UK Regional Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 21

BWW Review: HOBSON'S CHOICE, Jack Studio Theatre
by Gary Naylor - September 06, 2018

Hobson's Choice is given a late 50s makeover in this fine revival of a play the themes of which remain as relevant today as ever they were....

BWW Review: THE HABIT OF ART, York Theatre Royal
by Sarah Ryan - September 06, 2018

After opening to critical acclaim in 2009, the Original Theatre Company in collaboration with York Theatre Royal are bringing back Alan Bennett's The Habit of Art in its first revival since the original sell-out run. Centred around a fictional meeting between two of the 20th century's most influenti...

BWW Review: GOD OF CARNAGE, Theatre Royal Bath
by Tim Wright - September 06, 2018

If people really do have layers, then Yasmina Reza's God Of Carnage is 80 minutes of stripping them away. Removing the layers of politeness and civility one by one until you're left with the core, for better or worse....

BWW Review: CATERPILLAR, Theatre503
by Gary Naylor - September 04, 2018

Caterpillar takes us to a seaside town guesthouse within which three dysfunctional people circle each other, troubled and needy....

BWW Review: TAMBURLAINE, Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
by Gary Naylor - August 24, 2018

Christopher Marlowe's tale of relentless, ruthless ambition has a Game of Thrones vibe and a distressingly familiar topicality...

BWW Review: THE MEETING, Chichester Festival Theatre
by Natalie Fordham - July 30, 2018

Charlotte Jones's new play for nearly a decade, The Meeting, is an emotional twister that evokes concerns about female empowerment, treatment of those who are different, and the limitations of religious teachings....

BWW Review: THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA, Arcola Theatre
by Gary Naylor - July 26, 2018

A demanding, but rewarding, production of Britten's opera about ancient Rome, with plenty of lessons for today....

BWW Review: THE WHITE ROSE - THE STORY OF SOPHIE SCHOLL, Brockley Jack Studio Theatre
by Gary Naylor - July 20, 2018

The tragic story of a student resistance group in wartime Munich told with skill and commitment by a talented cast....

BWW Review: SONGS FROM THE SEVEN HILLS, Crucible, Sheffield
by Ruth Deller - July 20, 2018

The annual show from Sheffield People's Theatre is a crowd-pleasing musical about the importance of community and the idea of 'home'....

BWW Review: HAIRSPRAY, Grand Opera House York
by Sarah Ryan - July 17, 2018

Ever since John Waters introduced us to Tracy Turnblad and co in his cult 1988 film, audiences have come to expect big voices, big dance numbers and even bigger hair. Luckily, the 2017/18 touring production of Hairspray delivers in a production that is colourful, energetic and full of soul....

BWW Review: BIRDSONG, Bristol Old Vic
by Leah Tozer - July 11, 2018

Birdsong, based on the book by Sebastian Faulks, is a brutal and beautiful observation of war and remembrance, with this new revival touring in time for the Armistice centenary this November....

BWW Review: SS MENDI: DANCING THE DEATH DRILL, Nuffield Southampton Theatres
by Jo Fisher - July 06, 2018

Premiering at Nuffield Southampton Theatres' City venue, SS Mendi: Dancing the Death Drill resurrects those lost at sea in a little-known wartime tragedy through a cultural feast of powerful theatre, music and song....

BWW Review: SIRENS OF THE SILVER SCREEN, Tabard Theatre
by Gary Naylor - July 05, 2018

A show about Judy, Audrey and Marilyn including songs by the gifted Beth Burrows - but does it tell us anything new?...

BWW Review: LOVE AND INFORMATION, Crucible Studio, Sheffield
by Ruth Deller - July 04, 2018

Big themes play out through dozens of small scenes in this effervescent production of Caryl Churchill's play....

BWW Review: FOR KING AND COUNTRY, Southwark Playhouse
by Gary Naylor - July 03, 2018

Courtroom drama set on the Western Front that doesn't convince in its script and staging but still presses the emotional buttons....

BWW Review: KING THE MUSICAL IN CONCERT, Hackney Empire
by Fiona Scott - July 02, 2018

A diverse cast; a score packed with many musical genres, including rap; and a sung-through treatment of an important period of American history... No, it's not Hamilton, but a superb concert presentation of the late Martin Smith's King The Musical by Hackney Empire and London Musical Theatre Orch...

BWW Review: LA FILLE MAL GARDEE, Bristol Hippodrome
by Leah Tozer - July 05, 2018

Balancing Ashton's charming choreography with bright characterisation and breezy ballon, Birmingham Royal Ballet are absolutely beaming in this most charming of ballets....

BWW Review: MY BEAUTIFUL CIRCUS, Chiswick House and Gardens
by Gary Naylor - June 29, 2018

My Beautiful Circus brings a traditional entertainment to the village green but delivers it with 21st century savvy and morals....

BWW Review: QUARTER LIFE CRISIS, Nuffield Southampton Theatres
by Jo Fisher - June 28, 2018

'Siri, when do I become an adult?' Alicia asks. She is, we are told, a 'hot mess'; a typical twentysomething, a classic millennial, caught somewhere between her days as a student and 'real life'....

BWW Review: AS YOU LIKE IT, Shakespeare in the Squares
by Gary Naylor - June 28, 2018

As You Like It - wit, wisdom and flaws - done in the squares of London on beautiful summer evenings, What's not to like?...

BWW Review: LOVE FROM A STRANGER, Theatre Royal, Glasgow
by Fraser MacDonald - June 26, 2018

Whilst the 1930s may be almost a century behind us, the suspense that this aged text brings rivals that of any psychological thriller on the silver screen these days....

BWW Review: MISANTHROPE, Camden People's Theatre
by Gary Naylor - June 22, 2018

Moliere's masterpiece is given a 'fake news' update, but the narrative thrust gets lost in an avalanche of words....

BWW Review: THE LITTLE PONY, Cervantes Theatre
by Gary Naylor - June 15, 2018

Based on a true story, The Little Pony examines how two parents react to their child who clings to his pink backpack as the bullying, physical and psychological, piles up....

BWW Review: LEGALLY BLONDE, Theatre Royal Brighton
by Fiona Scott - June 12, 2018

'Omigod You Guys!', Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin's 2007 musical adaption of the hit 2001 comedy film starring Reese Witherspoon is in Brighton as part of its second UK tour since the West End production closed in 2012....

BWW Review: THE SEAGULL, Lion and Unicorn Theatre
by Gary Naylor - June 12, 2018

A curious tone in this bold adaptation that doesn't get everything right, but it's Chekhov, so there's more than enough to enjoy!...