Reviews Archive
My Beautiful Laundrette, Hanif Kureishi; Birmingham REP to 9 November 2019 & tour; 3***: Dan Auluk
Welcomed revival, relevant, luke warm production.
Reputation by Alick Glass. The Other Palace, 12 Palace Street, London SW1 to 14 November 2019. 2** . William Russell.
A here today and gone tomorrow musical about plagiarism set in the 1930s.
Giulio Cesare (Opera North), Theatre Royal, Nottingham, 4****: by William Ruff
Opera North proves that Caesar can still conquer the 21st century stage
Murder in the Cathedral by T.S, Eliot. Southwark Cathedral 12 & 13 November 2019 & on tour. 3***. William Russell.
Jasper Britton is a magnificent Beckett in a very handsome staging of a great play.
La Bohème, Theatre Royal, Nottingham, 4****: by William Ruff
Opera North’s La Bohème: squalor has never been so beautiful
A Kind of Loving by Stan Barstow adapted by John Godber. The Brockley Jack Studio Theatre, 410 Brockley Road, London SE4 to 16 November 2019. 4 ****. William Russell.
Impressive performances by Adam Goodbody and Courtney Buchner in this look at all our yesterdays, a world thankfully long gone, based on Stan Barstow's novel.
A Prayer for Wings by Sean Mathias. The King's Head Theatre, 115 Upper Street, Islington, London N1 to 23 November 2019. 4****. William Russell
Fine revival directed by Sean Mathias with first rate performances to move your heart.
Jerker by Robert Chesley. The King's Head Theatre, 115 Upper Street, Islington, London N1 to 23 November 2019. 3***. William Russell.
Dreary play about telephone sex.
Sinfonia Viva, Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, 4****: by William Ruff
Orchestral finesse combines with choral precision
Chemistry by Jacob Marx Rice. The Finborough Theatre, 118 Finborough Road, London SW10 to 23 November 2019. 4****. William Russell.
A painful, illuminating tale about depression and suicidal tendencies which is performed with blazing sincerity and power.
Sacconi Quartet, Lakeside Nottingham, 5*****: by William Ruff
I Do! I Do! music by Harvey Schmidt Book & lyrics by Tom Jones. Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Highgate Village, London N6 to16 November 2019. 3***. William Russell
Charming musical about the ups and downs of married life well played - will strike a few chords among the married couples in the audience.
Soho Cinders - music by George Stiles, lyrics by Anthony Drewe. Charing Cross Theatre, Villiers Street, London WC2 to 21 December 2019. 3***. William Russell.
Well staged tuneful musical about a gay Cinderfella in Soho with a first rate cast.
On Bear Ridge by Ed Thomas. The Royal Court Theatre, Sloane Square, London SW1 to 2 November 2019. 4****. William Russell.
Splendidly acted play about a world in ruins as the old order passes into which someone from the new order intrudes.
The Lady Vanishes, Northcott Theatre - Exeter, to 2 November 2019 & on tour. 4****, Cormac Richards
Thoroughly entertaining version of classic film
Beryl by Maxine Peake. The Arcola Theatre, 24 Ashwin Street, London E8 to 16 November 2019. 5*****. William Russell
A heartwarming, funny, brilliantly staged and performed tale of the hausfrau from Yorkshire who became one of the greatest English cyclists
Sinatra: Raw. Written & performed by Richard Shelton. Wilton's Musical Hall, Graces Alley, London E1 to 2 November 2019. 4****. William Russell.
Spend the wee small hours of the morning with Old Blue Eyes - and Richard Shelton delivering a superb performance.
Riot Ensemble, NTU University Hall, 3***: by William Ruff
Lorne Campbell director of Northern Stage to become Artistic Director of the National Theatre Wales
Lorne Campbell to leave Northern Stage in 2020 for the National Theatre Wales.
Cyrano by Edmond Rostand translated by Peter Oswald, Bristol Old Vic to 16 November. 3***, Cormac Richards
A curates egg of a Cyrano