‘Joyful sincerity’: Pete Kirwan writes on an earnest, escapist panto that brings the 12th century into the 21st.
Peter Kirwan
Articles by Peter Kirwan
8 November 2018
Reviews • National • Nottingham
Review: The Madness of George III at Nottingham Playhouse
2-24 November
By Peter Kirwan
Holding fiction to account: Peter Kirwan writes on the representation of madness in Nottingham Playhouse’s revival of Alan Bennett’s play.
10 October 2018
Reviews
Review: Kindertransport at Nottingham Playhouse
5-20 October
By Peter Kirwan
‘Demons in the attic’: Peter Kirwan writes on Kindertransport’s portrayal of the immigrant experience
7 September 2018
Reviews • Nottingham
Review: Sweet Charity at Nottingham Playhouse
31 August – 22 September 2018
By Peter Kirwan
More to life than love: Peter Kirwan reviews the Nottingham Playhouse’s first musical in over a decade.
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.
6 April 2018
Reviews • National • Nottingham • Reviews
Review: Holes at Nottingham Playhouse
March 31 - April 22
By Peter Kirwan
Digging down: this family-friendly adaptation of Louis Sachar’s novel isn’t afraid of asking big questions.
19 March 2018
Reviews • Nottingham
Review: Our Country’s Good at Nottingham Playhouse
9 - 24 March 2018 (and then on tour)
By Peter Kirwan
Silence and noise: Peter Kirwan reviews Ramps on the Moon’s new show based on a text familiar to A-Level Theatre Studies students.
14 February 2018
Reviews • Nottingham
Review: Wonderland at Nottingham Playhouse
9 – 24 February 2018
By Peter Kirwan
Never cross a picket line: Peter Kirwan reviews the triumphant regional premiere of Beth Steel’s play about Welbeck Colliery
9 February 2018
Reviews • National • Nottingham • Reviews
Review: Finding Nana at Nottingham Playhouse
February 7 - February 10
By Peter Kirwan
Memories of memories: Jane Upton’s one-woman play is touching and thoughtful.
5 December 2017
Reviews • Nottingham
Review: Cinderella at Nottingham Playhouse
1 December 2017 – 20 January 2018
By Peter Kirwan
Less a show, more an institution: Peter Kirwan reviews Nottingham Playhouse’s annual panto.
9 November 2017
Reviews • Nottingham
Review: The Cherry Orchard at Nottingham Playhouse
3rd-18th November, 2017
By Peter Kirwan
An extraordinary coda: Giles Croft marks the end of his tenure at Nottingham Playhouse in poignant style.
31 October 2017
Reviews • Leicester • National • Reviews
Review: The Leftovers at Curve, Leicester
By Peter Kirwan
“A self-consciously messy, freeform paean to the experience of making music”: Peter Kirwan reviews Sheep Soup’s boldly structureless new musical at Leicester’s Curve Theatre.
23 October 2017
Reviews • Leicester • National • Reviews
Review: Major Labia at Curve, Leicester
October 20 - October 21
By Peter Kirwan
“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.
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.
20 September 2017
Reviews • Nottingham
Review: Pride and Prejudice at Nottingham Playhouse
By Peter Kirwan
Forget heteronormativity: Sara Pascoe’s hilarious reimagined Jane Austen romance breaks all the rules.