THEATRE REVIEWS

04 November 2025 I 19:30 I Royal & Derngate, Northampton ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite Death on the Nile sails into Northampton's Royal & Derngate this week in a sublime rendition of Agatha Christie's great mystery. From intricate costuming to the moral ambivalence of characters, this performance is morbidly satisfying as the truth unravels. This production opens with brief narration from our detective Poirot, played by Mark Hadfield. He is a fascinating figure as he sometimes si

29 October 2025 I 19:00 I Nottingham Playhouse ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite In its regional premiere, Nottingham Playhouse hosts Jonathan Spector's Tony award-winning play Eureka Day, depicting a fictional parent-teacher conference in a Californian private school. Equating both confrontation and compassion, debate ensues on the school's vaccine policy following a mumps outbreak. James Grieve directs a polarising revival that channels contemporary anxieties from the COVID-19 epide

16 October 2025 I 19:00 I Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse, Sheffield ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite Through the 21st century, Sheffield has been host to history-defining new musicals, from Standing At The Sky's Edge to Everybody's Talking About Jamie . Seeking to follow in their footsteps, Gwenda's Garage is a turbulent call to arms for feminism framed through a real, lesbian-run garage in Thatcher's Britain. True to the magic of the Steel City, Jelena Budimir's production showcases

13 October 2025 I 19:30 I City Varieties Music Hall, Leeds ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite Fresh from their UK Tour of The Void , a dazzling achievement in sci-fi thriller and illusion, Thunder Road Theatre are back this autumn with Shock Horror. Calling upon more conventional modes of ghost stories, a masterful understanding of suspense creates a multimedia performance that breeds on our fear. The audience hold their breath, and chuckle with the inevitable embarrassment of jump sc

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