Reviews Archive
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
Superhoe by Nicole Lecky. Jerwood Upstairs, Royal Court, Sloane Square, London. 4**** William Russell
Black theatre company Talawa arrive at the Royal Court with an impressive piece about a young woman facing up to life on her own.
Broadway - Jenna Russell, Seth Rudetsky & Judy Khun. Leicester Square Theatre, London 4****
A one off evening in which two great ladies of the musical stage sing, tell stories and enchant the audience in the process.
Cuzco by Victor Sánchez Rodríguez, Theatre 503, 3***: Veronica Stein
Joliday thinking
My Dad's Gap Year by Tom Wright. Park Theatre, London N4 3JP. 2** William |Russell
How drunken dad Dave and dim son William find themselves in Thailand and lose their inhibitions.
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, 4****: by William Ruff
The RLPO finds plenty of life in two concert hall warhorses
The House on Cold Hill, Theatre Royal Nottingham, till 2 February, 4****: Alan Geary
Highly entertaining!
Roderick Williams and Christopher Glynn, Lakeside, Nottingham, 4****: by William Ruff
Schubert’s Winter Journey in a vivid English translation
Beast on The Moon by Richard Kalinoski. The Finborough, London SW10 9ED. 4**** William Russell
The Armenian genocide was one of the great now more or less forgotten crimes against humanity - this splendid play is about surviving the unimaginable.
Showstopper! The improvised musical, The Other Palace, London SW1. 4**** William Russell
Every night something different - a high wire act without a safety net as the Stoppers create a brand new musical on the spot.
Teo Gheorghiu, Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, 4****: by William Ruff
Sensitive, virtuosic, atmospheric playing from a young, cosmopolitan pianist
Welcome to the UK by Borderline. The Bunker, London SE 1 1RU 3*** William Russell
Set in a funfair the performers tell about the plight of refugees and asylum seekers welcomed to Britain - enlightening, moving, infuriating.
Nottingham Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham,4****: by William Ruff
A Heroes and Adventures Family Concert that ticks all the boxes
Female Firsts by Ross McGregor. Brockley Jack Studio London SE4 2DH 4**** William Russell
Two interesting plays from Arrow & Traps about two relatively unknown women who in a world of men lived their lives in their own way.
The Hallé, 4****, Royal Concert Hall Nottingham: by William Ruff
Operatic excerpts plus super-virtuoso concerto-playing equals an evening of high drama
Macbeth, Theatre Royal Nottingham, till 26 January, 2**: Alan Geary
A stinker
Wise Children, Bristol Old Vic, 4****, Cormac Richards
An original and vibrant treat
Snow White and the Happy Ever After Beauty Salon, The Drum - Plymouth, 5*****, Cormac Richards
Utterly charming entertainment for all