Top Reviews
October 5, 2024
Danesha – The Lowry, Salford
Writer: Stefanie Reynolds Director: Hannah Tyrell-Pinder For almost two decades, Manchester-based Box of Tricks, has been helping writers to find…
October 5, 2024
Nowhere – Battersea Arts Centre, London
Writer: Khalid Abdalla Director: Omar Elerian How does crisis shape a person? Nowhere attempts to fashion a biography of one…
October 5, 2024
Patricia Kopatchinskaja plays Shostakovich – Southbank Centre, London
Conductor: Edward Gardner Thoughtful programming by the London Philharmonic Orchestra brings together three works written in different countries within 32…
October 4, 2024
Rhys Nicholson: Huge Big Party Congratulations – The Stand, Glasgow
From the moment this Australian comedian bounded on to the stage (quite literally) he engaged the audience fully. Bearing in…
October 4, 2024
Wonder Boy – Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton
Writer: Ross Willis Director: Sally Cookson “Growing up is hard enough but growing up with a stammer is relentless” These…
October 4, 2024
The Gentlemen’s Club – Soho Theatre, London
Devisors: Puja Sarup, Sheena Khalid, Rachel D’Souza and Ratnabali Bhattacharjee, with Amey Mehta and Srishti Dixit Welcome to The Gentlemen’s…
October 4, 2024
Lear – Barbican Theatre, London
Writer: William Shakespeare (adapted by Pai Sam-shik) Director and choreographer: Jung Young-doo Pansori composer and Music Director: Han Seung-seok Composer:…
October 4, 2024
The River – Greenwich Theatre, London
Writers: Jez Butterworth Director: James Haddrell Can the feeling of a distant memory ever be fully recreated? This is the…
October 3, 2024
Heathers the Musical – Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield
Book, Music and Lyrics: Kevin Murphy and Laurence O’Keefe Director: Andy Fickman Due to popular demand, Heathers the Musical is back on…
October 3, 2024
Gerry & Sewell – Newcastle Theatre Royal
Writer and Director: Jamie Eastlake Based on the Book by: Jonathan Tulloch Geordies are a passionate lot, and Newcastle United…
Features
September 26, 2024
New Musical Workshop: Winghaven Park – St Paul’s Church, London
Book, Music and Lyrics: Lisa Peretti Director: Gabriel Barre A wholesome tale of true love in a small town in…
September 10, 2024
Clueless: The New Musical You Never Knew You Needed
So, we’ve had Sister Act, Pretty Woman, Back to the Future, Mean Girls, Legally Blonde and so many, many more,…
August 25, 2024
At the Launch of The Bridge House Theatre Autumn Winter Season, 2024
Earlier this year, the Bridge House Theatre in leafy SE20 on the edge of Crystal Palace, marked three years under…
August 16, 2024
Interview: Connor Wray of Off the Ground
This summer Off the Ground (OTG) theatre company have returned to outdoor venues across the UK and Ireland with their…
August 13, 2024
Trafalgar Entertainment breathes new life into Glasgow Pavilion this autumn.
There are few theatres with as packed a schedule as Glasgow’s Pavilion. Since its purchase by UK theatre giant Trafalgar…
July 24, 2024
Special Announcement: A New Book from One of Our Reviewers
Reporter: Richard Maguire It is with great pride that The Reviews Hub announces that a book written by one of…
Film
October 5, 2024
Life on Our Planet: Live in Concert with the CBSO – Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Music: Lorne Balfe Here’s the thing – giraffes eat leaves at the top of trees with long necks, or do…
October 4, 2024
Die Before You Die
Writers: Ziad Abaza and Dan Pringle Director: Dan Pringle The title, Die Before You Die, relates to the concept of…
October 4, 2024
Harder Than The Rock: The Cimarons Story
Director: Mark Warmington So life-affirming is this documentary about Cimarons, the first British Reggae band, that it’s hard to do…
October 1, 2024
Spinners
Creators: Benjamin Hoffman and Joachim Landau Director: Jaco Bouwer South Africa series Spinners arrives on Studiocanal this week, an eight-part…
September 23, 2024
Greedy People
Writer: Mike Vukadinovich Director: Potsy Ponciroli Mike Vukadinovich’s film Greedy People directed by Potsy Ponciroli does little to allay fears…
September 20, 2024
Girls Will Be Girls
Writer and Director: Shuchi Talati With Girls Will Be Girls writer/director Shuchi Talati takes an unconventional approach to a coming-of-age…
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- October 4, 2024
Wonder Boy – Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton
- October 3, 2024
A Raisin in the Sun – Oxford Playhouse
- October 2, 2024
Welfare – Derby Theatre
- September 26, 2024
The Mountaintop – The Curve, Leicester
- September 26, 2024
An Officer and a Gentleman: The Musical – Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton
- Ireland
- October 2, 2024
Amelia – Project Arts Centre, Dublin Theatre Festival 2024
- September 21, 2024
BEASTS – Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin Fringe Festival 2024
- September 21, 2024
Let’s Try Swingin’ – The Lir Academy, Dublin Fringe Festival 2024
- September 19, 2024
Bird About Town – The Lir Academy, Dublin Fringe Festival 2024
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- October 5, 2024
Foreverland – Southwark Playhouse Borough, London
- October 5, 2024
Beryl Cook: A Private View – Finborough Theatre, London
- October 4, 2024
The Dedication – White Bear Theatre, London
- October 4, 2024
The Gentlemen’s Club – Soho Theatre, London
- October 4, 2024
Lear – Barbican Theatre, London
- Musical
- October 3, 2024
Gerry & Sewell – Newcastle Theatre Royal
- October 3, 2024
An Inspector Calls – Darlington Hippodrome
- September 28, 2024
The Magic Flute – Leeds Grand Theatre
- September 28, 2024
Lampadophores – Sir Nigel Gresley Square, Doncaster
- September 28, 2024
Little Women – York Theatre Royal
- September 25, 2024
Ghost the Musical – Darlington Hippodrome
- North West
- October 3, 2024
Girls Don’t Play Guitars – Royal Court, Liverpool
- October 3, 2024
Blue Man Group: Bluevolution World Tour – The Lowry, Salford
- October 1, 2024
As I Am Naturally – The Lowry, Salford
- September 27, 2024
Husk – Hope Mill, Manchester
- September 27, 2024
Wonder Boy – Liverpool Playhouse
- September 26, 2024
The Lieutenant of Inishmore – Everyman, Liverpool
- Comedy
- October 2, 2024
Here You Come Again – King’s Theatre, Glasgow
- October 1, 2024
Lloyd Griffith: Baroque & Roll – The Stand, Glasgow
- September 30, 2024
C*mmon Tongue – The Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
- September 27, 2024
To Save The Sea – Tron Theatre, Glasgow
- September 25, 2024
Come From Away – King’s Theatre, Glasgow
- September 23, 2024
Rebus: A Game Called Malice – Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow
- Review
- July 25, 2024
Silence! The Musical – Theatre Royal, Norwich
- July 17, 2024
The 39 Steps – Theatre Royal Brighton
- June 18, 2024
The 39 Steps – Theatre Royal, Norwich
- June 16, 2024
Three Men in a Boat – The Mill at Sonning,
- June 4, 2024
Grease – Theatre Royal, Norwich
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- September 19, 2024
A Chorus Line – New Theatre, Cardiff
- September 18, 2024
The History Boys – Theatre Royal Plymouth
- April 10, 2024
Come From Away – Theatre Royal Plymouth