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Reviews
Waiting for Hate Mail by Mark Akrill. Seven Dials Playhouse, Tower Street, London to 20 January 2024. 3***: William Russell.
“A tale of love and hate mail and betrayal dazzlingly told.”
Photo Credit : Steve Gregson.
1979 by Michael Healey. The Finborough Theatre, 118 Finborough Road, London SW10 to 27 January 2024. 2**: William Russell.
“Turgid drama about Canadian politics.”
Photo Credit: Simon Annand.
Fair Maid of the West Isobel McArthur, after Thomas Heywood, RSC, The Swan, Stratford Upon Avon, till 14 January 2024. 4****: Roderick Dungate.
“A Seasonal Rom Oozing with Good Will and Good Cheer.”
Photo: Courtesy of RSC, Stratford-upon-Avon.
The National Youth Orchestra, Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, 05 January 2024. 5*****: William Ruff:
“The NYO’s spectacular playing bodes well for the future of classical music.”
Goldilocks & The Three Bears,Theatre Royal Plymouth until 13 Jan 2024. 4****: Cormac Richards.
“Colourful, fun and refreshingly different.”
This Much I know by Jonathan Spector. Hampstead Downstairs, Eton Avenue, Swiss Cottage, London to 27 January 2024. 4****: William Russell.
“Bewildering but intriguing and well performed last play of the year.”
Photo Credit:The Other Richard.
Tenebrae, A Christmas Conversation, Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, 19 December 2023. 5*****: William Ruff.
“Tenebrae create an uplifting fusion of Christmas words and music.”
A Christmas Celebration, Southwell Music Festival 2023, Southwell Minster, 18 December 2023. 5*****: William Ruff.
“Music and words that probe deeply into the Christmas spirit.”
Photo Credit: ChrisMaguire.
The Motive and The Cue by Jack Thorne, The Noel Coward Theatre, St Martin’s Lane, London to 23 March 2024. 4****: William Russell.
“Mark Gatiss and Johnny Flynn magnificent account of how Richard Burton’s Hamlet reached the stage.”
Production Photo: Mark Douet.
Jack and the Beanstalk, The Bull Hotel, Bridport – (touring). 4****: Cormac Richards.
“A pocket-sized panto for everyone.”
Yu Kosuge (piano), Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, 17 December 2023. 4****: William Ruff.
“Piano playing of depth, concentration and sharp focus.”
Photo Credit: Marco Borggreve.
Sleeping Beauty, until 01 January 2024, Exeter Corn Exchange. 2**: Cormac Richards.
“An enthusiastic cast can’t revive a dire script.”
Little Red Riding Hood by Katherine Chandler, The Door, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Broad Street, to 06 Jan 2024. Birmingham B1 2EP. 4****: Joanna Jarvis.
“Bad can be good!”
Photo Credit: Chris Askey.
Your’re a Good Man,Charlie Brown. Book, Music & Lyrics by Clark Gesner. Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Highgate Village, London to 14 January 2024. 3***: William Russell.
“Snoopy steals the show.”
Photo Credit : Simon Jackson.
Rock ‘N’ Roll by Tom Stoppard. Hampstead Theatre, Eton Avenue, Swiss Cottage, London NW3. 3***: William Russell.
“Strongly cast revival of a play which for all its interest time has maybe not been kind to.”
Photo Credit: Manuel Harlan.
Dick Whittington By Alan McHugh. Additional material by Paul Merton. Richmond Theatre, The Green, Richmond, TW9 1QJ to 07 January 2024. 4****: William Russell.
“Paul Merton is a magnificent dame in a first rate pantomime.”
Photo Credit: Craig Sugden.
Kazuki Conducts Beethoven’s Eroica, CBSO, Symphony Hall, Birmingham, Wednesday 13 December 2023. 5*****: David Gray & Paul Gray.
“Fabulous music, not so sure about the concept.”
I Fagiolini and Brecon Baroque, Lakeside, Nottingham, 14 December 2023. 4****: William Ruff.
“I Fagiolini celebrate both the spiritual and the earthy sides of Christmas.”
Oh No It Isn’t by Luke Adamson. The Brockley Jack Studio Theatre, 410 Brockley Road, London SE4 to 06 January 2024. 4****: William Russell.
“A splendid Christmas show – Oh, yes it is.”
Photo Credit:Davor @ The Ocular Creative.
The Songs of Solomon by Salomone Rossi - Vache Baroque, St John’s Smith Square, London SW1. 4****: Clare Colvin.
“Choreography that flowed through the course of the evening.”
Photo Credit: The Photography Shed.