Review: HAMILTON, Birmingham Hippodrome
by Laura Lott - July 01, 2024
It's a testament to Lin-Manuel Miranda's almost perfect show that even with some performance issues, Hamilton is still a stunning and moving experience. Its impact isn’t diminished even after several viewings, and its themes of love, grief, ambition, freedom, forgiveness and family are always resona...
Review: A CHILD OF SCIENCE, Bristol Old Vic
by Tim Wright - June 14, 2024
Ultimately, A Child of Science offers a vivid portrayal of the intersection between scientific pursuit and human longing. It’s a testament to the extraordinary efforts behind ordinary miracles. And how the path to creating life can be as intricate and moving as the lives it aims to bring into the wo...
Review: ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL, Formosa Gardens
by Kat Mokrynski - June 17, 2024
All’s Well That Ends Wells, a production by Shakespeare in the Square and directed by Sioned Jones, is a touring version of Shakespeare’s work, being performed in gardens across the UK. The tale tells the story of Helena, a young woman living under the guardianship of the Countess of Roussillon who ...
Review: TWELFTH NIGHT, Shakespeare North Playhouse
by Sarah OHara - June 12, 2024
Award winning Theatre company Not Too Tame return with their latest production - William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night - and I can say without a doubt, that it is the best Shakespeare production you will see this year....
Review: CIRQUE: THE GREATEST SHOW, Leicester Curve
by Franco Milazzo - June 11, 2024
With its live singers, superb clowning and disappointing vaudeville acts, The Entertainers’ Cirque: The Greatest Show is bringing its dazzling show around the country....
Review: MY FAIR LADY, Leeds Playhouse
by Gary Naylor - June 08, 2024
Two terrific leads will delight audiences, but the source material's misogyny proves too much to simply sweep aside...
Review: ACCOLADE, Theatre Royal Windsor
by Kat Mokrynski - June 10, 2024
Written by Emlyn Williams in 1950, Accolade tells the fictional story of an accomplished writer named Will Trenting (Ayden Callaghan) who finds the world he has built falling apart in front of him as a secret from the past comes to haunt him. The production, directed by Sean Mathias, is part of Math...
Brighton Fringe Review: BEN GOLDSMITH: CRIMELANDTOWN, Presuming Ed's
by Kat Mokrynski - June 10, 2024
Walking into Ben Goldsmith: Crimelandtown, you are greeted by Goldsmith putting on a character you’d find in The Godfather, thanking you for coming to visit Crimelandtown Casino on “the day of my daughter’s wedding” and handing each audience member a poker chip....