Real stories: Tracey Sinclair on Open Clasp’s nuanced, heartfelt play looking at life after prison, based on the story of its real-life mother and daughter cast.
Tracey Sinclair

Articles by Tracey Sinclair
14 November 2018
Reviews • National • Newcastle
Review: It’s Different for Girls at Live Theatre, Newcastle
15-17 November
By Tracey Sinclair
‘I hope for better stories than these’: Tracey Sinclair writes on the prevalence of violence against women as plot device in her review of She Production’s devised play.
8 November 2018
Reviews • National • Newcastle
Review: Under Milk Wood at Northern Stage, Newcastle
2-17 November
By Tracey Sinclair
‘Shiny baubles’: Tracey Sinclair reviews Elayce Ismail’s production of Dylan Thomas’s radio play.
18 October 2018
Reviews • National • Newcastle
Review: Future Bodies at Northern Stage, Newcastle
By Tracey Sinclair
Visions of the future: Unlimited Theatre and RashDash collaborate on a whirlwind of speculative scenarios on technology and the body.
11 October 2018
Reviews • National • Newcastle
Review: The Mountaintop at Northern Stage
9-13 October
By Tracey Sinclair
A mountain of a man? Tracey Sinclair writes on the nuanced performances in the touring production of Katori Hall’s play.
10 October 2018
Reviews
Review: The Lovely Bones at Northern Stage
9-20 October
By Tracey Sinclair
Loss of innocence: Tracey Sinclair reviews the first stage adaptation of Alice Sebold’s novel.
12 September 2018
Reviews • Newcastle
Review: The Art of Cuddling and Other Things at Alphabetti Theatre
7 September 2018
By Tracey Sinclair
A group hug? Tracey Sinclair reviews a devised work by new North East company Circ Motif.
18 August 2018
Reviews • Newcastle
Review: When the Boat Comes In at South Shields Customs House
16 - 25 August 2018
By Tracey Sinclair
Little but hard choices: Tracey Sinclair reviews a stage adaptation of James Mitchell’s TV series.
26 June 2018
Reviews • Brighton
Review: The Case of the Frightened Lady at Theatre Royal, Brighton
25 – 30 June (then touring)
By Tracey Sinclair
A certain charm in their reliability… Tracey Sinclair reviews the latest show from the Classic Thriller Theatre Company.
14 June 2018
Features
A Beginner’s Guide to Getting Your Fringe Show Reviewed
By Tracey Sinclair
Fringe season is upon us, so Tracey Sinclair has canvassed theatre critics to compile this guide to how shows can maximise their chances of getting reviewed.
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.
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.
14 May 2018
Reviews • Brighton
Review: Rope at Brighton Fringe 2018
5 - 6 May, 10 - 12 May 2018
By Tracey Sinclair
‘Mounting claustrophobia’: Tracey Sinclair reviews Patrick Hamilton’s classic, as part of the Brighton Fringe 2018.
10 May 2018
Reviews • Brighton
Review: Why I Had to Leave the North at Brighton Fringe 2018
7 - 13 May 2018
By Tracey Sinclair
Fancy hats and flower arranging: Tracey Sinclair reviews comedian Simon Topping’s solo show.