Reviews Archive
Love, Love, Love by Mike Bartlett, The Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, London W6 to 4 April 2020. 4****. William Russell.
Parents who mess up their kids...funny, painful generation gap warfare.
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Royal Concert Hall Nottingham: 11/3/20: 4****. William Ruff
Tasmin Little's charming, elegant Nottingham swansong
Some Mothers Do ’ave ’em by Guy Unsworth: Theatre Royal Nottingham: till 14/3/20 & tour: 4****. Alan Geary
The perfect pick-me-up
Faustus: That Damned Woman, Birmingham REP till 7 March 2020. 3*** Dan Auluk
Dramatic. Intense. Time-travelling story.
Tom Poster (piano): Royal Concert Hall Nottingham: 8/3/20: 5*****. William Ruff
Tom Poster’s combination of playing, programming and presentation made for an outstanding recital
Once Upon a Mattress. Music by Mary Rogers, Lyrics by Marshall Barer. Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Highgate Village, London N6 to 29 March 2020. 3***. William Russell.
Tunesful but flimsy show - for collectors of musicals mainly.
Nottingham Cathedral Choir: 7/3/20: 4****. William Ruff
A St John Passion that quickened the pulse and gripped the imagination
The Strange Tale of Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel, Birmingham REP till 29 Feb 2020. 4**** Rod Dungate
Charming and creative.
Not Quite Jerusalem by Paul Kember. The Finborough Theatre, 118 Finborough Road, London SW10 to 28 March 2020. 4****. William Russell.
A faultless cast in a worthwhile and timely revival forty years on.
Closed Lands: LegalAliens and Exchange Theatre: Vaults Theatre, London to 8th March 2020: 3***. Review Mark Courtice.
Thoughtful, often shocking, play about the fashion for building walls all over the world to keep out migrants
The Revenger’s Tragedy (La tragedia del vendicatore): Middleton (trans. Massini): Barbican Arts Centre, London: to March 7th 2020: 4****. Mark Courtice
Full blooded and bloody version of Middleton's riotous story of murder, corruption and mayhem.
Corpse! by Gerald Moon. The Park Theatre, Clifton Terrace, London N4 to 28 March 2020. 2**. William Russell.
This one belongs at the end of the pier - then you could jump off.
The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare: Theatre Royal Nottingham: till 7/3/20 & tour: 4****. Alan Geary
Shame about the gender swapping. Otherwise terrific
Come From Away - book, music & lyrics by Irene Sankoff & David Hein. Phoenix Theatre, Charing Cross Road, London WC2 to 23 May 2020. 5*****. William Russell.
The best show in town extends its triumphant run.
An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley, Theatre Royal Plymouth till 7 March 2020 and Tour till 23 May 2020, 4****, Cormac Richards
Audacious production of great play - still packing them in!
Look Back in Anger by John Osborne. The White Bear Theatre, 138 Kennington Park Road, London SE11 to 14 March 2020. 3***. William Russell.
Not staged in London for 12 years so a chance for those who have never seen Osborne's celebrated play to catch up.
One of Them: From Albert Square to Parliament Square, Autobiography, Michael Cashman. 5***** Rod Dungate
A terrific autobiography that takes you into every moment.
Hallé: Royal Concert Hall Nottingham: 29/2/20: 5*****. William Ruff
Two last symphonies which gave the audience much to cheer about
The Spirit by Thibault Delférière, Battersea Arts Centre, London to 14th March 2020 4**** Mark Courtice
Weighty but unpredictable show that knows where it is going - and gets there.
As You Like It by William Shakespeare: Theatre Royal Nottingham: till 5/3/20 & tour: 4****. Alan Geary
Great acting but flawed production