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11 July 2024 I 19:45 I Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Come From Away, the hit Broadway sensation, continues to enthral UK audiences as a part of its national tour. As my third watch of the musical, my utmost concern had been how the show would translate away from the West End stage. However, the international messages of coming together resonate through reaching a multitude of new audiences. There are endless reasons as to why the Sankoff and Hein musical succeeds, but t

8 July 2024 I 19:00 I Curve Theatre, Leicester I AD - PR Invite ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Having little prior knowledge ahead of A Chorus Line, I had very minimal expectations beyond a jazz hands, toe tapping spectacular. And while these certainly exist within Nikolai Foster's vision, the profound realism and attention to life beyond the stage is what strikes audiences the most. Indeed you will laugh and lose yourself in many impressive sequences, though a well established, confident and t

29 June 2024 I 19:00 I Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse (Crucible Theatre, Sheffield) [star rating not applicable] As Urgent! A Timely Play opens a double show day at Sheffield Theatres' Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse, I will not publish a full review as a result of it's first public performance. However, I want to use this opportunity to praise Nicole Joseph's play, performed by a blindingly talented group of performers represented by Sheffield People's Theatre's Youth Company

26 June 2024 I 19:30 I Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reaching the final stops of it's 50th anniversary UK tour, Jesus Christ Superstar proves itself in monumental legacy, reimagining the Lloyd Webber classic with fiery integrity. Upon second watching, my experience of the show remains, occasionally disoriented to the relevance of characters and plot points. Though in a rock concert impassioned revival, abandoned storytelling is not crucial to deliver showstopping perform

20 June 2024 I 19:30 I Hull New Theatre ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This evening marks my third visit to Everybody's Talking About Jamie, following my previous trips over five years ago. Still resonating with such profound resilience, this is truly the era defining musical for our times, honouring honesty and acceptance through the LGBTQ+ community. On the surface, written by Dan Gillespie Sells and Tom Macrae, this show prioritizes joy, with an often high octane score and modern pop approach.

18 June 2024 I 19:15 I Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon I AD - PR Invite ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Merry Wives Of Windsor, in its 2024 revival at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, is nothing short of a theatrical triumph, the ultimate summer sizzler that is guaranteed to leave you with split sides! Indulgent in both textual and subtextual physical humour, there is nothing subtle about Blanche McIntyre's uproarious direction. In a contemporary fashion, even featuring snippets

15 June 2024 I 19:00 I Leeds Playhouse - Quarry Theatre ⭐⭐ My Fair Lady is a musical I have adored since watching Bartlett Sher's 2022 touring adaptation. The narrative follows a cockney flower girl's phonetic journey in becoming a conventional 'lady', honouring the spirit beyond wealth and fortune. A partnership with Opera North, Leeds Playhouse presents a subdued adaptation of the Lerner & Loewe musical. A visually very dark aesthetic, with focus on gritty realism that

8 June 2024 I 14:30 I Donmar Warehouse, London ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Benedict Andrews' adaptation of The Cherry Orchard is polarising in every sense of the word. The challenges of one's culture are confronted, and what it means for this to be forcefully stripped away, in physical (Magda Willi's set) and emotional implications. 120 years after Chekhov's text was first published, the Donmar Warehouse's semi-contemporary vision removes displacement, as a modernist style presents family and