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Reviews
It Runs In The Family by Ray Cooney. The Mill at Sonning, Reading RG4 until 12 April 2025, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“Gales of laughter.”
Photo Credit: Carla Joy Evans.
Trestle by Stewart Pringle. The Brockley Jack Studio Theatre, 410 Brockley Road, London SE4 until 08 March 2025, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“Delightful table talk.”
Photo Credit: Ross Kernahan.
Gang Bang by Hughie Shepherd-Cross. Seven Dials Playhouse, 1a Tower Street, London WC2 until 01 March 2025, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“Goes with a bang!”
Photo Credit: Louis Patten.
East is South by Beau Williamson, Hampstead Theatre, Eton Avenue, Swiss Cottage, London NW3 until 15 March 2025, 2☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“Interesting but confused drama.”
Photo Credit: Manuel Harlan.
Stalled. Book by Liesl Wilke, Music by Andy Marsh, King's Head Theatre, 116 Upper Street, Islington, London N1 until 23 March 2025, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“Ladies in the loo. See it for Ward.”
Photo Credit: Johan Persson.
Count Dykula. Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, London W1D until 01 March 2025, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“Vampires, lesbians, goths.”
Photo Credit: Cam Herle.
Ordinary Madness – inspired by the works of Charles Bukowski. Riverside Studios,101 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London W6 until 08 March 2025, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“Bukowski's world.”
Photo Credit: Marusia Makhmutova.
Outlying Islands by David Greig. Jermyn Street Theatre, 16B Jermyn Street, London SW1 until 15 March 2025, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“Stunning, stimulating revival.”
Photo Credit: Alex Brenner.
Heaven by Eugene O'Brian. Southwark Playhouse, the Little, until 22 February 2025, 4 ☆☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
A spellbinding evening.”
Photo Credit: Ste Murray.
Ghost Stories - written by Jeremy Dyson and Andy Lyman, Theatre Royal Plymouth - until 8th February, 2025, 3☆☆☆. Review: Indigo Cleverly.
“Ghost Stories packs a great deal into just 90 minutes.”
Clive Mantle as Mike Priddle. Photo Credit: Hugo-Glendinning.
Community by Farrah Chaudhry Birmingham Repertory Theatre, 6 Centenary Square, B1 2EP, 3☆☆☆, Review: Joanna Jarvis.
“A warm and witty coming of age story.”
Photo Credit: Graeme Braidwood.
Antigone – on strike by Alexander Raptotasios. Park 90, 13 Clifton Terrace, Finsbury Park, London N4 until 23 February 2025, 3☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“Powerful by flawed play.”
Photo Credit: Nir Segal.
As Long As We Are Breathing by Diane Samuels, the Arcola Studio, 24 Ashwin Street, London E8 to 1 March 2025, 2☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“About surviving..”
Photo Credit: Lidia Crisifulli.
The Gift by Dave Florez. Park Theatre, 13 Clifton Terrace, Finsbury Park, London N4 to 01 March 2025, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“Choc full of jokes.”
Photo Credit: Richard Southgate.
Birdsong adapted by Rachel Wagstaff Birmingham Repertory Theatre, 6 Centenary Square, B1 2EP, until 01 February 2025, 3☆☆☆. Review: Joanna Jarvis.
“A powerful evocation of love, passion and loss.”
Photo credit: Pamela Raith.
Pride and Prejudice (Sort of), By Isobel McArthur after Jane AustenTheatre Royal Plymouth - 27th January 2025, until 01 February 2025, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: Indigo Cleverly.
“A clever twist on Jane Austen’s classic novel.”
Summer 1954 – Table Number 9 & The Browning Version by Terence Rattigan. Richmond Theatre, 1 Little Green, Richmond TW9 to 01 February 2025 & on tour, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“Finely acted Rattigan double bill.”
Photo Credit: Manuel Harlan.
Lovers' Vows by Elizabeth Inchbald. The Brockley Jack Studio Theatre, 410 Brockley Road, London SE4 until 1 February 2025, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“Gloriously dreadful.”
Photo Credit: Paddy Gormley.
Canned Goods by Erik Kahn, Southwark Playhouse, the Large 77 Newington Causeway, London SE1 until 08 February 2025, 3☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“A powerful play for today.”
Photo Credit: Mark Senior.