BWW Reviews: THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT, St Leonard's Church, April 20 2013
by Gary Naylor - April 20, 2013
Gary Naylor sees Judas, or is it everyone else, on trial....
BWW Reviews: THE SWORD AND THE DOPE, Courtyard Theatre, April 18 2013
by Gary Naylor - April 19, 2013
Gary Naylor sees an updated version of last year's musical comedy crowdpleaser....
BWW Reviews: THE HIRED MAN, Curve Theatre Leicester, April 13 2013
by Jenny Antill - April 14, 2013
Since 2004, there have been several other productions of The Hired Man; all of which have achieved similar resounding success. This Curve Theatre Leicester and Mercury Theatre Colchester Co-Production is no different and is nothing short of a masterpiece....
BWW Reviews: THE REVENGE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES!, Hoxton Hall, April 12 2013
by Gary Naylor - April 13, 2013
Gary Naylor sees a Victorian icon having fun in the unique setting of Hoxton Hall....
BWW Reviews: CARNABY STREET, Hackney Empire, April 10 2013
by Gary Naylor - April 11, 2013
Gary Naylor sees a musical that pushes the nostalgia buttons, but doesn't do a lot more....
BWW Reviews: 20 TINY PLAYS ABOUT SHEFFIELD, Crucible Studio, Sheffield, April 9 2013
by Ruth Deller - April 10, 2013
Sheffield Theatres celebrate their city with a cast of 60 local performers....
BWW Reviews: THE SEAGULL, New Wimbledon Studio, April 9 2013
by Alice Chappell - April 10, 2013
The Black Coffee Theatre Company asks you to leave your preconceptions at the door as they place one of Chekhov's most known dramas in the roaring twenties....
BWW Reviews: STREETS - A NEW KIND OF MUSICAL, Cockpit Theatre, April 5 2013
by Gary Naylor - April 06, 2013
Gary Naylor sees a musical that is nearly very good indeed....
BWW Reviews: PROJECT COLONY, Trinity Buoy Wharf, April 4 2013
by Gary Naylor - April 05, 2013
Gary Naylor sees a glimpse of an imagined present down by the riverside....
BWW Reviews: RETZ'S THE TRIAL, Shoreditch Town Hall and Rose Lipman Community Centre, April 3 2013
by Gary Naylor - April 04, 2013
You are the target of state security services in this version of Kafka's nightmarish novel in Retz's impressive immersive experience....
BWW Reviews: MOBY DICK, Arcola Theatre, April 2 2013
by Gary Naylor - April 03, 2013
Gary Naylor finally discovers what all the fuss is about about all the fuss about the great white whale....
BWW Reviews: GIBRALTAR, Arcola Theatre, March 28 2013
by Gary Naylor - March 29, 2013
Gary Naylor enjoys an examination of the ethics of war and writing about war....
BWW Reviews: SING SOMETHING SIMPLE, Cockpit Theatre, March 27 2013
by Gary Naylor - March 28, 2013
Gary Naylor enjoys four well-judged performances in a comedy with a message....
BWW Reviews: STARLIGHT EXPRESS, Bristol Hippodrome, March 27 2013
by Jenny Antill - March 28, 2013
Last night, Starlight Express was celebrating 29 years to the day when it opened at the Apollo Victoria Theatre in the West End. Since ending an incredibly successful 18-year run in London, the production has not been very far from our stages. With one of the most impressive set designs in a residen...
BWW Reviews: THREE BIRDS, The Bush Theatre, March 22 2013
by Alice Chappell - March 26, 2013
Having initially been performed at the Royal Exchange Theatre, this production is the first London airing of Janice Okoh's Three Birds. All in all, this is a great production of a vibrant new work. Three Birds runs at the Bush Theatre until April 20 2013 and is unsuitable for a young audience....
BWW Reviews: QUASIMODO, King's Head Theatre, March 22 2013
by Sarah Flinton - March 23, 2013
50 years after Oliver! composer Lionel Bart began writing the score and book, this Hunchback of Notre Dame musical finally gets its world premiere....
BWW Reviews: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, Birmingham Hippodrome, March 19 2013
by Jenny Antill - March 20, 2013
How does one write about a work of art? Cameron Macintosh's touring production of The Phantom of the Opera is exactly that and brought the house down at the Birmingham Hippodrome last night. The 19th March is apt for the final press night of the current tour as the show is also marking it's 11,000th...
BWW Reviews: RING, Battersea Arts Theatre, March 13 2013
by Sarah Flinton - March 14, 2013
Fuel Presents 'Ring' Battersea Arts Theatre, Wednesday 13th March...
BWW Reviews: MORALGORITHM, Marylebone Gardens, March 13 2013
by Gary Naylor - March 15, 2013
Gary Naylor sees an interactive event that hasn't quite found its feet....
BWW Reviews: MIES JULIE, Riverside Studios, March 11 2013
by Kevin Sherwin - March 12, 2013
Based on August Strindberg's 1888 play Miss Julie, Mies Julie transfers the action from a Count's estate in Sweden to a powerful (unseen) white farmer's house in modern-day post-apartheid South Africa. The bulk of proceedings concerns his daughter Julie (Hilda Cronje) and John (Bongile Mantsai), a y...
BWW Reviews: SIMON BOCCANEGRA, Hackney Empire, March 8 2013
by Gary Naylor - March 09, 2013
Gary Naylor sees a lesson in the dangers of pride and ambition....
BWW Reviews: THE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, Crucible, Sheffield, March 4 2013
by Ruth Deller - March 05, 2013
The director and designer of last year's award-winning Democracy return to the Crucible with this warm and witty adaptation of a DH Lawrence play....
BWW Reviews: SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME, New Wimbledon Theatre, March 4 2013
by Gary Naylor - March 05, 2013
Gary Naylor enjoys a damn good night out....