UK Regional Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 51

BWW Reviews: MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS GOT HER HEAD CHOPPED OFF, King's Head Theatre, June 3 2013
by Gary Naylor - June 05, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a play set in the 16th century with plenty of relevance today....

BWW Reviews: BOYS' LIFE, King's Head Theatre, June 2 2013
by Gary Naylor - June 05, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a slice of the 80s with some truths that apply just as much, some thirty years on....

BWW Reviews: BILLY, Union Theatre, June 1 2013
by Gary Naylor - June 02, 2013

Gary Naylor, a Northerner who came to London, enjoys a musical about a Northerner who dreamt of the same....

BWW Reviews: PARADISE LOST, Trinity Buoy Wharf, May 31 2013
by Gary Naylor - June 01, 2013

Gary Naylor sees an immersive version of Milton's epic verse down by the old docks of London Town....

BWW Reviews: MANDRAKE, Brockley Jack Theatre, May 30 2013
by Gary Naylor - May 31, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a Machiavellian comedy (really - he wrote it) adapted by Howard Colyer....

BWW Reviews: THE GREAT GATSBY, Riverside Studios, May 24 2013
by Alice Chappell - May 26, 2013

The quintessential "roaring twenties" story - the heightened style of musical theatre actually really suits the exaggerated characters and their lavish lifestyle. The Great Gatsby runs at the Riverside Studios until June 8....

BWW Reviews: NOTHING IS THE END OF THE WORLD (EXCEPT THE END OF THE WORLD), The Finborough Theatre, April 25 2013
by Alice Chappell - May 24, 2013

Despite a clunky start Nothing is the End of the World (Except the End of the World) ultimately proved to be a thought-provoking piece of theatre....

BWW Reviews: THE BEAR, Ovalhouse, May 23 2013
by Gary Naylor - May 24, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a bear in South London!...

BWW Reviews: THE HISTORY BOYS, Crucible Theatre Sheffield, May 22 2013
by Carrie Dunn - May 23, 2013

It is appropriate that in the year that Sheffield Theatres is wearing The Stage's best regional theatre badge it has been showcasing the region. We have already had archetypal stories of pits and the decline of the steel industry; this time we are at school in Sheffield with Alan Bennett....

BWW Reviews: HAIRSPRAY, Birmingham Hippodrome, May 22 2013
by Jenny Antill - May 23, 2013

The roof got lifted off the Birmingham Hippodrome last night with the rapturous audience reaction to Stage Entertainment's UK touring production of Hairspray. With big hair and fun aplenty, you will not find a show with so much energy and attack as this one. With wide appeal across the board due to ...

BWW Reviews: NEXT THING YOU KNOW, Landor Theatre, May 21 2013
by Kate Finburg - May 21, 2013

What with all the deliberating about whether to pursue an acting career over a full-time job as a lawyer, or whether to move to LA or stay in NYC, Next Thing You Know should be really be renamed #FirstWorldProblems....

BWW Reviews: HIGH SOCIETY, Birmingham Hippodrome, May 14 2013
by Jenny Antill - May 19, 2013

Vintage Hollywood graced the Birmingham Hippodrome stage last night as High Society is in town for one week only. Adapted from the 1956 film, Cole Porter's classic has been turned into a fully staged musical which continues to tour the UK until July....

BWW Reviews: HUTCH, A PLAY WITH MUSIC, Riverside Studios, May 17 2013
by Gary Naylor - May 19, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a fantastic story that, alas, is not fantasy at all....

BWW Reviews: THE SHEPHERD'S CHAMELEON, The CLF Art Cafe at The Bussey Building, May 16 2013
by Gary Naylor - May 17, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a play about writing plays...

BWW Reviews: CUDDLES, Ovalhouse, May 15 2013
by Gary Naylor - May 16, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a hard-hitting play about control and freedom...

BWW Reviews: MESS, Battersea Arts Centre, May 14 2013
by Gary Naylor - May 15, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a funny and poignant exploration of the impact of anorexia nervosa....

BWW Reviews: MOTH & PASTORAL, Hightide Festival, Halesworth, May 4 2013
by Gary Naylor - May 07, 2013

Gary Naylor enjoys a varied programme at a theatre festival in rural East Anglia....

BWW Reviews: BARE: THE ROCK MUSICAL, The Union Theatre, April 30 2013
by Alice Chappell - May 01, 2013

The Union Theatre has proved once again how excellent fringe theatre can be, with this superb presentation of a challenging musical. bare: the rock musical runs at the Union Theatre until 25 May 2013....

BWW Reviews: WYRD, Various places in Southwark, May 2 2013
by Gary Naylor - May 07, 2013

Gary Naylor sees Immercity's immersive theatrical thriller....

BWW Reviews: DESPERATELY SEEKING THE EXIT, Leicester Square Theatre, May 1 2013
by Gary Naylor - May 02, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a successful show about an unsuccessful show...

BWW Reviews: GHOSTS, Greenwich Theatre, April 30 2013
by Gary Naylor - May 01, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a new adaptation of Ibsen's classic....

BWW Reviews: RENT – 20TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR, Hackney Empire, April 26 2013
by Kevin Sherwin - April 27, 2013

There are certain things one can expect from any given production of RENT: the Mark will always wear a scarf, the cast will always try to get a bit of a clap-along going in 'Seasons Of Love' and the Benny will do his best with what is a thankless, nothingy role. While it's sometimes refreshing to se...

BWW Reviews: BALLO (OR A MASKED BALL), King's Head Theatre, April 25 2013
by Gary Naylor - April 26, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a sensational adaptation of Verdi's opera....

BWW Reviews: SINGIN' I'M NO A BILLY HE'S A TIM, Cockpit Theatre, April 24 2013
by Gary Naylor - April 25, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a Celtic fan and a Rangers fan locked in a cell, and locked up by their prejudices....

BWW Reviews: CALIFORNIAN LIVES, King's Head Theatre, April 22 2013
by Gary Naylor - April 23, 2013

Gary Naylor sees three monologues that recall Alan Bennett's Talking Heads....