Home alone: Tracey Sinclair reviews Hannah Sowerby’s one-woman comedy with shades of Alan Bennett and Victoria Wood.
National
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.
19 October 2021
Reviews • Bristol • National
Review: I Stand For What I Stand On at Tobacco Factory Theatres, Bristol
13 October, then touring
By Lilith Wozniak
Ghosts from the future: Lilith Wozniak reviews Strike A Light’s show created with youth climate activists from Gloucester.
19 October 2021
Reviews • National • Newcastle
Review: Road at Northern Stage, Newcastle
8-30 October
By Lauren Vevers
Snapshots from Thatcher’s Britain: Lauren Vevers reviews Natalie Ibu’s production of Jim Cartright’s seminal 1985 play, relocated to the North East.
14 October 2021
Reviews • National • Newcastle
Review: Braids and Cheer Up Slug at Live Theatre, Newcastle
7-23 October
By Tracey Sinclair
Bildungsroman: Tracey Sinclair reviews a double bill of North Eastern coming of age stories.
8 October 2021
Reviews • Manchester • National
Review: Peaceophobia at Q-Park First Street Car Park, Manchester
29 September - 2 October
By James Varney
Details and background: James Varney writes on Common Wealth’s portrait of three Bradford men, taking in the city, Islamophobia and modified car culture.
5 October 2021
Reviews • Liverpool • National
Review: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at Liverpool Playhouse
22 September - 2 October
By Mostyn Jones
Text surgery: Mostyn Jones writes on Anthony Almeida’s new production of the Tennessee Williams classic for English Touring Theatre.
30 September 2021
Reviews • National • Sheffield
Review: Typical Girls at Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
24 September - 16 October
By Angelo Irving
Freedom in music: Angelo Irving writes on Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s new play about a group of female prisoners who form a punk band.
30 September 2021
Reviews • National • Nottingham
Review: The Glad Game at Nottingham Playhouse (online)
24 September - 31 October, then touring
By Naomi Obeng
Living with hope: Naomi Obeng reviews Phoebe Frances Brown’s frank, warm story of navigating life with incurable cancer.
23 September 2021
Reviews • Manchester • National
Review: Glee & Me at Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
11 September - 30 October
By James Varney
Not falling down: James Varney reviews Stuart Slade’s Bruntwood Judges’ Prize-winning play about a sixteen year-old girl diagnosed with a terminal illness.