Keeping heads above water: Louise Jones reviews Sandi Toksvig’s play about care home residents trying to escape a flood.
Venues: York Theatre Royal
27 February 2017
Reviews • York
Review: Murder, Margaret and Me at York Theatre Royal
York Theatre Royal ⋄ 18 February - 4 March 2017
By Louise Jones
Don’t be put off by the doilies: Louise Jones reviews Philip Meeks’ play about Agatha Christie and Margaret Rutherford.
26 February 2017
Reviews • York
Review: Narvik at the York Theatre Royal
York Theatre Royal ⋄ Touring: 31 January- 25 March 2017
By Louise Jones
A satisfying sense of dissatisfaction: Louise Jones reviews Box of Tricks’ production of Narvik.
12 February 2017
Reviews • York
Review: The Tempest at York Theatre Royal
York Theatre Royal ⋄ 9 - 10 February 2017
By Adam Bruce
Short, bright and entertaining: Adam Bruce reviews the RSC’s production of The Tempest for younger audiences.
19 November 2016
Reviews • York
Review: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein in York
York Theatre Royal ⋄ 3rd - 26th November 2016
By Louise Jones
Mary Shelley is Frankenstein: Louise Jones reviews a promenade performance in York that rethinks Mary Shelley and her famous creation.
25 September 2016
Reviews • National • Reviews • York
Review: The Collector at York Theatre Royal
York Theatre Royal ⋄ 21st - 24th September 2016
By Louise Jones
Louise Jones reviews a production of Henry Naylor’s Iraq War play which makes the most of silence and spotlights.
16 September 2016
Reviews • National • Reviews • York
Review: When We Are Married at York Theatre Royal
York Theatre Royal ⋄ 9th - 24th September 2016
By Louise Jones
Louise Jones reviews the J.B. Priestley play that’s still a good distraction from “the state of Europe for an hour or two”.
23 July 2016
Reviews • York
Review: Bucket List at York Theatre Royal
York Theatre Royal ⋄ 15th July at York Theatre Royal (3rd - 29th August at Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh)
By Louise Jones
Child’s play: Louise Jones reviews Theatre Ad Infinitum’s devised work.
4 July 2016
Reviews • National • York
Review: Love, Bombs and Apples at York Theatre Royal
York Theatre Royal ⋄ 29th - 30th June 2016
By Louise Jones
Learning to laugh at what we’re afraid of: Louise Jones reviews Hassan Abdulrazzak’s four monologues on tour in York.
2 July 2016
Reviews • National • York
Review: The Devil’s Purse at York Theatre Royal
York Theatre Royal ⋄ 28th June 2016
By Louise Jones
“I expected more from Satan”: Louise Jones reviews Crick Crack Club’s evening of storytelling in York.
23 May 2016
Reviews • National • Reviews • York
Review: The Machine Stops at York Theatre Royal
York Theatre Royal ⋄ 13th May- 4th June 2016
By Rosemary Waugh
The relentless march of progress: Louise Jones reviews The Machine Stops at York Theatre Royal.