Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Aspects of Love to close in West End three months early Show received a two-star review from The Independent The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2023
The Pillowman review – Lily Allen fails to deliver visceral punch In this revival of Martin McDonagh’s play about child mutilation, tyranny and freedom of expression, the twists and turns between comic and macabre sadly do not come off The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2023
42nd Street at Sadler’s Wells review: when its star is onstage this love letter to Broadway is pure pleasure There’s something about the sheer, silly exhilaration of tap that’s downright irresistible Evening Standard · Jun 15, 2023
Assassins review – Sondheim’s dark study of aspiring presidential killers Polly Findlay’s production underlines the way these left-behinds and psychopaths invert the American dream The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2023
Review: No Pay? No Way! at Royal Exchange Theatre - belly laughs in the dark and an important question This brilliantly funny adaptation is skilfully realised, but the real issues are deadly serious, says Rob Williams. Manchester Evening News · May 19, 2023
Review: The King and I at the Palace Theatre "The show, like the relationship between Anna and the King, grows on you slowly yet surely" Manchester Evening News · May 10, 2023
BRB2 review – great start for Carlos Acosta’s young squad Birmingham company’s offshoot ranges from classical showpieces to modern shorts, allowing its dancers to tackle roles usually kept for principals The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2023
The Week on Stage: From Dancing at Lughnasa to Ain’t Too Proud A guide to the week’s theatre The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2023
The Lion King at Sunderland Empire is a feast for the senses as Disney magic rules over Wearside Hit Disney musical The Lion King has begun its seven week run at the Sunderland Empire in sensational style Chronicle Live · Mar 22, 2023
Black Superhero review – original queer drama with plenty of kapow Part satire, part serious drama, Danny Lee Wynter’s story of gay love and acting slowly reveals its emotional powers The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2023
"A world with only 140 words a day... and Aidan Turner and Jenna Coleman" Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons review "That two of our best-loved actors can create such unlikeable characters on stage is testament to their extraordinary talent" Manchester Evening News · Mar 22, 2023
I went to see ABBA Voyage and it was jaw-dropping A once-in-a-lifetime experience from Eurovision's greatest ever export Liverpool Echo · Mar 18, 2023
Greek tragedies like Medea are an ethical nightmare. That’s why we need them Ancient classics can reinforce patriarchal lies about women, but they also take us back to the origins of pernicious narratives, says Charlotte Higgins, the Guardian’s chief culture writer The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2023
Peaky Blinders is back in Manchester - this time with dance shoes "This is dance for people who don't usually watch dance" Manchester Evening News · Mar 10, 2023
Evening Standard · Feb 21, 2023 Our pick of playwright James Graham’s ten best works, as new National Theatre Gareth Southgate play announced There are few playwrights doing it better than Graham
The Guardian - AU · Feb 21, 2023 ‘Theatre and pop at its absolute excess’: William Shakespeare meets Britney Spears as & Juliet comes to Australia The feelgood, feminist retelling of Romeo & Juliet, with songs from Spears, Katy Perry and Bon Jovi, is coming to Melbourne, confetti cannons and all
The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2023 The week in theatre: Phaedra; Sylvia; Standing at the Sky’s Edge – review Lyttelton; Old Vic; Olivier, LondonJanet McTeer is mighty in Simon Stone’s electric remaking of myth; dance, not speech, powers Kate Prince’s suffragette musical; and Richard Hawley’s paean to Sheffield finds a home from home
The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2023 Medea review – Sophie Okonedo is magnificent as ancient Greece’s preeminent rebel woman Medea is as much victim as villain in Dominic Cooke’s psychologically subtle and subversive production, and Ben Daniels is superb playing all the puffed up men in her life
The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2023 Phaedra review – Simon Stone’s reimagining flitters from tragedy to comedy Janet McTeer plays a politician who falls for her dead lover’s son, but even her strong performance cannot save a tonally unsure play
Evening Standard · Feb 8, 2023 Our pick of the 50 best plays of the 21st century The last two decades have been full of extraordinary theatre – it’s a thrilling indication of what’s ahead of us when doors reopen
The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023 Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons review: Aidan Turner and Jenna Coleman squeeze out the juice It’s nice that Sam Steiner’s 2015 Fringe gem has been plucked out for the West End but it doesn’t seem the best way to serve a bright new writing talent
The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2023 Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons review – Aidan Turner and Jenna Coleman star in sharp drama Josie Rourke’s West End revival of Sam Steiner’s fringe hit really lifts when the show’s starry duo drop their romcom routine
Evening Standard · Feb 1, 2023 Lemons... at the Harold Pinter Theatre review: Aidan Turner and Jenna Coleman make this a bittersweet pleasure Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons is a sad love story subtly enacted by the two luminous screen stars
Manchester Evening News · Jan 18, 2023 I watched the ‘jaw-dropping’ production of Life of Pi ahead of month-long Lowry residency The stage adaptation of the 2001 book and 2012 film is set to stun audiences in Salford
Liverpool Echo · Jan 15, 2023 I went to The Lion King musical and it's an emotional 'must see' - review Disney's The Lion King musical is on tour in the UK and Ireland