Category: UK

Posted in Michael Frayn Not-London Sheffield Theatres Theatre UK

Review: Copenhagen, Lyceum

“The more I’ve explained, the deeper the uncertainty becomes” Last year it was the turn of David…

Posted in Not-London Tennessee Williams Theatre UK

Review: A Streetcar Named Desire, Liverpool Playhouse

“You take it for granted that I am in something that I want to get out of”…

Posted in Not-London Sheffield Theatres Theatre Theatre review UK

Review: The Way of the World, Crucible

  “I’m in a maze yet, like a dog in a dancing-school” I doubt I could have…

Posted in Not-London Theatre Theatre review Touring UK Yvonne Arnaud Theatre

Review: The King’s Speech, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Guildford

“No emotions. Not in public.” Despite winning 4 Oscars in 2011, early treatments of David Seidler’s The…

Posted in Not-London Propeller Shakespeare Sheffield Theatres Theatre Theatre review Top plays of 2012 UK

Review: The Winter’s Tale, Propeller at the Crucible

“Many a man there is” The second part of Propeller’s current double bill is The Winter’s Tale…

Posted in Manchester Theatre Awards Not-London Theatre Theatre awards UK

The 2011 Manchester Theatre Awards winners in full

Best Production: The Price, directed by David Thacker for Bolton Octagon Best Actor: Con O’Neill, A View…

Posted in Chichester Festival Theatre Musicals Not-London Theatre Theatre review Top plays of 2012 UK

Review: Swallows and Amazons, Chichester Festival Theatre

“Better drowned than duffers” Originally a big success for the Bristol Old Vic last Christmas, Swallows and…

Posted in Manchester Theatre Awards Not-London Theatre Theatre awards UK Vivienne Franzmann

The 2011 Manchester Theatre Awards nominations

OPERA Albert Herring, Royal Northern College of Music Gianni Schicchi, English Touring Opera, Buxton Opera House Lucia…

Posted in Not-London Theatre UK

Review: The Heart of Robin Hood, Royal Shakespeare Theatre

“A forest is owned by no man” I don’t have any memory of booking The Heart of…