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Reviews
The Tenant's Republic by Kwami-Teye Canacoo. The Brockley Jack Studio Theatre, London SE4 until 18 October 2025, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: William Russsell.
“Satire with bite.”
Photo Credit: Marcia Santos.
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, 15 October 2025, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: William Ruff.
“The CBSO surely wins new friends for classical music.”
Photo Credit: Paul Ward.
Rachel Cheung (piano). Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, 12 October 2025, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: William Ruff.
“Rachel Cheung delivers a perfectly planned recital with grace and fiery virtuosity.”
Photo Credit: Royal Concert Hall.
Measure for Measure: William Shakespeare, RST at RSC , Stratford Upon AvonRuns: 2hrs 36 mins, until Saturday 25 October 2025, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: Roderick Dungate.
“Intense and gripping.”
Photo Credit: Helen Murray.
Uprooted devised by Ephemeral Ensemble. New Diorama Theatre, 15 Triton Street, London NW1 until 25 October 2025, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“Mind-blowing theatre.”
Photo Credit: Alex Brenner.
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[hanse]Pfeyfferey. Lakeside, Nottingham, O9 October 2025, 4✩✩✩✩. Review: William Ruff.
“[hanse]Pfeyfferey invite you to party like it’s 1525.”
Photo Credit: Elam Rotem.
Da Vinci's Laundry by Keelan Kember. Studio 2, Riverside Studios, 101 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London W6 until 25 October 2025, 3☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“Deserves to be a hit but misses.”
Photo Credit: Teddy Cavendish.
Nielsen’s Fourth Symphony, CBSO, Symphony Hall, Birmingham, Wednesday 08 October 2025, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: David Gray & Paul Gray.
“A white-hot performance of Nielsen’s magnificent symphony.”
Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile by Ken Ludwig. Richmond Theatre, 1 Little Green, Richmond TW9 until 10 October 2025 and then on tour, 3☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“The play just about survives.”
Photo Credit: Manuel Harlan.
Benjamin Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia English Touring Opera, Hackney Empire, then touring until 21 November, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: Clare Colvin.
“Britten’s dramatic chamber opera asks questions for today.”
Photo Credit: Richard Hubert Smith
Fenella Humphreys (violin) and Martin Roscoe (piano). Lakeside, Nottingham, 02 October 2025, 5✩✩✩✩✩. Review: William Ruff.
“A new season at Lakeside opens with a revelatory programme given passionate advocacy.”
Photo Credit: Lakeside.
The Hallé. Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, 30 September 2025, 5✩✩✩✩✩. Review: William Ruff.
“The new Nottingham Classics season is launched in spectacular style.”
Photo Credit: Sharyn Bellemakers The Hallé.
Gioachino Rossini’s Cinderella (La Cenerentola), English National Opera, The Coliseum, London WC2, until 14 October, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: Clare Colvin.
“Exuberant Cinderella goes into orbit.”
Photo Credit: Mark Douet.
Britten & Elgar - CBSO, Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 25 September 2025, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: David Gray & Paul Gray
“An engrossing and exceptionally well-played exploration of 20th Century British music.”
Love Quirks Book by Mark Childres, Music & Lyrics by Seth Bisen-Hersh. The Other Palace Studio, 12 Palace Street, London until 12 October 2025, 3☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“Hard to love quirks.”
Photo Credit: Anna Clare Photography.
Master Class by Tim Connery. The Bridge House Theatre, 2 High Street, Penge, London SE20 until 4 October 2025, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“Touching, funny, beautifully acted.”
Vera: Or, The Nihilists by Oscar Wilde. The Brockley Jack Studio Theatre, 410 Brockley Road, London SE4 until 27 September 2025, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“A Wilde evening.”
Photo Credit: Henry Roberts.
The Code by Michael McKeever. Southwark Playhouse, the Elephant, 1 Dante Place, London SE11 until 11 October 2025, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“Tracie Bennet delights & dazzles.”
Photo Credit: Danny Kaan.
The Poltergeist by Philip Ridley, Studio 2, The Arcola Theatre, 24 Ashwin Street, London E8 until 13 October 2025, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“Stunning performance.”
Photo Credit: Simon Annand.
The Truth About Blayds by A.A,Milne, the Finborough Theatre, 118 Finborough Road, London SW10 until 4 October 2025, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“Finely staged, rewarding revival.”
Photo Credit: Carla Joy Evans.