The Grey Zone disintegrates: Chris Collett reviews Javaad Alipoor’s interactive show on the internet as a space for extreme violence.
National
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.
28 May 2018
Reviews • Brighton
Review: Magnus Volk’s Electric Train of Thought at Brighton Fringe 2018
Until 2 June 2018
By Tracey Sinclair
Tracey Sinclair reviews a one man show about an ingenious stretch of coastal electric railway
23 May 2018
Reviews • Brighton • National • Reviews
Review: DollyWould at The Old Market, Brighton
22 May - 26 May
By Tracey Sinclair
Brains and guts beneath glitzy excess: Sh!t Theatre’s love letter to Dolly Parton is gloriously chaotic fun.
22 May 2018
Reviews • Norwich
Review: The Paper Man at Norfolk and Norwich Festival
By Alice Saville
A beautiful game: Improbable’s devised show mixes football and feminism, in a tribute to the power of teamwork.
21 May 2018
Reviews • Dance • Dublin • National • Reviews
Review: Hard to be Soft – A Belfast Prayer at Dublin Dance Festival
May 18 - May 19
By Chris McCormack
An expression of thanks: choreographer Oona Doherty crafts a religious reflection on her home town.
21 May 2018
Reviews • National
Review: The Killers at Mayfest 2018
By Lilith Wozniak
‘It’s the kind of weird theatre show that I want to bring all of my non-theatre friends to see’: Lilith Wozniak reviews Richard Allen’s show as part of Mayfest 2018.
21 May 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh
Review: Ma, Pa and the Little Mouths at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Until 19 May 2018
By David Pollock
‘The air of stifling, claustrophobic routine’: David Pollock reviews Martin McCormick’s absurdist play
20 May 2018
Reviews • Bristol
Review: The Nature of Why at Mayfest 2018
By Rosemary Waugh
Rosemary Waugh reviews the British Paraorchestra’s new work inspired by the theoretical physicist Richard Feynman, as part of Bristol’s Mayfest
15 May 2018
Reviews • York
Review: The Be All and End All at York Theatre Royal
4 - 19 May 2018
By Louise Jones
Louise Jones submits her examination paper for Jonathan Lewis’ play. (And promises she didn’t cheat.)