One last job: Lilith Wozniak reviews The Wardrobe Ensemble’s Christmas show mixing English folklore and heist movie.
National
21 December 2021
Reviews • National • Newcastle
Review: Santa Must Die! at Alphabetti Theatre, Newcastle
16-31 December
By Lauren Vevers
Gig economy, gig theatre: Lauren Vevers reviews an DIY, punk Christmas show taking aim at zero-hour work.
20 December 2021
Reviews • National • York
Review: Cinderella at York Theatre Royal and Dick Turpin Rides Again at Grand Opera House,
By Louise Jones
Head to head: Louise Jones compares two York pantos following legendary dame Berwick Kaler’s split from York Theatre Royal.
13 December 2021
Reviews • Edinburgh • National
Review: Wilf at Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
8-24 December
By Fergus Morgan
Vroom vroom: Fergus Morgan reviews James Ley’s X-rated comedy about a man who rides his car in more ways than one.
13 December 2021
Reviews • Manchester • National
Review: The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart at Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
4 December - 15 January
By James Varney
Devoted to the devil: James Varney invokes David Greig’s midwinter folk story with a crown of sonnets.
13 December 2021
Reviews • National • Oxford
Review: Mrs Delgado at the Old Fire Station, Oxford
8 - 21 December
By Hannah Greenstreet
‘There is a kind of pleasure in judging other people’: Hannah Greenstreet writes on Mike Bartlett’s monologue exploring social mores in lockdown.
3 December 2021
Reviews • Reviews • Sheffield
Review: My Voice Was Heard But It Was Ignored at Sheffield Theatres
29-30 November
By Simon Gwynn
Talking it out: Simon Gwynn reviews Nana-Kofi Kufuor’s locked room drama about internalised racism.
30 November 2021
Reviews • Bristol • National
Review: Little Women in Black at Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol
19 November - 16 January
By Lilith Wozniak
Needlework and laser blasters: Lilith Wozniak reviews the Wardrobe Theatre’s latest pop-culture mashup Christmas show.
26 November 2021
Reviews • National • Newcastle
Review: 10 Things To Do in a Small Cumbrian Town at Alphabetti Theatre, Newcastle
23 November - 11 December
By Tracey Sinclair
Home alone: Tracey Sinclair reviews Hannah Sowerby’s one-woman comedy with shades of Alan Bennett and Victoria Wood.
15 November 2021
Reviews • Manchester • National
Review: Good Grief at HOME, Manchester
11-13 November, then touring
By Simon Gwynn
It’s your funeral: Simon Gwynn reviews a clown show made by Ugly Bucket to be performed at a friend’s memorial service.
15 November 2021
Reviews • Bristol • National
Review: The Body Remembers at Tobacco Factory Theatres, Bristol
12-13 November
By Lilith Wozniak
‘Ebbs and flows’: Lilith Wozniak writes on Heather Agyepong’s meditation on trauma and the body.
4 November 2021
Reviews • Edinburgh • National
Review: Life is a Dream at The Lyceum, Edinburgh
29 October - 20 November
By Fergus Morgan
Rescued from obscurity: Fergus Morgan reviews an under-appreciated play by Pedro Calderon, in a sparse, metatheatrical production by Wils Wilson
28 October 2021
Reviews • Glasgow • National
Review: Dance International Glasgow, Tramway
1-23 October
By Andrew Edwards
How it feels: Andrew Edwards reviews a selection of contemporary dance across forms, from installation to interactive performance and film.
27 October 2021
Reviews • Bristol • National
Review: Wuthering Heights at Bristol Old Vic
20 Oct - 6 Nov, then touring
By Lilith Wozniak
Unpredictable weather: Lilith Wozniak reviews a tonally turbulent production from Wise Children starring Lucy McCormick.
26 October 2021
Reviews • Leeds • National
Review: 12 Last Songs at Transform Festival, Leeds Playhouse
23 October
By Angelo Irving
Putting in a shift: Angelo Irving reviews Quarantine’s 12-hour mass portrait of the workers of Leeds.