Reviews Archive
The Turn of the Screw, Northcott Theatre - Exeter, 2**, Cormac Richards
A disappointingly bland gothic horror
Benidorm Live by Derren Litten, Theatre Royal Nottingham, till 30 March (touring), 4****: Alan Geary
Carry On Fawlty Towers
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
Rough Crossing, Theatre Royal Plymouth, 3***, Cormac Richards
A curiosity kept afloat by a great cast
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
Club Tropicana - The Musical, Theatre Royal Plymouth, 1*, Cormac Richards
A show with few redeeming features
Motown - The Musical, Manchester and Touring, 4****; Graham Clark
A show to keep you dancing in the streets
Beauty and the Beast - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Theatre Royal Plymouth, 4****, Cormac Richards
A visually stunning treat.
Rita, Sue and Bob Too, Northcott Theatre - Exeter, 4****, Cormac Richards
Shocking and caustic in the 1980s and still so today
Glengarry Glen Ross, Theatre Royal Plymouth, 5*****, Cormac Richards
Masterful production of stunning play.
In The Willows, Northcott Theatre - Exeter, 5*****, Cormac Richards
A colourful, inventive, joyous triumph!
Medea Electronica, The Pleasance, London, 4****, Veronica Stein
Heavy Metal-dea
Romeo and Juliet, Theatre Royal Nottingham, Tour, 3***: Alan Geary
Pared down and functional
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
Club Tropicana, Alhambra Bradford and Tour, 4****: Graham Clark
A fun look back at the 80s
The Life I Lead by James Kettle, Northcott Theatre Exeter, 5*****, Cormac Richards
Touching, Hilarious, Devastating - A Wonderful Production
The Full Monty, Theatre Royal Nottingham, till 9 February, 4****: Alan Geary
Highly Exhilarating