
23 March 2019
Reviews • National • Newcastle
Review: BalletBoyz: Them & Us at Northern Stage
22-23 March, then touring
By Tracey Sinclair
‘Freed from traditional confines’: Tracey Sinclair, self-proclaimed ‘dance ignoramus’, reviews a double bill from BalletBoyz.
22 March 2019
Reviews • National • York
Review: The Remains of the Day at York Theatre Royal
19-23 March, then touring
By Louise Jones
Ringing hollow: Louise Jones writes on the subtleties lost in adaptation in Out of Joint and Royal and Derngate’s co-production of Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel.
22 March 2019
Reviews • National • Newcastle
Review: It’ll Be Alt-Right on the Night at Live Theatre, Newcastle
21-23 March
By Tracey Sinclair
‘Alan Bennett with funkier hair’: Tracey Sinclair reviews a one-man show about political factionalism and punk music at Live Theatre’s Elevator Festival.
21 March 2019
Reviews • Glasgow • National
Review: Interference at City Park, Glasgow
16-30 March
By Christine Irvine
Last year’s model: Christine Irvine writes on attitudes towards technology in National Theatre of Scotland’s trilogy of tech-inflected dystopian shorts.
21 March 2019
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: My White Best Friend at the Bunker
By Ava Wong Davies
‘Pulled out of the gut, steaming and red and alive’: Ava Wong Davies writes a response to Rachel De-Lahay and Milli Bhatia’s festival of letters, which engages with racial tensions and white privilege.
21 March 2019
• OWE & Fringe • Uncategorized
Review: My White Best Friend at Bunker Theatre
By Ava Wong Davies
‘Pulled out of the gut, steaming and red and alive’: Ava Wong Davies writes a response to Rachel De-Lahay and Milli Bhatia’s festival of letters, which engages with racial tensions and white privilege.
18 March 2019
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Frankenstein at Battersea Arts Centre
By Annegret Märten
Finding their voices: Annegret Märten writes on BAC Beatbox Academy’s joyful reimagining of Mary Shelley’s novel.