Book Review: DEVELOPING YOUR EMOTIONAL HEALTH, Nick Hern Books
by Louise Penn - October 24, 2024
This is a toolkit to help creatives in a business which is often hard to navigate, and I feel it is an excellent addition to the material currently available on the subject. It is written in a chatty and approachable style, and the bitesize structure is perfect for reading on the go....
Review: BECOMING NANCY, Birmingham Rep
by Laura Lott - October 16, 2024
Cheese and pineapple on a stick, anyone? The latest musical from Birmingham Rep takes us back to 1970s Britain, where trousers were flared, birthday parties required Iced Gems, and boys definitely didn't play girls in school musicals without everyone having something to say about it. BWW's critic we...
Review: ALADDIN, Birmingham Hippodrome
by Laura Lott - October 11, 2024
If you're looking for sparkles, then Aladdin has you covered. The Broadway and West End hit is currently touring the UK and comes complete with heavily sequinned costumes and set pieces so drenched in gold they could have been created by King Midas. It's a slightly uneven production, but there are e...
Review: STONES IN HIS POCKETS, Salisbury Playhouse
by Cheryl Markosky - October 03, 2024
The Irish are renowned for good story telling. From James Joyce, Oscar Wilde, Samuel Beckett and George Bernard Shaw, to simply a good yarn over a pint in a pub. In a long line of cracking good tales, you couldn't get much better than the new immersive revival of Marie Jones' tragicomedy Stones in H...
Review: MY MOTHER'S FUNERAL, Mercury Theatre
by Jess Ashley - September 30, 2024
“In death we are the same” – a phrase which Kelly Jones’ captivating play (…within a play… within a play) beautifully dissects. My Mother’s Funeral: The Show was first developed by Jones through the Mercury Theatre’s Playwrights Development Programme, before being picked up through an open call by P...
Review: THE KING'S SPEECH, Watermill Theatre
by Mica Blackwell - September 30, 2024
The King's Speech achieves something other screen to stage adaptations struggle with: staying true to the spirit while feeling like its own entity. Anchored by a still compelling script and captivating lead duo, the Watermill's production is a beautiful tribute to David Seidler's magnum opus....
Review: WAR HORSE, The Lowry
by Sarah OHara - September 25, 2024
More than 17 years since its onstage premiere, The National Theatre’s acclaimed production of War Horse is providing yet another unforgettable theatrical experience for audiences on its current UK and Ireland tour....