Bacchanalia and broccoli: Chris McCormack reviews Chris Haring and Michel Blazy’s collaboration, performed as part of the Dublin Dance Festival.
Reviews
27 May 2017
Reviews • Malvern
Review: Death of a Salesman at Malvern Theatres
23 – 27 May 2017
By Geoff Mills
Keeping the despair at bay: Geoff Mills reviews Arthur Miller’s intended “time bomb” of a play.
27 May 2017
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Jam at the Finborough Theatre
23rd May - 17th June 2017
By Fergus Morgan
“One of the hardest things for boys to learn is that a teacher is human…” Fergus Morgan reviews Matt Parvin’s play about the class clown and his former teacher.
26 May 2017
Reviews • Brighton
Review: May-We-Go-Round? at Brighton Festival
May 25th Brighton Festival, touring to 6 July
By Tracey Sinclair
Fizzing with wit and invention: Tracey Sinclair reviews The Hiccup Project’s performance at the Brighton Festival.
26 May 2017
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Blush at Soho Theatre
16 May - 3 June 2017
By Fergus Morgan
Issue-driven theatre: Fergus Morgan reviews Charlotte Josephine’s play about internet porn.
25 May 2017
Reviews
Review: Twelfth Night at Shakespeare’s Globe
By Rosemary Waugh
“It would take a cynic with a heart of granite to read this as a ‘fuck you’ to anyone” – Rosemary Waugh on Emma Rice’s huge-hearted final Globe show.
25 May 2017
Reviews • National • Nottingham • Reviews
Review: Rent at Nottingham Playhouse
May 16 - May 20
By Peter Kirwan
Still transcendent: Peter Kirwan revels in Bruce Guthrie’s “energetic” 20th-anniversary revival of this Broadway classic, structural flaws and all.
25 May 2017
Reviews • National • Reviews • Sheffield
Review: Julius Caesar at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
May 17 - June 10
By John Murphy
The best sort of Shakespeare production: Robert Hastie’s debut production as artistic director of Sheffield Theatres gives off all the right signals, says an excited John Murphy.
25 May 2017
Reviews • Dance • Reviews
Review: merry.go.round at Dublin Dance Festival
May 23 - May 24
By Chris McCormack
The universe will deliver: Chris McCormack is mesmerised by Maria Nilsson Waller’s “absorbing” new work at Dublin Dance Festival.
23 May 2017
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Margate / Dreamland at Shoreditch Town Hall
19 - 20 May 2017
By Gillian Greer
A tapestry of unrelenting sound: Gillian Greer reviews Nigel and Louise’s tribute to Margate.
23 May 2017
Reviews
Review: The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude / Tarantella / Strapless / Symphonic Dances at the ROH
18 - 31 May 2017
By Anna Winter
A showcase of towering technical ability: Anna Winter reviews the Royal Ballet’s latest mixed bill.
23 May 2017
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Whirligig at Pershing Square Signature Center
The Pershing Sqaure Signature Center ⋄ To 18th June 2017
By Lane Williamson
Lane Williamson feels spun out by Hamish Linklater’s turntable of acting moments.
22 May 2017
Reviews • Brighton
Review: Naked Girls Reading featuring Burlexe at the Brighton Fringe
21 May 2017
By Tracey Sinclair
Nudity made mundane: Tracey Sinclair reviews a night that’s midway between burlesque show and literary salon.
22 May 2017
Reviews • Norwich
Review: Stormy: The Life of Lena Horne at Norwich Playhouse
17 May 2017
By Jackie Montague
Jackie Montague reviews Camilla Beeput’s one-woman show as part of the Norfolk and Norwich Festival 2017.
22 May 2017
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Othello at Wilton’s Music Hall
16 May - 3 June 2017
By Amy Borsuk
Losing faith: Amy Borsuk reviews a production of Othello with religion as its core.