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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.

16 September 2021

Reviews • National • Oxford

Review: Can I Live? at Oxford Playhouse (online)

8-13th September, then touring

By Louise Jones

‘A rallying cry’: Louise Jones reviews Fehinti Balogun and ComplicitÃ©’s filmed show about the former’s journey into climate activism.

14 September 2021

Reviews • Hull • National

Review: Faustus at The Stage at the Dock, Hull

10-11 September

By Angelo Irving

Fire and fury: Angelo Irving reviews From Below’s outdoor Faustus combining acrobatics, fire poi and pantomime.

7 September 2021

Reviews • Edinburgh • National

Review: Screensaver Series and The Rite of Spring at Horizon (online)

23-27 August

By Ben Kulvichit

Shapes and colours: Ben Kulvichit reviews two contrasting dance works as part of the Horizon showcase’s public programme.

23 August 2021

Reviews • Bristol

Review: Winners at The Theatre on the Downs, Bristol

10-28 August

By Lilith Wozniak

You are what you eat: Lilith Wozniak reviews The Wardrobe Ensemble’s free-wheeling whistle stop tour of the evolution of capitalism.

21 August 2021

Reviews • Manchester • National

Review: Look at Me Don’t Look at Me at HOME, Manchester

13 Aug, then touring

By James Varney

Interrupted history: James Varney writes on RashDash’s approach to biography and storytelling in their cabaret portrait of Lizzie Siddal and Dante Gabriel Rosetti.