‘Why and when did the other side stop Rocking Against?’: Naomi Obeng on music and activism in Middle Child’s new show about the Rock Against Racism movement.
National
25 September 2019
Reviews • Manchester • National
Review: Macbeth at Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
13 September - 19 October
By Aniqah Choudhri
Ancient and modern: Aniqah Choudhri reviews Christopher Haydon’s sleek production starring Lucy Ellinson as the murderous general.
24 September 2019
Reviews • Chichester • National
Review: Hedda Tesman at Chichester Festival Theatre
30 August-28 September, then touring
By Eve Allin
‘Hedda will always be painful’: Eve Allin writes on Cordelia Lynn’s Ibsen update, and the difficulty of re-writing a trapped character.
22 September 2019
Reviews • National • York
Review: This is not a wedding at York Theatre Royal
17-18 September, then touring
By Louise Jones
Unholy matrimony: Louise Jones reviews Gracefool Collective’s unruly deconstruction of wedding traditions.
20 September 2019
Reviews • National • Nottingham
Review: An Enemy of the People at Nottingham Playhouse
13-28 September
By Emily Holyoake
Polluted truths: Emily Holyoake writes on post-truth politics and cross-gender casting in Rebecca Lenkiewicz’s Ibsen update.
19 September 2019
Reviews • National • Newcastle
Review: Toast at Northern Stage, Newcastle
17-21 September, then touring
By Tracey Sinclair
Sweet and sharp: Tracey Sinclair writes on nostalgia, family and food in an adaptation of Nigel Slater’s memoir.
19 September 2019
Reviews • Manchester • National
Review: Red Dust Road at HOME, Manchester
11-21 September
By Aniqah Choudhri
Memory road: Aniqah Choudhri reviews National Theatre of Scotland’s adaptation of celebrated poet Jackie Kay’s memoir.
18 September 2019
Reviews • Edinburgh • National
Review: Solaris at The Lyceum, Edinburgh
12 Setpember-5 October, then touring
By Christine Irvine
Airlock of the heart: Christine Irvine reviews a visually dazzling but psychologically unsatisfying adaptation of the sci-fi classic from David Greig and Matthew Lutton.
18 September 2019
Reviews • National • Newcastle
Review: The Hound of the Baskervilles at Northern Stage
11-23 September, then touring
By Lauren Vevers
‘I’ve never known Sherlock to have a Geordie accent’: Lauren Vevers writes on an atmospheric, distinctly Northern, Conan Doyle adaptation.
16 September 2019
Reviews • Bristol • National
Review: Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) at Bristol Old Vic
7-28 September, then touring
By Lilith Wozniak
Ain’t no party like a Regency ball: Lilith Wozniak reviews Blood of the Young’s irreverent, karaoke-fueled take on Austen.
13 September 2019
Reviews • National • Newcastle
Review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Northern Stage
11-14 September, then touring
By Tracey Sinclair
Comedy over chemistry: Tracey Sinclair writes on an uneven production from the Watermill Ensemble with lacking lovers but plentiful laughs.
13 August 2019
Reviews • Chichester • National
Review: 8 Hotels at Chichester Festival Theatre
1-24 August
By Neil Dowden
The green-eyed monster: Neil Dowden reviews Nicholas Wright’s drama about the dangerous rivalry between actors Paul Robeson and José Ferrer.
30 July 2019
Reviews • Birmingham • National
Review: Summer Rolls at Bristol Old Vic
By Ben Kulvichit
Say cheese: Ben Kulvichit reviews Tuyen Do’s finely wrought domestic drama, the first Vietnamese-British play to be seen on a UK stage.
29 July 2019
Reviews • Bristol • National
Review: Malory Towers at The Passenger Shed, Bristol
19 July-18 August
By Lilith Wozniak
Why walk when you can flip?: Lilith Wozniak reviews Wise Children’s second production, a nostalgia-soaked adaptation of Enid Blyton’s beloved children’s books.
21 July 2019
Reviews • Bath • National
Review: Vienna 1934-Munich 1938 at Ustinov, Bath
11 July - 3 August
By Lilith Wozniak
Are you sitting comfortably?: Lilith Wozniak reviews Vanessa Redgrave’s collection of personal and political histories from the lead-up to the Second World War.