Reviews Archive
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, 4****: by William Ruff
Sumptuous sound and unbuttoned emotion from Norway
Beauty and the Beast - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Theatre Royal Plymouth, 4****, Cormac Richards
A visually stunning treat.
Them/Us - Ballet Boyz. Sadler's Wells, London EC 1R 4**** William Russell
Enthralling dancing by the Ballet Boyz
Rita, Sue and Bob Too, Northcott Theatre - Exeter, 4****, Cormac Richards
Shocking and caustic in the 1980s and still so today
A Lesson From Aloes by Athol Fugard. The Finborough Theatre, London SW10. 3*** William Russell
A story of friendship betrayed under Apartheid.
Inside Bitch conceived by Stacey Gregg & Deborah Pearson. Jerwood Upstairs, Royal Court, London. 3*** William Russell
Life behind bars -prison bars.
As You Like It, William Shakespeare, RSC Stratford Upon Avon, 3***: Roderick Dungate.
Several good things but patchy
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Tobacco Factory Theatres - Bristol, 2**, Cormac Richards
A disappointing and dispiriting Dream
We're Staying Right Here by Henry Devas. Park 90, Clifton Terrace, London N4 3*** William Russell
Violent, apocalyptic nightmare of a play.
London Handel Players, Lakeside (Nottingham), 4****, by William Ruff
A perfect 18th century marriage of music and dance
Footfalls & Play by Samuel Beckett. The Brockley Jack Studio, SE4 2DH. 4**** William Russell
Two Beckett plays finely staged and played - great introduction to his work
The Son by Florian Zeller translated by Christopher Hampton. The Kiln, Kilburn High Road, London N6, 3*** William Russell
A disturbed teenager, distraught parents.
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!
Sasha Grynyuk, Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, 4****: by William Ruff
Witty brilliance mixed with soulful melancholy - totally engaging
Boots by Sacha Voit and Jessica Butcher, The Bunker, London, 4****, Veronica Stein
Walk a mile in someone else's wellies
Medea Electronica, The Pleasance, London, 4****, Veronica Stein
Heavy Metal-dea
Jesus Hopped The 'A' Train by Stephen Adly Guiris. The Young Vic, The Cut, London SE 1. 4**** William Russell
Matters of life and death dazzlingly discussed and directed.
As A Man Grows Younger by Howard Colyer. Brockley Jack Studio Theatre, London SE4 3*** William Russell
Life in Trieste under Mussolini and meeting James Joyce.
Romeo and Juliet, Theatre Royal Nottingham, Tour, 3***: Alan Geary
Pared down and functional