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16 June 2019

Reviews • National • Nottingham

Review: One Night in Miami at Nottingham Playhouse

7-22 June, then touring

By Naomi Obeng

‘What about the Struggle’: Naomi Obeng writes a poetic response to Kemp Powers’ imagined account of the meeting of Malcolm X, Cassius Clay, Jim Brown and Sam Cooke.

16 June 2019

Reviews • National • Newcastle

Review: The Cheviot, The Stag and The Black, Black Oil at Live Theatre, Newcastle

By Tracey Sinclair

‘Sharpened like a blade’: Tracey Sinclair reviews an intimate, impromptu-feeling revival of John McGrath’s landmark play.

11 June 2019

Reviews • Manchester • National

Review: Hobson’s Choice at Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester

31 May - 6 July

By James Varney

‘A carrot of prosperity’: James Varney writes on property, production and paternalism in Tanika Gupta’s reinterpretation of Harold Brighouse’s play.

10 June 2019

Reviews • Bristol • National

Review: Hot Flushes at Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol

By Maddy Costa

Wild and well-armed: Maddy Costa reviews Documental Theatre’s country and Western musical following a BHS employee robbed of her pension.

9 June 2019

Reviews • Edinburgh • National

Review: 549: Scots of the Spanish Civil War at Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh

6-8 June

By Crystal Bennes

National heroes: Crystal Bennes writes on Scottish nationalism in her review of Wonder Fools’ play about four Scottish miners who volunteered to fight in the Spanish Civil War.

9 June 2019

Reviews • Cardiff • National

Review: Neither Here Nor There at Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff

7-9 June

By Ben Kulvichit

You and I, here and there: Ben Kulvichit responds to Jo Fong and Sonia Hughes’ participatory piece by setting a timer for six minutes.

8 June 2019

Reviews • Cardiff • National

Review: Cotton Fingers at Sherman Theatre, Cardiff

5-8 June, then touring

By Lilith Wozniak

Speaking out: Lilith Wozniak reviews a new play from National Theatre Wales about abortion and the dangers of silence, set between Ireland and Wales.

8 June 2019

Reviews • Ipswich • National

Review: The Ladder at New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich

4 June, then touring

By Jackie Montague

Down memory lane: Hoipolloi’s last entry in their Loose Change Trilogy features Shôn Dale-Jones’ alter-ego and reconstructed memories of his late father.

2 June 2019

Reviews • National • Newcastle

Review: A Thousand Splendid Suns at Northern Stage, Newcastle

30 May - 15 June

By Tracey Sinclair

‘Battered but not broken’: Tracey Sinclair writes on a confronting adaptation of Khaled Hosseini’s novel set in war-torn Kabul.

29 May 2019

Reviews • Edinburgh • National

Review: The Duchess [of Malfi] at The Lyceum, Edinburgh

17 May - 8 June, then touring

By Crystal Bennes

Reinterpreting revenge: Crystal Bennes writes on contemporary relevance in Zinnie Harris’s retelling of John Webster’s bloody tragedy.

22 May 2019

Reviews • National • Newcastle

Review: Deeds Not Words at Northern Stage, Newcastle

21 May

By Tracey Sinclair

Stark reminder: Tracey Sinclair writes on Abbot Dance Theatre’s commemoration of the women’s suffrage movement.

21 May 2019

Reviews • Bristol • National

Review: We Can Time Travel at Bristol Old Vic

16-18 May, then touring

By Lilith Wozniak

‘Irresistible forward momentum’: Lilith Wozniak reviews composer and theatre-maker Dom Coyote’s time-hopping storytelling show.

20 May 2019

Reviews • Brighton • National

Review: Séancers at Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts, Brighton

16-17 May

By Henry Gleaden

Ritual resurrection: Henry Gleaden writes on Nigerian-American performance artist Jaamil Olawale Kosoko’s heady, emotional summoning of the Black dead.