Review: THE BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA at Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
Emma Rice’s sparkling stage adaptation and direction creates a stirring and heart-lifting production ★★★★★
Recent Reviews
Review: BONNIE & CLYDE at Bath Theatre Royal
To endow a pair of cold-blooded killers with the status of romantic heroes proves to be a task that this rather soft-hearted Bonnie And Clyde never quite achieves. ★★★☆☆
Review: Welsh National Opera – DEATH IN VENICE at Bristol Hippodrome
In this extraordinary production of Death In Venice the idea that the pursuit of beauty can be dangerous takes on a striking three-dimensional form. ★★★★★
Review: Birmingham Royal Ballet’s THE SLEEPING BEAUTY at Bristol Hippodrome
This lavish production gives ballet fans everything they could hope for. ★★★★★
Review: SHERLOCK HOLMES:The Valley Of Fear at Bath Theatre Royal
Even the entrance of Moriarty himself wasn’t enough to raise the temperature. ★★☆☆☆
Featured
INTERVIEW: WITH DAME DARCEY BUSSELL
As Birmingham Royal Ballet brings 'The Sleeping Beauty' to Bristol Hippodrome we hear from Dame Darcey Bussell who made the title role her own.
INTERVIEW: WITH 3 STARS OF ‘THE FULL MONTY’
Interview with Danny Hatchard, Jake Quickenden and Bill Ward stars of The Full Monty coming to Bath Theatre Royal.
Book Reviews
BOOK REVIEW: ‘SHAKESPEARE’S BOOK’ BY CHRIS LAOUTARIS
In this 1st Folio Quatercentenary year, it is appropriate that we should be reminded that The Tempest, Twelfth Night, Antony and Cleopatra, and Macbeth are just some of the plays that were only preserved thanks to the astounding labour of love that went into creating the first collection. Reviewed by Andrew Hilton
BOOK REVIEW: ‘MAD ABOUT SHAKESPEARE’ by Jonathan Bate
Looking for that Christmas gift idea? From the acclaimed and bestselling biographer Jonathan Bate, a luminous new exploration of Shakespeare and how his themes can untangle comedy and tragedy, learning and loving in our modern lives. Reviewed by Andrew Hilton
Other Theatre News
Nancy Medina Announces A 5 Year Commitment To New Writing At Bristol Old Vic
“We will make a theatre which is for our whole community. Not a passive place but one of activism."
