UK Regional Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 53

BWW Reviews: PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT, Edinburgh Playhouse, March 4 2013
by Natalie O'Donoghue - March 05, 2013

During the standard photography and mobile phone announcement at the beginning of the show, there was an additional message for audience members to place any large wigs under the seat in front. This show had the audience laughing before the curtain even went up and this continued until the end....

BWW Reviews: COSI FAN TUTTE, Hackney Empire, March 2 2013
by Gary Naylor - March 03, 2013

Gary Naylor sees outrageous silliness from the masterly Mozart....

BWW Reviews: DOROTHY IN OZ, Waterloo East Theatre, February 28 2013
by Gary Naylor - March 02, 2013

Gary Naylor enjoys a trip to a less than merry old land of Oz....

BWW Reviews: THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, Kings Theatre Glasgow, February 25 2013
by Natalie O'Donoghue - February 26, 2013

The 2013 national tour celebrating 40 years of Rocky proves that this musical is showing no signs of old age....

BWW Reviews: THE BLUES BROTHERS... APPROVED, New Wimbledon Theatre, February 19 2013
by Gary Naylor - February 20, 2013

Gary Naylor catches up with Elwood and Jake and finds that little has changed - but that's no bad thing....

BWW Reviews: L'ELISIR D'AMORE, King's Head Theatre, February 12 2013
by Gary Naylor - February 13, 2013

Gary Naylor sees an old favourite updated and performed with panache.there...

BWW Reviews: BULL, Crucible Studio, Sheffield, February 11 2013
by Ruth Deller - February 12, 2013

Mike Bartlett's new one-act play, Bull, deals with a very contemporary problem - when redundancies have to be made, how far would you go to save your skin?...

BWW Reviews: THE PINSTRIPE TRILOGY, Theatre Delicatessen at Marylebone Gardens, February 7 2013
by Gary Naylor - February 08, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a trilogy that skewers big finance....

BWW Reviews: MACBETH, Holy Trinity Church, Guildford, Feb 6, 2013
by Sarah Flinton - February 07, 2013

Arguably Shakespeare's darkest and most powerful play, 'Macbeth' is selling out in Guildford, and with good reason....

BWW Reviews: LES BALLETS TROCKADERO DE MONTE CARLO, Birmingham Hippodrome, February 1 2013
by Jenny Antill - February 02, 2013

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, or the 'Trocks', have just started their 2013 UK tour. Back by popular demand, this ballet company provides an alternate view of classical ballet and features an entire company of men performing roles traditionally danced by women. Their comic approach to the a...

BWW Reviews: OTHELLO, The CLF Art Cafe at The Bussey Building, January 29 2013
by Gary Naylor - January 30, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a slice of classic ruthlessness as selfish cunning trumps innocent trust....

BWW Reviews: BIRDSONG, January 25 2013, Haymarket, Basingstoke
by Sarah Flnton - January 27, 2013

This story of sacrifice, courage and above all, love, will undeniably play with the emotions of any audience member. Englishman Stephen Wraysford leads his men through the notoriously infamous Battle of the Somme, whilst passionate and sensitive memories of his former lover Isabelle Azaire replay in...

BWW Reviews: THE DREAMER EXAMINES HIS PILLOW, Old Red Lion Theatre, January 24 2013
by Gary Naylor - January 25, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a slice of Bronx life in the mid 80s....

BWW Reviews: THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, New Wimbledon Theatre, January 21 2013
by Gary Naylor - January 22, 2013

Gary Naylor does the Timewarp again......

BWW Reviews: TROJAN WOMEN, Brockley Jack Theatre, January 17 2013
by Gary Naylor - January 18, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a message from the past for the present and, one fears, the future....

BWW Reviews TONGUE FU, Rich Mix, January 10 2013
by Becky Brewis - January 13, 2013

Tongue Fu is one of the hottest tickets on the spoken word calendar: a regular collaboration between performance poets, musicians and film. The mix of live, improvised music with poetry and stand-up, in a cabaret-style evening, is slick and funny, and the set-up is attracting big names - such as old...

BWW Reviews: MONKEY BARS, Unicorn Theatre, January 11 2013
by Gary Naylor - January 12, 2013

Gary Naylor enjoys children's words in the mouths of adults....

BWW Reviews: A CHRISTMAS CAROL, Middle Temple Hall, December 22 2012
by Gary Naylor - December 23, 2012

Gary Naylor enjoys a fine interpretation of a classic tale in an extraordinary venue....

BWW Reviews: SLEEPING BEAUTY DREAM ON, Chickenshed Theatre, December 20 2012
by Gary Naylor - December 22, 2012

Gary Naylor sees another Chickenshed Christmas spectacular....

BWW Reviews: A THORNTON WILDER CHRISTMAS, The King's Head Theatre, December 18 2012
by Gary Naylor - December 19, 2012

Gary Naylor enjoys two small, but punchy, vignettes of American Life....

BWW Reviews: ROBINSON CRUSOE & THE CARIBBEAN PIRATES, December 18 2012
by Jenny Antill - December 19, 2012

Panto season is well and truly here and no more so than at Birmingham Hippodrome where Robinson Crusoe & the Caribbean Pirates is playing right through til the 27th January. QDOS pantomimes can always be relied on to deliver the best quality productions and this one is no exception....

BWW Reviews: MY FAIR LADY, Crucible, Sheffield, 18 Dec 2012
by Ruth Deller - December 19, 2012

Daniel Evans' crowd-pleasing take on the musical opens in Sheffield...

BWW Reviews: SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS, New Wimbledon Theatre, December 14 2012
by Gary Naylor - December 15, 2012

Gary Naylor sees a New Wimbledon Theatre tradition continue to develop....

BWW Reviews: GET ALADDIN, Landor, December 12 2012
by Gary Naylor - December 13, 2012

Gary Naylor sees another adult panto, one that is more an orthodox panto with swearing....

BWW Reviews: HONK!, Tabard Theatre, December 12, 2012
by Robert Gould - December 12, 2012

Robert Gould reviews the new production of Stiles and Drewe's musical Honk!, at the Tabard Theatre....