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Reviews
My Son’s a Queer (But what can you do?) The Belgrade Theatre 15 to 17 July 2024 and UK tour, 5✩✩✩✩✩. Review: Hannah Phillips.
“We all came out singing your tune!”
Photo Credit: Mark Senior.
Kyoto: Joe Murphy & Joe Robertson, RSC, The Swan, 4✩✩✩✩. Review: Roderick Dungate.
“Thought provoking, multi-layered, irritating, sometimes lacks clarity.”
Photo Credit: Manuel Harlan.
The Trumpeter by Inna Goncharova. The Finborough Theatre. 118 Finborough Road, London until 03 August 2024, 3✩✩✩. Review: William Russell.
“Surviving in Mariupol.”
Photo Credit: Davor Tavorlaza @ The Ocular Creative.
Der Fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman), Persona Arts, The Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham. Final performance 13 July 2024, 3✩✩✩. Review: David Gray & Paul Gray.
“A mostly convincing performance of Wagner’s early masterwork.”
The Hallé, Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, 27 June 2024, 5✩✩✩✩✩. Review: William Ruff.
“Nottingham says an emotional farewell to an outstanding conductor.”
The Merry Wives of Windsor: William Shakespeare RSC, Stratford Upon Avon, runs until 07 September 2024, 5✩✩✩✩✩. Review: Roderick Dungate.
“The play may creak a bit, but the production never ever does.”
Hamilton - Birmingham Hippodrome, 28 June 2024, until 31 August, then on tour, 4✩✩✩✩. Review: David Gray & Paul Gray.
“An epic piece of story telling.”
Photo Credit: Danny-Kaan
House Guest by Francis Durbridge, Manor Pavilion Theatre Sidmouth, until 29 June 2024 and Theatre Royal Windsor 02-06 July 2024, 3✩✩✩. Review: Cormac Richards.
“A great start to the Season”
The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary by John Nicholson, Exeter Northcott Theatre & tour, 4✩✩✩✩. Review: Cormac Richards.
“The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary.”
Party Games! Malvern Theatres 25 to 29 June 2024 and UK tour, 2✩✩. Review: Hannah Phillips.
“Brexit, Covid, dismantling the NHS, sexism and micro-aggressions are just not funny!”
Photo Credit: Jason Callender.
The Wizard of Oz, Birmingham Hippodrome, 12 June 2024, ‘till 16 June 2024 then on tour until 11 August 2024, 5✩✩✩✩✩. Review: David Gray & Paul Gray.
“An energetic and current realisation of this classic story.”
The Valentine Letters by Steve Darlow based on Gepruft by Frances Zagni. The Brockley Jack Studio Theatre, 408 Brockley Road, London until 22 June 2024, 3✩✩✩. Review: William Russell.
“Moving look at a world long gone.”
Photo Credit: Sean Strange.
Barber & Rachmaninoff, CBSO, Symphony Hall Birmingham, 13 June 2024, 4✩✩✩✩. Review: David Gray & Paul Gray.
“Emotional the technical fireworks in an impressive performance of Barber’s Cello masterwork.”
Miss Julie by August Strindberg. Translated by Michael Meyer. Park 90, 13 Clifton Terrace, London until 06 July 2024, 2✩✩. Review: William Russell.
“This Miss Julie is a miss.”
Photo Credit: Mark Senior.
Marie Curie, Book & Lyrics by Seeun Choun. Music by Jongyoon Choi. Charing Cross Theatre, Villiers Street, London WEC2 to 28 July 2024. 2✩✩ Review: William Russell.
“A musical to boggle the mind.”
Photo Credit: Pamela Raith.
Joe Carstairs by Franka Figueiredo & Krysia Mansfield. The Omnibus Theatre, Clapham Common North Side, London SW4 to 22 June 2024. 4✩✩✩✩ Review: William Russell.
“Rediscovering a rebel who did it their way.”
Photo Credit: Henri T.
Vespers of the Blessed Earth, CBSO, Symphony Hall, Birmingham. 5✩✩✩✩✩ Review: David Gray & Paul Gray.
“A profound and thoughtful new work followed by a revelatory reading of an established masterpiece.”
Dinner by Moira Buffini, Kay House Duryard, Exeter University. 5✩✩✩✩✩ Review: Cormac Richards
“As good a production of a play I will see all year”
Photo Credit: Ophelia Fellhauer.
Suite in Three Keys by Noel Coward. The Orange Tree, 1 Clarence Street, Richmond, London TW1 to 20 July 2024. 4✩✩✩✩ Review: William Russell.
“Three Coward plays resurrected and stylishly played.”
Photo Credit: Steve Gregsom.
The Bleeding Tree by Angus Cerini. Southwark Plahouse, the Little. 77 Newington Causeway, London SE1 to 22 June 2024. 4✩✩✩✩ Review: William Russell.
“The blackest of black comedies.”
Photo Credit: Lidia Crisafulli.