Raising the roof: John Murphy reviews Sheffield Crucible’s slick and spectacular production of the Cole Porter classic.
Reviews
18 December 2018
Reviews
Review: The Cane at the Royal Court
6th December - 26th January
By Hannah Greenstreet
A reckoning: Mark Ravenhill’s new play is a naturalistic, troubling exploration of history and abuses of power.
18 December 2018
Reviews
Review: Hansel & Gretel at Royal Opera House
By Rosemary Waugh
“Cook, stirring, until the misery has melted”: Rosemary Waugh’s review of the ROH’s opera takes the form of a very festive recipe.
18 December 2018
Reviews • National • York
Review: The Grand Old Dame of York at York Theatre Royal
13 December - 2 February
By Louise Jones
Hanging up his wig: Louise Jones writes on the 40th and final panto helmed by legendary York dame Berwick Kaler.
17 December 2018
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: The Convert at Young Vic
7th December to 26th January
By J N Benjamin
Who runs this house? Danai Gurira’s play is a brilliant exploration of the clashes between cultural traditions and colonial influences.
16 December 2018
Reviews
Review: The Sun Line at Lilian Baylis Studio
By Rosemary Waugh
‘Fifty shades of beige’: Rosemary Waugh reviews The Meyerhold Theatre Centre’s adaptation of Ivan Vyrypaev’s play about a couple arguing themselves round in circles
16 December 2018
Reviews
Review: One Jewish Boy at the Old Red Lion Theatre
11th December - 5th January
By Verity Healey
Verity Healey writes on Stephen Laughton’s new play, which explores the impact of an antisemitic attack on a relationship.
16 December 2018
Reviews
Review: Cinderella: A Wicked Mother of a Night Out! at London Welsh Centre
By Simon Gwynn
Can I lick your face?: Simon Gwynn reviews Not Too Tame’s ‘raucous and gratifying reinvention of panto’.
16 December 2018
Reviews • Manchester • National
Review: Släpstick at HOME, Manchester
By James Varney
“I hope it’s stupid”: James Varney on the skill of being an idiot in a Dutch company’s tribute to the great entertainers.
14 December 2018
Reviews • London Theatre • OWE & Fringe
Review: Violet at The Bunker
4th - 15th December
By Emily Davis
‘The most millennial millennial’: Emily Davis writes on Bebe Sanders’ one woman show about an intergenerational friendship
14 December 2018
Reviews
Review: That Night Follows Day at Southbank Centre
By Ava Wong Davies
“They have the power here”: Ava Wong Davies writes on a Forced Entertainment show that forces us to take kids seriously.
11 December 2018
Reviews • Bristol • National
Review: Of Home and Each Other at Broadmead Shopping Centre
7-16 December
By Lilith Wozniak
Someone else’s shoes: Lilith Wozniak writes on the mechanics of empathy in an immersive audio experience in Bristol shopping quarter.
11 December 2018
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Doctor Faustus at Shakespeare’s Globe
By Brendan Macdonald
Sinful pageantry: Paulette Randall’s production of Marlowe’s play brings out all its wicked humour.
10 December 2018
Reviews • London Theatre • OWE & Fringe
Review: Return to Elm House at Battersea Arts Centre
1st - 30th December
By Frey Kwa Hawking
A magical immersion in the history of Battersea: Frey Kwa Hawking writes on Sarah Golding’s ‘gentle and very different Christmas show’
10 December 2018
Reviews
Review: Orpheus at Battersea Arts Centre
5th - 30th December
By Emily Davis
And all that jazz: Emily Davis reviews Little Bulb’s metatheatrical take on the Orpheus myth, set in a 1930s jazz bar.