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Reviews
Jane Eyre. Northern Ballet. Theatre Royal, Nottingham, 08 to 12 April 2025 (and touring until 24 May 2025), 5✩✩✩✩✩. Review: William Ruff.
“A show to give your emotions a thorough workout.”
Photo Credit: Tristram Kenton.
Manhunt by Robrt Icke. Royal Court Theatre, Jerwood Downstairs, Sloane Square, London until 03 May 2025, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
Photo Credit: Manuel Harlan.
“Powerful, disturbing, violent.”
Nottingham Soundstage Festival 2025. Various venues, 22 March to 05 April 2025, 5✩✩✩✩✩. Review: William Ruff.
“Nottingham Soundstage Festival: a potent mix of music and the moving image.”
Photo Credit: Neil Bennison.
The Shark is Broken by Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon – Theatre Royal Plymouth – until 05 April 2025 and touring, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: Cormac Richards.
“The cracking script and the production is a complete triumph.”
Photo Credit: Manual Harlan.
Puppy by Naomi Westerman. King's Head Theatre, 115 Upper Street, Islington, London N1 until 27 April 2025, 1☆. Review: William Russell.
“Beware - bottom humpers.”
Photo credit: Steve Gregson.
Sibelius & Dvořák, CBSO, Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 03 April 2025, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: David Gray & Paul Gray.
“Some charming Arvo Pärt, dazzling Sebelius, and perfectly formed Dvořák.”
Photo Credit: Joss McKinley.
Jab byJames McDermott. Park 90, 13 Clifton Terrace, London N4 until 26 April 2025, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“Powerful, disturbing.”
Photo Credit: Steve Gregson.
The Play's The Thing – Hamlet by William Shakespeare. Wilton's Music Hall, Grace's Alley, London E1 until 12 April 2025, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“Locker dazzles.”
Photo Credit: stagesnaps.
The Merchant of Venice 1936 Adaption Bridget Larmour & Tracy-Ann Oberman, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, 6 Centenary Square, B1 2EP, 3☆☆☆. Review: Joanna Jarvis.
“A thought-provoking re-imagining of this difficult tale.”
Photo Credit: Marc Brenner.
The Importance of Being Oscar by Micheal Mac Liammoir. Jermyn Street theatre, 16b Jermyn Street, London SW1 until 19 April 2025, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“A perfect evening.”
Photo Credit: Marc Brenner.
Apex Predator by John Donnelly. Hampstead theatre, Eton Avenue, Swiss Cottage, London until 29 April 2025, 3☆☆☆: Review: William Russell.
Intriguing, unsettling.
Photo Credit: Ellie Kurtz.
Vasily Petrenko & the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Symphony Hall, Birmingham 29 March 2025, 5☆☆☆☆☆: David Gray & Paul Gray.
“Thrilling readings of Tchaikovsky & Bruch and a dazzling orchestral showcase from Prokofiev.”
Stiletto - book by Tim Luscombe, music & lyrics by Matthew Wilder. Charing Cross Theatre,The Arches, Villiers Street, London WC2N until 15 June 2025, 2☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“Dismal, dire, dreadful.”
Photo Credit: Johan Persson.
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, 27 March 2025, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: William Ruff.
“RPO on top form in a big, bold, spectacular programme.”
Photo Credit: Marco Borggreve.
Death on the Throne – The Loosical by Mark Underwood and Tobias Kunzel. Upstaits at the Gatehouse,Highgate Village, London N6 to 13 April, 1☆. Review: William Russell.
“Louiscal loosical.”
Photo Credit: Ana Barthel.
Dragons - Dance Consortium Presents Eun-Me Ahn Dance Company, Birmingham Hippodrome 25/26 March 2025, 4☆☆☆☆. David Gray & Paul Gray.
“A visually stunning and extremely exciting exploration of traditional and contemporary dance.”
WILKO – Love and death and rock'n roll by Jonathan Maitland. Southwark Playhouse, the Large, 77 Newington Causeway, London SE1 to 19 April 2025, 3☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“Rocky horror show.”
Photo Credit: Mark Sepple.
Adolescence (2024), Dir Philip Barantini, Netflix, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: Matthew Alicoon.
“This is a show we will be talking about for the ages.”
The Hallé. Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, 22 March 2025, 5✩✩✩✩✩. Review: William Ruff.
“A brilliant Nottingham debut for conductor Kahchun Wong.”
Photo Credit: Angie Kremer.
Double Act by Nick Hyde. Southwark Playhouse, the Little, 77 Newington Causeway, London SE1 to 05 April 2025, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“Poignant and perfect.”
Photo credit: Charles Flint.