Reviews Archive
Spider's Web by Agatha Christie, Manor Pavilion Theatre - Sidmouth till 4 September and Tour, 4****, Cormac Richards
Hugely fun and indulgent comedy thriller
California Suite by Neil Simon, Manor Pavilion Theatre - Sidmouth, 5*****, Cormac Richards - till 21 August and tour
First-rate production of Neil Simon classic
GREASE by Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey, Theatre Royal Plymouth till 7 August 2021 & Tour; 3***. Cormac Richard
Fun but flawed production helped by a stand out performance.
SIX - Theatre Royal Plymouth until 1 August 2021 & Tour, 3***, Cormac Richards
A hugely successful but unengaging show.
Educating Rita by Willy Russell - the Minack Open Air Theatre 18-29 August 2020.
Coming back to life
It’s True, It’s True, It’s True: Breach Theatre on line until 17th May 2020: 4****: Mark Courtice
Ingenious recreation of a renaissance scandal is very good; upsetting, direct, furious and brave.
Crongton Knights, By Alex Wheatle, adapted by Emteaz Hussain: Pilot Theatre webcast until 9th May 2020. 4**** Mark Courtice
Alex Wheatle’s Young Adult novel is given a wonderfully energetic, fluid production.
Some Mothers Do ’ave ’em by Guy Unsworth: Theatre Royal Nottingham: till 14/3/20 & tour: 4****. Alan Geary
The perfect pick-me-up
Faustus: That Damned Woman, Birmingham REP till 7 March 2020. 3*** Dan Auluk
Dramatic. Intense. Time-travelling story.
The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare: Theatre Royal Nottingham: till 7/3/20 & tour: 4****. Alan Geary
Shame about the gender swapping. Otherwise terrific
An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley, Theatre Royal Plymouth till 7 March 2020 and Tour till 23 May 2020, 4****, Cormac Richards
Audacious production of great play - still packing them in!
As You Like It by William Shakespeare: Theatre Royal Nottingham: till 5/3/20 & tour: 4****. Alan Geary
Great acting but flawed production
The Coastguard by Marie Macneill, Barbican Theatre Plymouth, Tour till 29 February 2020, 5*****, Cormac Richards
An exquisitely understated theatrical treat
Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare: Theatre Royal Nottingham: till 7/3/20 & tour: 5*****. Alan Geary
The RSC at the top of its game.
The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie, Theatre Royal Plymouth till 29 February 2020 and tour till 7 November 2020, 4****, Cormac Richards
Old Fashioned maybe, but still very entertaining
The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare, Theatre Royal Plymouth till 22 February and tour till 4 April 2020, 5*****, Cormac Richards
Terrific re-jigging of Shakespeare play that works!
A Monster Calls adapted from the novel by Patrick Ness: Theatre Royal Nottingham: Till 22/2/20 & tour: 5*****. Alan Geary
A definite must-see
People Show 137: God Knows How Many. Southwark Playhouse, London and then tour to 26.05.2020. 4****. Mark Courtice
Veteran disrupters in delightful, thoughtful and reminiscent form
As You Like It by William Shakespeare, Theatre Royal Plymouth till 20 February 2020 and Tour till 4 April 2020, 4****, Cormac Richards
Fun, inventive if slightly too drawn out
An Inspector Calls by J B Priestley: Theatre Royal Nottingham: Till 15/2/20 & tour: 3***. Alan Geary
Less than great rendering of a great production