THEATRE REVIEWS

Mike Ross in Inside American Pie (Manuel Harlan) 03 March 2026 I 19:45 I Curve Theatre (Studio), Leicester ⭐⭐ I PR - Invite Probing the mysteries and intentions behind Don McLean's celebrated song, Inside American Pie transfers from Prince Edward Island to Leicester's Curve Theatre in this acclaimed production. Five live musicians honour 'the day that music died' through American Pie's lyrical mourning of those lost in the 1959 plane crash, including Buddy Holly, Ritchi

Alexandra Mather as Anne & Jason Weightman as Fredrik (Dan Crawfurd-Porter) 24 February 2026 I 19:30 I Theatre@41 Monkgate, York ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite I fondly remember my first experience of Sondheim with the Menier Chocolate Factory's staging of Pacific Overtures , the venue's c.180 seating capacity befitting the intricate nature of his work. Tonight's A Little Night Music, presented by Wharfemede Productions, benefits from the same modesty performed in Theatre@41's Stud

Danny Horn & Company (Manuel Harlan) 17 February I 19:30 I Theatre Royal, Nottingham ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite Rebellion. Anarchy. Liberation. The words we might associate with the aesthetic of 1960s Britain. Removed of tradition, this swinging decade ignited an entire social reform, empowering the youth to enforce legislative and civil rights changes. Rock'n'roll band The Kinks were a major voice of the counterculture movement, as Olivier-Award winning musical Sunny Afternoon

Sidonie Smith (Rachel Marron) and Company (Paul Coltas) 16 February 2026 I 19:30 I New Wimbledon Theatre, London ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite The Bodyguard is back in London with a bang... quite literally, as the show opens with a room-shaking gunshot to make the entire audience jump! Made famous as a Whitney Houston jukebox musical, it delivers a cinematic, concert-like experience with drama and powerhouse vocals of the highest calibre. This is its fourth major production, open

Iryna Poplavska, Callum Balmforth & Jason Durr (Pamela Raith) 16 February 2026 I 19:30 I Royal & Derngate, Northampton ⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite Opening this week at Northampton's Royal & Derngate, Original Theatre present their touring production of Murder At Midnight, a refreshingly comedic take on the murder mystery genre. Unlike other thrillers, like those of Agatha Christie's mind, the audience aren't kept in the dark, nor slowly drip-fed hints as the murder happens before