Reviews Archive
Edmond de Bergerac, Birmingham Rep, 4****; Rod Dungate
Plenty to see, but does it all add up . . .
Taming of the Shrew, William Shakespeare, RSC Stratford Upon Avon and Touring, 4****; Rod Dungate
Jolly, jaunty, spikey, but misses out on the real punch
The Rite of Spring/Gianni Schicchi, Theatre Royal, Nottingham, 4****: by William Ruff
A Stravinsky/Puccini double bill? Sounds bonkers, but it works – sort of…
Katya Kabanova (Opera North), Theatre Royal, Nottingham, 5*****: by William Ruff
Opera North spins Katya’s grim story into gold
The Magic Flute, Theatre Royal, Nottingham, 5*****: by William Ruff
An inventive, energetic, revelatory Magic Flute from Opera North
The Funeral Director by Iman Qureshi, Nottingham Playhouse, till 16 March (touring), 4****: Alan Geary
Unashamedly ishoos-led but the people are real
The Life I Lead, James Kettle. 5*****, Birmingham Rep and Touring; Rod Dungate
A show to treasure
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, 4****: by William Ruff
Sumptuous sound and unbuttoned emotion from Norway
As You Like It, William Shakespeare, RSC Stratford Upon Avon, 3***: Roderick Dungate.
Several good things but patchy
London Handel Players, Lakeside (Nottingham), 4****, by William Ruff
A perfect 18th century marriage of music and dance
Sasha Grynyuk, Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, 4****: by William Ruff
Witty brilliance mixed with soulful melancholy - totally engaging
Romeo and Juliet, Theatre Royal Nottingham, Tour, 3***: Alan Geary
Pared down and functional
London Sinfonietta, Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, 4****: by William Ruff
Music which pulses in the brain long after it has stopped
Wonderland, Nottingham Playhouse, till 23 February, 4****: Alan Geary
The best play about the miners' strike
Octopus Soup, Jack Milner & Mark Stevenson, Belgrade Coventry and on tour, 4****: Rod Dungate
Something fishy and farcical in the insurance sector
Steven Osborne, Lakeside, Nottingham, 5*****: by William Ruff
Pianist Steven Osborne in music of intense stillness and supercharged energy
Blue/Orange - Joe Penhall, Birmingham Rep, 4****: Freddie Anderson
Beautifully challenging and thought-provoking
The Full Monty, Theatre Royal Nottingham, till 9 February, 4****: Alan Geary
Highly Exhilarating
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, 4****: by William Ruff
The RLPO finds plenty of life in two concert hall warhorses
Roderick Williams and Christopher Glynn, Lakeside, Nottingham, 4****: by William Ruff
Schubert’s Winter Journey in a vivid English translation