British Theatre Guide
WEBNever Let Me Go Rose Theatre Kingston, London 20 Sep–12 Oct 2024. 1984 Theatre Royal Bath / Ustinov Studio / the egg, Bath 20–28 Sep 2024. Redlands Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester 20 Sep–18 Oct 2024. Othello The Dukes, Lancaster 20–21 Sep 2024.
Theatre review: Cinderella at Royal Opera House - British Theatre …
WEBThe Royal Opera House, quite rightly, does not allow latecomers in until the interval. I watched the first act with 25 other latecomers on a screen in the Crush Bar. Cinderella is no longer the most popular pantomime (Aladdin is) but the idea of a commoner marrying a prince continues to appeal and has even been given a fillip by Willy and Katie.
Stream review: Frankenstein at Olivier Theatre / NT Theatre at Home
WEBThe revolutionary concept of NT Live was still in its infancy when Danny Boyle’s acclaimed 2011 production of Frankenstein opened on the Olivier Stage at the National Theatre. Riding the crest of the Benedict Cumberbatch / Sherlock pandemic sweeping the nation at the time, audiences flocked to the cinema (over 800,000 worldwide) to see Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller swap roles, alternating ...
Theatre review: Macbeth at The Quarry, Leeds Playhouse
WEBCharacters run onto and off the stage as scenes thump into each other, and, almost throughout, the pace builds electrifyingly. Leach’s direction is characteristically both dynamic and clear, and the text has been shaped and honed to place the focus on plot. The cast of thirteen is uniformly excellent, and—another Leach hallmark—inclusive.
Theatre review: The Da Vinci Code at Theatre Royal, Nottingham
WEBSaunière left a cryptic message and the police tell Langdon he has been summoned to decode it. But Langdon is regarded as a suspect. Langdon and Neveu have to solve a complicated puzzle to prevent a historical truth being lost for ever. The three actors playing the main protagonists in The Da Vinci Code all give superb performances.
Theatre review: The Convert at Above the Stag Theatre
WEBThe drama lies largely in seeing just how bad things can get and waiting for a change that will free these men, but the stylish presentation with its high production values hide just how thin the plotting is and help hold the attention. The Convert is certainly watchable and has its heart in the right place and, on this evidence, we are likely ...
Theatre review: The Play What I Wrote at Theatre Royal Bath
WEBThe Olivier award-winning and Tony Award-nominated show is back with a bang. The Play What I Wrote is inspired by legendary comedy pair Morecambe & Wise and co-written by Eddie Braben, a former scribe on the classic show. Stars of the original West End production, Hamish McColl—of Paddington and Mr Bean’s Holiday fame—and Sean Foley, who is directing this very tour, make up a trio of ...
Murder on the Orient Express - British Theatre Guide
WEBAlmost a century ago, Agatha Christie sat in room 203 at the Baron Hotel in Aleppo, Syria and began writing one of her most acclaimed books, Murder on the Orient Express.Her final public appearance, forty years following its publication, was at the première of the 1974 adaptation starring Albert Finney as the masterly investigator Hercule Poirot.
Theatre review: The Queen of Hearts at Greenwich Theatre
WEBEvery now and again, a production joins the upper echelons of pantomime as it drives the genre forward by reviving and revitalising the past. This year, Greenwich Theatre makes history with their stunning production of The Queen of Hearts, last seen on the pantomime stage almost fifty years ago with Danny La Rue as the Dame extraordinaire.. Having spent 15 years at the helm of Greenwich ...
Theatre review: Nutcracker at London Coliseum
WEBThe audience is never wrong and the ballet is a great money-spinner for the company. Nutcracker is a must on the Christmas calendar. But, here’s the rub, having reviewed this now twelve-year-old production in 2019, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012 —with some illustrious casts (Vadim Muntagirov, Daria Klimentová, Alina Cojocaru, Cesar ...