Latest Reviews

Rice’s adaptation captures the essence of Blyton’s narrative. ★★★★☆

The ‘Fab Six’ transcend musical tribute acts in a musical odyssey through the Lennon-McCartney songbook. ★★★★☆

A shoulder-padded, glitter-sprayed, queer fever dream not to be missed! ★★★★★

No toil nor trouble in this clever romantic thriller revival ★★★★☆

Theatre at its quintessential best ★★★★★

A sharp and witty exploration of two cultures in collision. ★★★☆☆

Beckett provides no answers, that’s down to us … ★★★☆☆

This production revives one’s faith in the power of drama as a vehicle for political comment. ★★★★★

Theatre of this kind engages the audience by daring us to find meaning where none may exist. ★★★☆☆

Two amazing performers use their honed craft to pull you into their world.

Whether you admire FFJ for her grit or laugh at her for her absurdity probably depends which side of bed you got out of that morning. ★★★☆☆

Cold War thriller gets a warm reception ★★★★☆

In a world of bad kings, Clare Murphy reminds us why storytellers matter. ★★★★★

A timely piece of theatre that reminds us of the claims of humanity in a turbulent world. ★★★☆☆

You don’t need to be a royalist to enjoy this fascinating play ★★★★★

The number of primary school-aged children sitting in rapt attention was a testament to the play’s power. ★★★★☆

There are strengths in this production of Henry V and it is at its best when least crowded ★★★☆☆

A sharp, darkly funny excavation of how hysteria was staged and who it served. ★★★★★

The onus was on the songs to rescue the night, which largely they did. ★★★☆☆

The most famous blues singer you’ve never heard of….. ★★★★★

A portrait of a Dad’s Army favourite’s courageous, often defiant, tilt at the vicissitudes of an actor’s life. ★★★☆☆

Will be greatly enjoyed by those with fond memories of a glittering career. ★★★★☆

Witty, touching and disturbing it is a show which is much more than a sum of its parts. ★★★★☆

The famous Doris Day numbers are performed with obvious relish and joy

Sharing a flat can be murder… ★★★☆☆

A sincere, well-acted portrait of grief and the persistence of sisterhood. ★★★★☆

….always has a spoon full of comedy sugar ready to help the tough stuff go down. ★★★★☆

A quintessentially British musical comedy.

A brilliantly attuned cast oozing self-confidence and sharpness in delivery. ★★★★★

Although this production fails to live up to expectations it does have energy and pace ★★☆☆☆

This is no angry polemic, but a sensitive, realistic account of how a young girl reacts to the blatant inhumanity of war. ★★★★☆

In turns comic, shocking, tragic and, eventually, hopeful, it is blessed with superb performances from its young cast. ★★★★☆

Cosy crime gets a comic makeover ★★★★☆

A modern dress world where the supernatural seems woven into the here and now. ★★★☆☆

An hour of feral chaos, tightly and knowingly built. ★★★★☆

It is a monumental work and an anguished plea to all of us to face the truth about ourselves ★★★★★

A tour de force of storytelling that vividly creates the deeply strange and utterly amoral world of the Greek gods. ★★★★☆

A rigorous and quietly unsettling meditation on witnessing. ★★★★☆

The time is most definitely out of joint in this creepily clever, one-man ghost story ★★★★☆

A fierce and intimate excavation of what mothers pass on, and what daughters try to outrun. ★★★★☆

Flora Thompson’s classic given an evocative treatment in a perfect setting ★★★★☆

Replete with examples of the wit, erudition, and structural intricacy now all termed ‘Stoppardian.’ ★★★★☆

Overall, a production with its heart and head in the right place but malfunctioning theatrically. ★★★☆☆

Shining a black and feminist light onto the Shakespeare we often take at face value; A tour de force not to be missed ★★★★★

Gary and Tony’s return proves a mixed bag. ★★★☆☆

Masculine hypocrisy takes a witty battering in Laura Wade’s stylish adaptation of this Somerset Maugham classic ★★★★☆

Sensitive, insightful and often witty. ★★★★☆

At its best when these two disparate characters struggle to remain polite in the face of opinions entirely at odds with their own. ★★★☆☆

Plenty of historical detail to engage and surprise the audience ★★★☆☆

A fitting tribute to Buddy Holly’s musical legacy ★★★★☆