Faeries, changelings, merrows and hawthorn trees: Chris McCormack dives into Irish folklore in Big Telly Theatre’s adaptation of Jane Talbot’s story collection.
National
5 May 2017
Reviews • Derby • National • Reviews
Review: Maz and Bricks at Project Arts Centre, Dublin
By Chris McCormack
A state of unbridled fury: Chris McCormack reviews Eva O’Connor’s new play about bitter enemies and unlikely friends.
30 April 2017
Reviews • Bristol
Review: The Tenant at Kings Weston House, Bristol
26 - 27 April 2017
By Rosemary Waugh
A portrait of an artist: Rosemary Waugh reviews Concert Theatre’s take on Anne Brontë’s novel.
29 April 2017
Reviews • Malvern
Review: Fracked at Malvern Theatres
24 - 29 April 2017
By Geoff Mills
Don’t mention the F-word: Geoff Mills reviews Alistair Beaton’s play about – whisper it – shale gas extraction.
29 April 2017
Reviews • Bristol
Review: Eclipse at The Station, Bristol
24 – 25 April 2017
By Rosemary Waugh
Friends until the end of time: Rosemary Waugh reviews Alice Nicholas’s new play about transgender teenagers.
28 April 2017
Reviews • National • Reviews • York
Review: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall at York Theatre Royal
April 26 - May 6
By Adam Bruce
Purposeful, stylish and clearly defined: Adam Bruce falls in love with Deborah McAndrew’s adaptation of Anne Brontë 1848 novel.
25 April 2017
Reviews • Brighton
Review: The Crucible at the Theatre Royal Brighton
24 – 29 April 2017
By Tracey Sinclair
Despite a slightly muddled production, Tracey Sinclair finds that Arthur Miller’s The Crucible remains as compelling and relevant as ever.
24 April 2017
Reviews • Dublin • National • Reviews
Review: Monster? at the Theatre Upstairs, Dublin
April 18 - April 29
By Chris McCormack
The ferocious fires of Ireland’s culture wars: Chris McCormack reviews Emily Gillmor Murphy’s dark new three-hander at Dublin’s Theatre Upstairs.
24 April 2017
Reviews • Leeds
Review: Guerrilla at Transform 17
21-22 April 2017
By Catherine Love
A low drone of anxiety: Catherine Love reviews El Conde de Torrefiel’s show as part of Transform 17.
24 April 2017
Reviews • Cardiff
Review: Escape The Scaffold at The Other Room, Cardiff
19 April – 6 May 2017
By Rosemary Waugh
“There’s no such thing as paranoia.” Rosemary Waugh reviews Titus Halder’s unsettling vision of what awaits after graduation.
23 April 2017
Reviews • Leeds
Review: The Darkest Corners at Transform 17
20 - 22 April 2017
By Catherine Love
A galvanising call to arms: Catherine Love reviews RashDash’s new show as part of Transform 17.
22 April 2017
Reviews • Nottingham
Review: Tommy at the Nottingham Playhouse
19th – 29th April 2017 (touring until 1st July)
By Peter Kirwan
Energy, volume and trippy exuberance: Peter Kirwan reviews Ramps on the Moon’s superb new version of The Who’s Tommy.
22 April 2017
Reviews • Galway • National • Reviews
Review: What Good Is Looking Well When You’re Rotten on the Inside? at Galway Theatre Festival
April 18 - April 21
By Chris McCormack
Virtuosity hidden in the most allusive places: Chris McCormack is at Galway Theatre Festival to review Emma O’Grady’s unique solo show.
21 April 2017
Reviews • Glasgow • National • Reviews
Review: Coriolanus Vanishes at the Tron Theatre, Glasgow
April 14 - April 22
By Christine Irvine
Lean, mean and theatrically audacious: Christine Irvine is gripped by Fire Exit director David Leddy’s first one-man show in over a decade.
21 April 2017
Reviews • Brighton
Retro(per)spective at the Marlborough Theatre, Brighton
20 April 2017
By Tracey Sinclair
More than a greatest hits medley: Tracey Sinclair reviews Split Britches’s revisiting of over three decades of work.