Tensions in the ring: Louise Jones on plot and character in a wrestling ring-set co-production between Red Ladder and The Dukes, Lancaster.
National
4 April 2019
Reviews • National • Newcastle
Review: DUPed at Live Theatre, Newcastle
2-3 April, then touring
By Tracey Sinclair
Who cares?: Tracey Sinclair reviews John McKenna’s theatrical enquiry into Northern Ireland’s political landscape.
1 April 2019
Reviews • National • Sheffield
Review: Standing at the Sky’s Edge at Sheffield Crucible
15 March - 6 April
By Francesca Peschier
Brutalist brilliance: Francesca Peschier reviews Chris Bush and Richard Hawley’s sweeping musical ode to Sheffield’s Park Hill housing estate.
30 March 2019
Reviews • National • Nottingham
Review: Skellig at Nottingham Playhouse
22 March - 7 April
By Naomi Obeng
Emotionally invested: Naomi Obeng writes on a stage adaptation of a childhood favourite which ‘plainly plays with magic’.
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.
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.
16 March 2019
Reviews • National • Newcastle
Review: Bizarre Love Triangle at Northern Stage
13 March
By Tracey Sinclair
Taking it seriously: Tracey Sinclair reviews David Edwards’ demystifying verbatim show about the realities of living with OCD.
12 March 2019
Reviews • Glasgow • National
Review: Heart of Darkness at Tron Theatre, Glasgow
7-9 Mach, then touring
By Andrew Edwards
‘Constructed in layers before our eyes’: Andrew Edwards reviews imitating the dog’s ambitious, cinematic re-working of Joseph Conrad’s novel.