Reviews Archive
A Christmas Carol, Bristol Old Vic, 5*****, Cormac Richards
A Dickens for the modern age - Joyous
Awful Auntie, Theatre Royal Plymouth, 3***, Cormac Richards
A fun show, but with reservations.
A Dickensian Christmas, Bodmin, 5*****, Cormac Richards
A perfect Christmas gift wrapped in a small parcel
Date Night, Reading University, 5*****, Cormac Richards
Perfect creation of a ghastly night in a restaurant!
The Kneebone Cadillac, Plymouth, 5*****, Cormac Richards
Original, Hilarious and Utterly Brilliant!
Shrek - The Musical, Theatre Royal - Plymouth, 4****, Cormac Richards
Spectacular, innovative and huge fun!
Madagascar - The Musical, Northcott Theatre Exeter, 4****, Cormac Richards
Clever and fun film to stage transfer
Salad Days, Northcott Theatre Exeter, 4****, Cormac Richards
Fun, Bonkers and Terribly, Terribly Entertaining
Dreams Can Come True - An Interview with Actor Tristan Waterson by Cormac Richards
A debutant actor makes his mark
The Time Seekers, The Drum - Theatre Royal Plymouth, 4****, Cormac Richards
Fantastical Entertainment for the Family
Benidorm - Live, Theatre Royal Plymouth, 3*** Cormac Richards
Bold, Brassy, Bawdy Fun
Twelfth Night, Bristol Old Vic, 3***, Cormac Richards
Hits and Misses in this inventive production
Beautiful Thing, Tobacco Factory Theatres - Bristol 4****, Cormac Richards
An uplifting celebration of a beautiful play
Sundowning The Drum Plymouth 2** Cormac Richards
An attempt to address important issues misses the mark
The Comedy About A Bank Robbery Plymouth 2** Cormac Richards
Different reviewers, different views. Cormac Richards is robbed of laughs with the show on tour (2**); Rod Dungate at the opening in Birmingham, reviewed on RG earlier, felt 4****. Live theatre . . .
BRISTOL OLD VIC REFURBISHMENT COMPLETE - Cormac Richards attended the unveiling
A triumphant renewal of a tired monument
An Officer & A Gentleman - The Musical, Theatre Royal Plymouth, 3***, Cormac Richards
Another Jukebox Musical which fails to fully engage.
Evita, Theatre Royal Plymouth & Tour, 4****, Cormac Richards
An excellent production of a flawed show
Alfred Hitchcock's Writing Room by Ades Singh & Cameron Gill, Bob Kayley Theatre, The Minghella Studios, University of Reading, 4****: Cormac Richards
A new twist on Hitchcock and well worth seeing!
A Romantic's Guide to the Apocalypse - A New Musical, Bulmershe Theatre, The Minghella Studios, University of Reading, 5*****: Cormac Richards
A delightful, thoughtful and very moving original musical