William Russell 21/02/2019 William Russell 21/02/2019

Gently Down the Stream by Martin Sherman. The Park Theatre, Finsbury Park, London. 5**** William Russell

A life affirming story of old love, new love and new life. One to catch if you can.

William Russell 21/02/2019 William Russell 21/02/2019

Hotel - Cirque Eloize. Peacock Theatre, Portugal Stree, London WC2. 4**** William Russell

Marvels and miracles to enjoy as the circus takes over a hotel lobby.

Cormac Richards 21/02/2019 Cormac Richards 21/02/2019

Legally Blonde - The Musical, Taliesin Arts Centre - Swansea, 4****, Cormac Richards

A Fun-packed, high energy production from a talented team

William Russell 20/02/2019 William Russell 20/02/2019

Timpson - the musical. The King's Head Theatre, Islington N1 1QN. 3*** William Russell

A shoo in of a show - zany, undisciplined and tuneful well performed.

Veronica Stein 19/02/2019 Veronica Stein 19/02/2019

Rattled by Rachel Harper, Old Red Lion, London, 4****, Veronica Stein

When the bough breaks the cradle will rock, and down will come...mother?

Veronica Stein 18/02/2019 Veronica Stein 18/02/2019

Americat: A Love Story...Really? by Scott Kettner, Tristan Bates Theatre, London, *1, Veronica Stein

Boy meets girl. All hell breaks loose.

William Russell 17/02/2019 William Russell 17/02/2019

Bad Girls by Kath Gotts, Maureen Chadwick & Ann McManus. Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Highgate Village, London N6. 4**** William Russell

Caged birds sing in a musical based on an old TV series about life behind bars in a women's prison - tuneful and entertaining.

William Russell 17/02/2019 William Russell 17/02/2019

All About Eve by Joseph L Mankiewicz adapted for the stage by Ivo van Hove. Noel Coward Theatre, St Martin's Lane, London WC2. 3 *** William Russell

All About Eve becomes much ado about nothing and rather dull into the bargain.

William Russell 16/02/2019 William Russell 16/02/2019

Bodies by James Saunders. Southwark Playhouse, London SE1 6BD 5***** William Russell

A splendidly performed revival of a dazzling play about the aftermath of changing partners which has withstood the passage of time. One to see.

William Ruff 16/02/2019 William Ruff 16/02/2019

London Sinfonietta, Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, 4****: by William Ruff

Music which pulses in the brain long after it has stopped

William Russell 15/02/2019 William Russell 15/02/2019

Can-Can by Phill Willmott & Jacques Offenbach. The Union Theatre, London SE1 0LR. 2** William Russell

Possibly the worst musical of 2019 - and the year has only just begun - it tells how the Can-Can was born.

Alan Geary 14/02/2019 Alan Geary 14/02/2019

Wonderland, Nottingham Playhouse, till 23 February, 4****: Alan Geary

The best play about the miners' strike

William Russell 14/02/2019 William Russell 14/02/2019

"Biddie" at Crazy Coqs - Brasserie Zedel, London W1F 7ED 4**** William Russell

James "Biddie" Biddlecombe delights with a cabaret programme filled with something old, something new and something just a tiny bit suggestive.

Cormac Richards 13/02/2019 Cormac Richards 13/02/2019

You Stupid Darkness! by Sam Steiner, The Drum - Plymouth, 3***, Cormac Richards

William Russell 12/02/2019 William Russell 12/02/2019

The Price by Arthur Miller. Wyndham's Theatre, London. 5***** William Russell

A strongly cast first rate revival with a superb performance from David Suchet burying the ghost of Poirot for ever.

Veronica Stein 12/02/2019 Veronica Stein 12/02/2019

A Wake in Progress by Joel Samuels (Fine Mess Theatre), Vaults Festival, 4****, Veronica Stein

A matter of life and death

Rod Dungate 09/02/2019 Rod Dungate 09/02/2019

Octopus Soup, Jack Milner & Mark Stevenson, Belgrade Coventry and on tour, 4****: Rod Dungate

Something fishy and farcical in the insurance sector

William Ruff 08/02/2019 William Ruff 08/02/2019

Steven Osborne, Lakeside, Nottingham, 5*****: by William Ruff

Pianist Steven Osborne in music of intense stillness and supercharged energy

William Russell 08/02/2019 William Russell 08/02/2019

Dracula by Bram Stoker adapted by Kate Kerrow. The London Library, St James Square, SW1. 3*** William Russell

An intriguing and well acted version of the Dracula story in a most unusual venue, the first time a play has been staged there.

Freddie Anderson 07/02/2019 Freddie Anderson 07/02/2019

Blue/Orange - Joe Penhall, Birmingham Rep, 4****: Freddie Anderson

Beautifully challenging and thought-provoking

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