The best sort of Shakespeare production: Robert Hastie’s debut production as artistic director of Sheffield Theatres gives off all the right signals, says an excited John Murphy.
National
22 May 2017
Reviews • Brighton
Review: Naked Girls Reading featuring Burlexe at the Brighton Fringe
21 May 2017
By Tracey Sinclair
Nudity made mundane: Tracey Sinclair reviews a night that’s midway between burlesque show and literary salon.
22 May 2017
Reviews • Norwich
Review: Stormy: The Life of Lena Horne at Norwich Playhouse
17 May 2017
By Jackie Montague
Jackie Montague reviews Camilla Beeput’s one-woman show as part of the Norfolk and Norwich Festival 2017.
22 May 2017
Reviews • Bristol
Review: A Brimful of Asha at the Tobacco Factory, Bristol
16 - 20 May 2017
By Rosemary Waugh
Being wooed: Rosemary Waugh reviews Ravi Jain’s show about arranged marriage and families.
17 May 2017
Reviews • Bristol
Review: A Spark and a Beating Heart at Trinity Centre, Bristol
11 - 13 May 2017
By Rosemary Waugh
Theatre Theresa May should be watching: Rosemary Waugh reviews Firebird Theatre’s new work about their company and how it got its name.
16 May 2017
Reviews • Brighton
Review: Jonny & The Baptists: Eat The Poor at The Old Market, Brighton
On tour till May 27
By Tracey Sinclair
Underpinned with a fury at the injustice of it all: Tracey Sinclair is completely won over by Jonny Donahoe and Paddy Gervers’ musical about ‘Rich Bastard Tories’.
15 May 2017
Reviews • Glasgow • National • Reviews
Review: Off-Kilter at the Tron Theatre, Glasgow
May 10 - May 13
By Christine Irvine
A characteristically touching return: Christine Irvine warms to Ramesh Meyyappan’s new solo show exploring mental health through physicality and magic.
14 May 2017
Reviews • Bristol
Review: Medea at the Bristol Old Vic
5 – 27 May 2017
By Lucian Waugh
“A superbly executed concept by a blisteringly talented group”: Lucian Waugh reviews a modern update of Medea that shares much in common with opera.
14 May 2017
Reviews • Edinburgh
Review: Charlie Sonata at the Lyceum, Edinburgh
29 April - 13 May 2017
By Christine Irvine
Christine Irvine discovers Douglas Maxwell’s new work combines “the magic of a Grimm Brothers fairy-tale, with the magic of being fourteen and off your head on peach schnapps.”
14 May 2017
Reviews • Glasgow
Review: Daphne Oram’s Wonderful World of Sound at the Tron Theatre, Glasgow
9 - 13 May 2017
By Christine Irvine
Colour-telly ambience: Christine Irvine reviews the world premiere of Blood of the Young’s play about a pioneer of electronic music.
13 May 2017
Reviews • Dublin
Review: Radamisto at the O’Reilly Theatre, Dublin
11 - 12 May 2017
By Chris McCormack
Reasons to be cheerful: Chris McCormack finds Northern Ireland Opera’s production of Radamisto too optimistic in outlook.
11 May 2017
Reviews • Brighton
Review: Endings at the Old Market, Brighton
9 - 13 May 2017
By Tracey Sinclair
Tracey Sinclair reviews Tamara Saulwick’s meditation on modern death as part of the Brighton Festival.
10 May 2017
Reviews • Manchester • National • Reviews
Review: How My Light Is Spent at the Royal Exchange, Manchester
April 24 - May 13
By Catherine Love
Magical-realism by way of light yet damning political critique: Catherine Love reviews Alan Harris’ “strange, delicate” 2015 Bruntwood Prize-winner.
9 May 2017
Reviews • Exeter
Review: The North! The North! at the Bike Shed, Exeter
2-6 May 2017
By Emily Holyoake
Emily Holyoake admits to not quite having the stomach for Chris Harrisson’s visceral storytelling.
6 May 2017
Reviews • Leeds • National • Reviews
Review: The Graduate at the West Yorkshire Playhouse
May 5 - May 27
By Adam Bruce
Here’s to you, Mrs Robinson: Adam Bruce is seduced Lucy Bailey’s revival of Terry Johnson’s stage adaptation of Charles Webb’s seminal novel.