Reviews Archive
Suddenly At Home, Manor Pavilion Theatre - Sidmouth, 3***, Cormac Richards
Solid revival by the master of thrillers
After Dark by Dion Boucicault, The Finborough Theatre, London SW10 to 6 July. 5*****. William Russell
Splendidly directed Victorian melodrama with laughter, thrills, maidens in peril, dashing heroes and dastardly villains.
The Flies by Jean Paul Sartre. The Bunker, Southwark Street, London SE1 to 6 July. 1*. William Russell
Sartre's 1943 play about Orestes and Elektra retold as being all about fake news.
The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie, Theatre Royal Nottingham, till 22 June (touring), 4****: Alan Geary
After you've seen it, don't tell anyone whodunnit
Napoli, Brooklyn by Meghan Kennedy. Park Theatre 200, Finsbury Park, London N4. 2**. William Russell
Unfocused and tedious family drama in which three sisters try to escape a tyrannical father.
One Night in Miami by Kemp Powers, Nottingham Playhouse, till 22 June, 4****: Alan Geary
A fine production
Les Miserables, Theatre Royal Plymouth, 5*****, Cormac Richards
Classic show lives up to expectations and more.
Mindgame by Anthony Horowitz, Theatre Royal Nottingham, till 15 June (touring), 4****: Alan Geary
The thinking person's thriller
THE PORTRAIT OF DORIAN GRAY by Oscar Wilde adapted by Lucy Shaw. Jermyn Street theatre, London SW1. 3*** William Russell
Four intriguing well performed role swapping versions of the famous story of the picture in the attic,
AFTERGLOW by S Asher Gelman. Southwark PLayhouse, London SE1 6BD. 2**. William Russell
Three young actors bare all and do their best to rescue a dismal tale of gay love in and outside marriage.
Venice Preserved, Thomas Ottway, RSC The Swan, 3***; Rod Dungate
Intriguing Restoration play with hard hitting modern parallels
FLAT OUT by Jennifer Selway. Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London. 4****. William Russell
A very funny new farce of which the master of the genre Ray Cooney would surely approve.
Hallé, Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, 5*****: by William Ruff
The Nottingham Classics season ends with a Mahlerian showpiece spectacular
Amelie -The Musical, Northcott Theatre - Exeter, 5*****, Cormac Richards
A beautifully crafted and performed piece of magic
Creating An Epic - Bristol Old Vic Theatre School's forthcoming production - June 2019
Cormac Richards has a sneak preview of a real theatre event
F*ck You, Pay Me by Joana Nastari, The Bunker, 4****, Veronica Stein
Sex work can be gritty, can be fabulous...and can be both. The underbelly explored.
The Girl on the Train adapted by Rachel Wagstaff, Theatre Royal Nottingham, till 25 May (touring), 3***: Alan Geary
Not great, but better than the book.
Vincent River,Trafalgar Studios,2**,Ken Deed
The Remains of the Day, Bristol Old Vic, 5*****, Cormac Richards
Classy and beautiful quality theatre
The Verdict, Theatre Royal Plymouth, 4****, Cormac Richards
Taut and tense courtroom drama