Horror amid the hilarity: Marie Hamilton and Stephanie Kempson’s musical John Gay adaptation hits all the right notes.
National
20 April 2018
Reviews • Dublin
Review: Assassins at the Gate Theatre
18 April - 9 June 2018
By Chris McCormack
Chris McCormack reviews Stephen Sondheim’s musical about nine people who attempted to assassinate US presidents
17 April 2018
Reviews • Bristol
Review: Drag On at the Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol
12 - 13 April 2018
By Lilith Wozniak
Fierce, real, awkward and fake: Lilith Wozniak reviews dance artist James Morgan’s show about myth, monsters and queer identity
14 April 2018
Reviews • Dublin
Review: Here All Night at the Abbey Theatre
11 - 14 April 2018
By Chris McCormack
A meditation on the writer: Chris McCormack reviews an experimental piece of theatre inspired by Samuel Beckett
11 April 2018
Reviews • Manchester • National • Reviews
Review: Mountains: The Dreams of Lily Kwok
March 22 - April 7
By Aniqah Choudhri
Cooking up a storm: In-Sook Chappell’s adaptation of Helen Tse’s memoir is moving and original.
11 April 2018
Reviews • York
Review: Little Mermaid at York Theatre Royal
By Louise Jones
Like stumbling over poetry written as a lovelorn teen: Louise Jones reviews Metta Theatre’s adaptation of the underwater fairytale
6 April 2018
Reviews • National • Nottingham • Reviews
Review: Holes at Nottingham Playhouse
March 31 - April 22
By Peter Kirwan
Digging down: this family-friendly adaptation of Louis Sachar’s novel isn’t afraid of asking big questions.
29 March 2018
Reviews • York
Review: Minefield at York Theatre Royal
By Catherine Love
Rituals of remembrance: Argentinian artist Lola Arias’ exploration of the Falklands War comes to York.
20 March 2018
Reviews • Manchester
Review: Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella at The Lowry
By Aniqah Choudhri
A love letter to Blitz London: Aniqah Choudhri reviews Matthew Bourne’s wartime fairy-tale.
19 March 2018
Reviews • Nottingham
Review: Our Country’s Good at Nottingham Playhouse
9 - 24 March 2018 (and then on tour)
By Peter Kirwan
Silence and noise: Peter Kirwan reviews Ramps on the Moon’s new show based on a text familiar to A-Level Theatre Studies students.
9 March 2018
Reviews • Glasgow • National • Reviews
The Motherf**ker With The Hat at the Tron Theatre, Glasgow
March 1 - March 17
By Christine Irvine
Locked and loaded: the Scottish premiere of Stephen Adly Guirgis’ comedy is “blisteringly enjoyable”.
8 March 2018
Reviews • Brighton • National • Reviews
Review: Brighton Rock at the Theatre Royal Brighton
March 6 - March 10
By Tracey Sinclair
Going Greene: Bryony Lavery’s new adaptation of Brighton Rock is unsettling and menacing.
8 March 2018
Reviews • Dublin • National • Reviews
Review: Not a Funny Word at The Complex, Dublin
March 6 - March 10
By Chris McCormack
Mission Abort: Tara Flynn’s one-woman play with songs is a surprising satire on Ireland’s treatment of women.
23 February 2018
Reviews • Exeter • National • Reviews
Review: Doctor Faustus at The Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter
February 21 - February 24
By Emily Holyoake
Google it: Tangle Theatre’s three-man Marlowe gives Emily Holyoake a Faustian experience, she thinks.
22 February 2018
Reviews • Dublin • National • Reviews
Review: Porcelain at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin
February 20 - March 10
By Chris McCormack
Teetering on cliché: Margaret Perry’s debut play loses steam in Cathal Cleary’s production.