★★★★☆ What astonishes most about this RSC production of the well-known Roald Dahl story are the razor-sharp performances given by the children in the cast. Tonight, it was Olivia Juno Cleverley’s turn in the spotlight, in her debut professional role as Matilda.
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★★★☆☆ The Greatest Of The Greatest is very loosely based on a real-life event. Thommy Berggren is a veteran actor and director who has been showered with awards, and Mikael ‘Micke’ Persbrandt is a hugely popular actor in Sweden who British audiences will have seen in The Hobbit and the Netflix hit Sex Education.
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★★★★☆ It is wonderful seeing something so different and definitely memorable. If I had the chance I would happily see this show again. Its incorporation of technology (and cars) is very original, and is one of the most interesting shows I’ve seen this year.
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★★★★☆ The central idea is that barber shops are places where men open up to each other. There is the usual banter and shared enthusiasm for football, but they also talk of their personal experiences and their family relationships.
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★★★★☆ Through a series of realistically authentic vignettes we see how the effect that sexual pressures have on the young and vulnerable. Updated contemporary references help underline how confusing the subject continues to be.
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★★★★★ Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Beauty And The Beast, choreographed by David Bintley, is a sumptuous treat. Offering spectacle, excitement and more than a little magic, it has a broad appeal that knocks on the head all those old prejudices about ballet being ‘elitist’.
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