Dead good: Louise White’s eclectic exploration of mortality is ebullient and profound.
National
9 November 2017
Reviews • Nottingham
Review: The Cherry Orchard at Nottingham Playhouse
3rd-18th November, 2017
By Peter Kirwan
An extraordinary coda: Giles Croft marks the end of his tenure at Nottingham Playhouse in poignant style.
2 November 2017
Reviews • Glasgow
Review: Infinite Lives at Tramway, Glasgow
26 – 28 October 2017
By Andrew Edwards
Seems to push at the boundaries of your brain: Andrew Edwards reviews Robbie Thomson’s work as part of Sonica 2017.
1 November 2017
Reviews • Glasgow
Review: AquaSonic at Tramway, Glasgow
26 – 28 October 2017
By Andrew Edwards
A noise not possible on dry land: Andrew Edwards reviews Between Music’s performance playing custom-made musical instruments underwater.
31 October 2017
Reviews • Exeter • National • Reviews
Review: The Way I Look at Exeter Phoenix
October 29
By Emily Holyoake
“The audience is both invited in and held at arm’s length”: Emily Holyoake reviews O&O’s devised piece about coping with looking different.
31 October 2017
Reviews • Leicester • National • Reviews
Review: The Leftovers at Curve, Leicester
By Peter Kirwan
“A self-consciously messy, freeform paean to the experience of making music”: Peter Kirwan reviews Sheep Soup’s boldly structureless new musical at Leicester’s Curve Theatre.
31 October 2017
Reviews • Bristol
Review: People, Places & Things at the Bristol Old Vic
Touring until 18 November 2017
By Rosemary Waugh
Overthinking overthinking: Rosemary Waugh reviews the UK touring production of People, Places & Things.
30 October 2017
Reviews • Brighton
Review: The Sorrowful Tale of Sleeping Sidney at the Theatre Royal Brighton
Until 27 October 2017
By Tracey Sinclair
The Chocolate Cream Poisoner: Tracey Sinclair reviews the second show in the Theatre Royal Brighton’s Out of Hours season.
27 October 2017
Reviews • Liverpool • National • Reviews
Review: Man to Man at the Everyman, Liverpool
October 25 - October 28
By Francesca Peschier
“I want to cover it in chutney and make it into an orgasmic sandwich”: Francesca Peschier on the Wales Millenium Centre revival of Manfred Karge’s 1982 one-woman epic.
25 October 2017
Reviews • Birmingham
Review: i ride in colour and soft focus, no longer anywhere at Fierce Festival
19 October 2017
By Eve Allin
A subtle, gracefully outlined coping mechanism: Eve Allin reviews Jamila Johnson-Small’s solo project as part of Fierce Festival 2017.
24 October 2017
Reviews • Brighton • National • Reviews
Review: For all the fires not yet lit at the Theatre Royal Brighton
October 23
By Tracey Sinclair
“A female Alan Bennett with the voice of an angel”: Tracey Sinclair reviews Catherine Ireton’s touring one-woman show about little acts of bravery.
23 October 2017
Reviews • Malvern • National • Reviews
Review: The Real Thing at Malvern Theatres
October 16 - October 21
By Geoff Mills
“A powerful, unforced stage presence”: Geoff Mills reviews Stephen Unwin’s touring production of Tom Stoppard’s dazzling 1982 classic starring Laurence Fox.
23 October 2017
Reviews • Leicester • National • Reviews
Review: Major Labia at Curve, Leicester
October 20 - October 21
By Peter Kirwan
“Give this group a TV show”: Peter Kirwan reviews Nottingham-based comedy collective Major Labia’s nameless sketch show at Leicester Curve’s Inside Out festival.
23 October 2017
Reviews • Coventry
Review: The Frogman at Warwick Arts Centre
Touring until 28 October 2017
By Geoff Mills
The future of theatre? Geoff Mills reviews Curious Directive’s interrogatory show combining live performance with VR technology.
20 October 2017
Reviews • Exeter
Review: Happiness Ltd at The Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter
10 - 21 October 2017
By Emily Holyoake
A small-scale, contemporary rags-to-riches story: Emily Holyoake reviews Tom Nicholas’s new play based around video games and depression.