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Deathtrap – Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
Writer: Ira Levin Director: Adam Penford Reviewer: Scott Matthewman Ira Levin’s 1978 comedy-thriller Deathtrap, which became one of Broadway’s longest…
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Pride and Prejudice – Nottingham Playhouse
Writer: Sara Pascoe from the book by Jane Austen Director: Susannah Tresilian Reviewer: Dave Smith Play fast and loose with national…
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The Game’s Afoot, Try the Fish (And the Man with the Twisted Hip) – Old Joint Stock, Birmingham
Writer: Tom Taylor Reviewer: James Garrington Charlie Montague is, he tells us, a detective. He has been since this morning since…
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Son of a Preacher Man – New Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
Book: Warner Brown Director and Choreographer: Craig Revel Horwood Reviewer: Selwyn Knight In the London of the Swinging 60s, we’re…
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Reasons to Be Cheerful – Derby Theatre
Book: Paul Sirett Music & Lyrics: Ian Dury and the Blockheads Director: Jenny Sealey Reviewer: Dave Smith Like many UK acts…
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Our House – Festival Theatre, Malvern
Book: Tim Firth Music & Lyrics: Madness Director: James Tobias Reviewer: David Robinson The welcome at the house of fun is…
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Shakespeare’s Will – Old Joint Stock, Birmingham
Writer: Vern Thiessen Director: Marianne Gaston Reviewer: John Kennedy Nuanced, elegiac in its embrace, empathic in tone and essential humanity, writer Vern…
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Private Lives – Festival Theatre, Malvern
Writer: Nöel Coward Director: Michael Cabot Reviewer: David Robinson A play by the inimitable and classy Noel Coward is a…
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The Whip Hand – The DOOR, Birmingham REP
Writer: Douglas Maxwell Director: Tessa Walker Reviewer: John Kennedy See y’man, Dougie? He has a moral imperative to right some…
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Jane Eyre – The HOUSE, Birmingham REP
Writer: Sally Cookson from the novel by Charlotte Brontë Director: Sally Cookson Reviewer: Selwyn Knight Director Sally Cookson says that…
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