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11 December 2018

Reviews • Bristol • National

Review: Of Home and Each Other at Broadmead Shopping Centre

7-16 December

By Lilith Wozniak

Someone else’s shoes: Lilith Wozniak writes on the mechanics of empathy in an immersive audio experience in Bristol shopping quarter.

10 December 2018

Reviews • Bristol • National

Review: The Borrowers at Tobacco Factory Theatres, Bristol

29 November - 30 January

By Lilith Wozniak

The little things: Lilith Wozniak writes on the detail and scale of The Borrowers.

7 December 2018

Reviews • Manchester • National

Review: The Producers at the Royal Exchange, Manchester

30 November 2018 - 26 January 2019

By Catherine Love

‘Shimmer and sparkle’: Catherine Love reviews an unlikely Christmas show which delights as much as it unsettles.

7 December 2018

Reviews • Edinburgh • National

Review: Mouthpiece at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh

1-22 December

By Crystal Bennes

Using a voice: Crystal Bennes writes on the ‘ethical quandary’ of representation in Kieran Hurley’s examination of class and the appropriation of stories.

3 December 2018

Reviews • Glasgow • National

Review: Mammy Goose at the Tron, Glasgow

By Andrew Edwards

Farting geese and the spirit of Christmas: Andy Edwards reviews Johnny McKnight’s deliriously silly and subversive panto.

3 December 2018

Reviews • National • Nottingham

Review: Robin Hood and the Babes in the Woods at Nottingham Playhouse

30 November - 19 January

By Peter Kirwan

‘Joyful sincerity’: Pete Kirwan writes on an earnest, escapist panto that brings the 12th century into the 21st.

23 November 2018

Reviews • National • Salford

Review: Ballet Black at The Lowry, Salford

19 November

By Aniqah Choudhri

Dances with difference: Aniqah Choudhri reviews Cathy Marsten and Arthur Pita-choreographed ballets for the all-PoC company Ballet Black.

23 November 2018

Reviews • National • Newcastle

Review: don’t forget the birds at Live Theatre, Newcastle

20-24 November

By Tracey Sinclair

Real stories: Tracey Sinclair on Open Clasp’s nuanced, heartfelt play looking at life after prison, based on the story of its real-life mother and daughter cast.

23 November 2018

Reviews • Manchester • National

Review: The Maids at HOME, Manchester

16 November-1 December

By James Varney

Skirting around sharp edges: James Varney reviews an all-male production of Jean Genet’s The Maids which doesn’t quite deliver on its promises.

21 November 2018

Reviews • National • Sheffield

Review: Windows of Displacement at Sheffield Crucible

By John Murphy

“Be a mother to another”: John Murphy writes on Akeim Toussaint Buck’s engaging and accessible solo dance piece on the diasporic experience.

17 November 2018

Reviews • Glasgow • National

Review: Estonia Now Triple Bill at the Tramway, Glasgow

13-14 November

By Andrew Edwards

‘Meeting after meeting, difference after difference’: Andy Edwards reflects on a triple bill of Estonian contemporary performance in Glasgow.

15 November 2018

Reviews • Bristol • National

Review: Queen Cunt: Sacred or Profane? at The Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol

9-10 November

By Lilith Wozniak

Gift shop Frida Kahlo: Lilith Wozniak writes on Deborah Antoinette and China Blue Fish’s sketch show, and asks what we want from feminist theatre.

14 November 2018

Reviews • National • Newcastle

Review: It’s Different for Girls at Live Theatre, Newcastle

15-17 November

By Tracey Sinclair

‘I hope for better stories than these’: Tracey Sinclair writes on the prevalence of violence against women as plot device in her review of She Production’s devised play.