Complex ideas and striking symbolism: Charlotte Jones makes a successful return to stage-writing with this nineteenth-century drama.
National
23 July 2018
Reviews • Bristol • National • Reviews
Review: In The Light Everything Is Brighter at 1532 Performing Arts Centre, Bristol
July 18 - July 21
By Lilith Wozniak
A company with really exciting ideas: Wilderbeast’s debut show is a mix of classy and clunky.
19 July 2018
Reviews • Galway • National • Reviews
Review: Furniture at Galway International Arts Festival
July 12 - July 28
By Chris McCormack
Substance over style: Sonya Kelly has penned three amusing and insightful short plays about home furnishings and their owners.
18 July 2018
Reviews • Galway • National • Reviews
Review: Shelter at Galway International Arts Festival
July 13 - July 29
By Chris McCormack
Guided by unbelievable forces: Cristín Kehoe’s new play interrogating Ireland lacks focus.
2 July 2018
Reviews • Bath
Review: Henry V at the Ustinov Studio
Until 21 July 2018
By Lilith Wozniak
Heartbeats or voice recordings: Lilith Wozniak reviews Bristol’s Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory at their new home in Bath.
26 June 2018
Reviews • Brighton
Review: The Case of the Frightened Lady at Theatre Royal, Brighton
25 – 30 June (then touring)
By Tracey Sinclair
A certain charm in their reliability… Tracey Sinclair reviews the latest show from the Classic Thriller Theatre Company.
25 June 2018
Reviews • Bristol
Review: DoppelDänger at the Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol
20 - 23 June 2018
By Lilith Wozniak
RENAISSANCE! PLAYSUITS! Lilith Wozniak reviews a musical, double trouble performance by She Goat.
22 June 2018
Reviews • Dublin
Review: The Snapper at the Gate Theatre, Dublin
20 June - 15 September 2018
By Chris McCormack
A wistful trip back: Chris McCormack reviews the second part of Roddy Doyle’s Barrytown Trilogy.
19 June 2018
Reviews • Newcastle
Review: The Believers are but Brothers at Northern Stage
14 - 16 June, then touring
By Chris Collett
The Grey Zone disintegrates: Chris Collett reviews Javaad Alipoor’s interactive show on the internet as a space for extreme violence.
18 June 2018
Reviews • Glasgow
Review: The Reason I Jump at The Children’s Wood at North Kelvin Meadow, Glasgow
Until 23 June 2018
By David Pollock
‘A vivid plea for understanding’: David Pollock reviews a promenade adaptation of Naoki Higashida’s book about the experience of autism.
14 June 2018
Reviews • Sheffield
Review: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest at Crucible, Sheffield
8 - 23 June 2018
By John Murphy
Pertinent and unsettling: John Murphy reviews a stage adaptation of Ken Kesey’s novel.
14 June 2018
Reviews • Dublin
Review: Lovers: Winners and Losers at Pavilion Theatre, Dublin
12 - 16 June 2018
By Chris McCormack
Love and playwriting: Chris McCormack reviews Brian Friel’s two-part play.
12 June 2018
Reviews • Brighton • National • Reviews
Review: Legally Blonde The Musical at the Theatre Royal Brighton
June 11 - June 16
By Tracey Sinclair
A tough act to resist: Tracey Sinclair falls for the big-hearted charm of Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin’s stage adaptation on its national tour.
7 June 2018
Reviews • Nottingham
Review: Shebeen at the Nottingham Playhouse
1 – 16 June 2018
By Peter Kirwan
And what an atmosphere… Peter Kirwan reviews Mufaro Makubika’s award-winning play set in 1950s Nottingham.
29 May 2018
Reviews • Dublin
Review: My Son My Son at Project Arts Centre, Dublin
24 - 26 May 2018
By Chris McCormack
Boom and bust: Chris McCormack reviews Veronica Dyas’ new play inspired by Bertolt Brecht’s The Mother.