UK Regional Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 31

BWW Review: ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, Manchester Opera House, 24 October 2016
by Jasmine Andersson - October 25, 2016

When its most devoted audience is known to shout expletives towards its stage, it takes a certain kind of understanding of The Rocky Horror Picture Show to be able to work its magic....

BWW Review: THE SOUND OF MUSIC, New Wimbledon Theatre, 25 October 2016
by Gary Naylor - October 26, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a showbiz monument and finds that it's still as entertaining and as relevant as ever....

BWW Review: AFTER THREE SISTERS, Brockley Jack Studio Theatre, 21 October 2016
by Gary Naylor - October 23, 2016

Gary Naylor sees an ambitious production that runs parallel storylines but doesn't solve the considerable problems so caused....

BWW Review: LENNON: THROUGH A GLASS ONION, Belgrade Theatre Coventry, 21 October 2016
by Jenny Ell - October 22, 2016

Lennon: Through A Glass Onion is a part-biographical, part-concert whistle stop journey into the mind of international musical icon, John Lennon. Featuring 31 hits including his solo work, the show has enjoyed great success all over the world but most recently in Lennon's birthplace in Liverpool....

BWW Review: WONDERFUL TOWN, Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre, 19 October 2016
by Gary Naylor - October 20, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a lovely show packed with great songs and imaginative staging....

BWW Review: MOBY DICK THE MUSICAL, Union Theatre, 18 October 2016
by Gary Naylor - October 19, 2016

Gary Naylor sees an enthusiastic revival of Moby Dick The Musical that rather loses the wind from its sails in the second half....

BWW Review: POKER FACE, King's Head Theatre, 16 October 2016
by Gary Naylor - October 17, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a play from Europe that can't quite decide what it wants to be but raises interesting questions all the same....

BWW Review: RUN, 2 FACED DANCE, Dance Xchange, 14 October 2016
by Emma Cann - October 16, 2016

2 Faced Dance Company's Run is an evening of dance presented by three female choreographers, featuring three new works from the company's artistic director Tamsin Fitzgerald, Prague-based Lenka Vagnerova and the first BENCH commission recipient Rebecca Evans. All three pieces - danced by 2 Faced Dan...

BWW Review: LA CALISTO, Hackney Empire, 14 October 2016
by Gary Naylor - October 15, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a spectacular and thought-provoking revival of Cavalli's 17th century opera of gods, myths and mortals....

BWW Review: FORCE OF TRUMP, Brockley Jack Theatre, 12 October 2016
by Gary Naylor - October 13, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a well performed and funny satire on Donald Trump that struggles to be more outrageous than the real thing....

BWW Review: BUDDY, Belgrade Coventry, 12 October 2016
by Emma Cann - October 13, 2016

It seems as though every popular musician has been the subject of a jukebox musical, and so it is not surprising that the story of Buddy Holly has been explored in Buddy. Touring the UK and seen at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, this musical follows passionate, impulsive Buddy on his struggle to br...

BWW Review: 946: THE AMAZING STORY OF ADOLPHUS TIPS, Birmingham Rep, 10 October 2016
by Emma Cann - October 11, 2016

There's a buzz of excitement in the air whenever Kneehigh Theatre are in town; their joyful, anarchic style combined with a strong emphasis on storytelling is popular with all ages. The Cornwall based company go from strength to strength, building international renown at a remarkable pace. With resi...

BWW Review: DIRTY DANCING, Palace Theatre Manchester, 10 October 2016
by Jasmine Andersson - October 11, 2016

Nostalgia brought the Palace Theatre to life through the skirt-lifting, tight-jean wearing fervour of Dirty Dancing....

BWW Review: THE TEMPEST, Birmingham Royal Ballet, 4 October 2016
by Emma Cann - October 05, 2016

As the celebrations of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death draw to a close, the Birmingham Royal Ballet present the anticipated new creation from David Bintley, The Tempest. The Tempest has fascinated David Bintley for over 20 years. After two decades of research and exploration, he finally...

BWW Review: XERXES, Hackney Empire, 8 October 2016
by Gary Naylor - October 10, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a brilliantly realised updating of Handel's Xerxes set in the Battle of Britain and featuring an astonishing countertenor voice....

BWW Review: THIS LITTLE LIFE OF MINE, Park Theatre
by Gary Naylor - October 06, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a show that bristles with wit, warmth and wonderful songs and speaks directly to Londoners in 2016....

BWW Review: LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER, Crucible Studio, Sheffield, 1 October 2016
by Ruth Deller - October 04, 2016

The English Touring Theatre/Sheffield Theatres adaptation of DH Lawrence's classic is a tender adaptation with an atmospheric soundscape. Even though it contains full-frontal nudity and sexual themes, the production is sensitive rather than shocking....

BWW Review: ADDING MACHINE: A MUSICAL, Finborough Theatre, 30 September 2016
by Gary Naylor - October 01, 2016

Gary Naylor sees an award-winning musical that provides few catchy tunes, but revels in a marriage of music and vocals that lays feelings bare and says much about life today....

BWW Review: TOY SOLDIER, Brockley Jack Theatre, 29 September 2016
by Gary Naylor - September 30, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a play that wears its heart on its sleeve, but suffers as a result of ill-conceived staging and characterisation....

BWW Review: FLOYD COLLINS, Wilton's Music Hall
by Gary Naylor - September 29, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a remarkable tour-de-force that produces the definitive version of a tricky but utterly compelling piece of musical theatre....

BWW Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, 27 September 2016
by Emma Cann - September 28, 2016

The cult musical, Little Shop of Horrors, has long been a favourite amongst cinema and theatre fans alike. Following an unlikely beginning - a low budget Sci-fi B movie shot in just two days - Little Shop of Horrors was turned into a musical by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken, turning this quirky part...

BWW Review: ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER, 23 September 2016
by Emma Cann - September 25, 2016

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater tour the UK for the first time in 6 years, presented by the amazing Dance Consortium. Hailed by the US Congress as "a vital American cultural ambassador to the world", the company perform original works by the late Alvin Ailey - including his most famous and critic...

BWW Review: OUT THERE, Union Theatre, 23 September 2016
by Gary Naylor - September 24, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a musical packed with agreeable songs but short on characterisation, charm and credibility....

BWW Review: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, Bromley Churchill Theatre, 22 September 2016
by Gary Naylor - September 23, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a fine production that will delight fans old and new of Jane Austen's immortal tale of unmarried daughters and their suitors....

BWW Review: THE GREATER GAME, Southwark Playhouse, 19 September 2016
by Gary Naylor - September 21, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a fine tribute to the men of Clapton Orient who went into battle for King and Country 100 years ago....