“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.
National
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.
18 October 2017
Reviews • Brighton • National • Reviews
Review: Rules For Living at the Theatre Royal Brighton
October 17 - October 21
By Tracey Sinclair
“A well-deserved second wind”: Tracey Sinclair reviews English Touring Theatre’s revival of Sam Holcroft’s Ayckbourn-esque 2015 comedy.
17 October 2017
Reviews • Dublin
Review: Josephine K and the Algorithms at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin
13 - 21 October 2017
By Chris McCormack
Cold as raw data: Chris McCormack reviews Stacey Gregg’s contemporary take on Kafka’s The Trial.
15 October 2017
Reviews • Dublin
Review: King of the Castle at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin
11 - 15 October 2017
By Chris McCormack
Jealousy, longing, loneliness and insecurity: Chris McCormack reviews a revival of Eugene McCabe’s rarely-performed play set in rural Ireland.
11 October 2017
Reviews • National • Nottingham • Reviews
Review: All My Sons at Nottingham Playhouse
October 6 - October 21
By Peter Kirwan
Devastating and dignified: Peter Kirwan reviews Fiona Buffini’s timely revival of Arthur Miller’s classic American drama.
11 October 2017
Reviews • Dublin • National • Reviews
Review: Ulysses at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin
October 2 - October 28
By Chris McCormack
“It seems misguided to smooth over the edges in a novel like Ulysses”: Chris McCormack is disappointed by Graham McLaren’s Abbey Theatre staging of James Joyce’s modernist masterpiece.
11 October 2017
Reviews • Hull
Review: Flood at Victoria Dock, Hull
Throughout 2017
By Maddy Costa
Work that wants to change people: Maddy Costa reviews Slung Low’s Flood Parts 1 – 4.
9 October 2017
Reviews • Bristol
Review: Ice Road at Jacob’s Wells Baths, Bristol
2 October - 19 November 2017
By Lilith Wozniak
You can feel the bombs rumbling through your shoes: Lilith Wozniak reviews a site-specific immersive show about the siege of Leningrad.
9 October 2017
Reviews • Dublin
Review: Tribes at the Gate Theatre, Dublin
28 September - 11 November 2017
By Chris McCormack
A den of egoists: Chris McCormack reviews the Gate Theatre’s production of Nina Raine’s family drama.
9 October 2017
Reviews • York
Review: Pride and Prejudice at York Theatre Royal
4 - 14 October 2017
By Louise Jones
A brilliant tongue in cheek look at the life of a woman in the 1800s: Louise Jones reviews Sara Pascoe’s version of Jane Austen.
4 October 2017
Reviews • Dublin
Review: Nora at Project Arts Centre, Dublin
27 Sep - 8 Oct
By Chris McCormack
An ambitious reimagining: Chris McCormack reviews a new play inspired by Ibsen’s A Doll’s House.
3 October 2017
Reviews • Dublin
Review: Hamnet at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin
26 September - 8 October 2017
By Chris McCormack
A meditation on loss: Chris McCormack reviews Dead Centre’s new production about Shakespeare’s son.
3 October 2017
Reviews • Brighton • National • Reviews
Review: Medea (Written in Rage) at the Marlborough Theatre, Brighton
September 28 - September 30
By Tracey Sinclair
“More than mere monster”: Tracey Sinclair reviews Neil Bartlett’s “fresh and relevant” staging of Jean René Lemoine’s radical, one-man reworking of the Medea myth.