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18 July / 22 August 2025 I 19:30 I Old Vic Theatre, London ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A dual-return to one of my favourite musicals this summer, Girl From The North Country is a delicately beautiful musical fable. The Old Vic becomes a home for the quaint often lost in the 21st century search for the mega-musical. A devastating observation of the Great Depression in 1930s America, we see characters at their worst and most vulnerable, orbiting around a family ravaged by misfortune. Presented i

13 August 2025 I 19:30 I Kilworth House Theatre, Leicestershire ⭐⭐ After visiting Leicestershire's open-air Kilworth House Theatre last year to see their five-star production of Singin' In The Rain , the golden age of Hollywood is abandoned for the teen rock'n'roll icon Grease. With direction from Ryan-Lee Seagar, this highly anticipated revival takes its audiences into a nostalgic time machine, showcasing Grease in its conventional style. However ultimately, this polite

09 August 2025 I 18:30 I Oxenhope Engine Shed, Keighley ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Mike Kenny's adaptation of E. Nesbit's The Railway Children is no stranger to the stage, previously delighting viewers at London's Kings Cross Theatre. Revised for Bradford 2025's UK City Of Culture, Damian Cruden directs a multisensorial production that goes beyond the theatre to cultivate an immersive experience that we can be a part of! Casting an Anglo-Indian family, principal ethnicities are reflective of

02 August 2025 I 19:30 I Leeds Grand Theatre ⭐⭐⭐⭐ As Regent's Park Open Air Theatre conquers the international theatre scene, Jordan Fein's touring production of Fiddler On The Roof is a brutalist inspection of Jewish resilience in 20th century Imperial Russia. Conducting a socially gritty vision, melding both tradition al and more fashionable modes of performance, a cynical musical with origins in 1964 maintains its discomforting commentary on anti-Semitism and political

31 July 2025 I 19:15 I Curve Theatre, Leicester ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Snap twice if you adore the spooky brilliance of The Addams Family!! Embarking on a return UK Tour, Matthew White directs a macabre comedy musical that follows these beloved misfits on a new adventure, as Wednesday brings love interest Lucas Beineke to meet the parents! The moment disembodied hand Thing opens the show (albeit using our imaginations!), a faithful conjuring of these pop-culture icons results in a darkly

19 July 2025 I 14:30 I Theatre Royal Haymarket, London ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ There have been some undeniably outstanding 21st century playwriting debuts, from Duncan Macmillan's People, Places & Things to James Graham's Punch . With a severely underhyped West End debut for Beth Steel, Till The Stars Come Down is a contemporary landmark that pummels the wind out of its audiences with raging comic skill, entwined with narratives exposing bigotry towards Eastern European immigrants. The ty

17 July 2025 I 19:30 I National Theatre (Lyttleton Theatre), London ⭐⭐⭐ Inter Alia, the new play written by Suzie Miller, debuts at the National Theatre this summer. This is led by the creative team behind Prima Facie , the law-changing sister production that tackles women's injustice in a court of law. Conversely, Inter Alia is a legal drama on the pressures of modern parenting amidst toxic masculinity and a teenage son's online susceptibility. Thematically reminiscent o

17 July 2025 I 14:30 I London County Hall ⭐⭐⭐ Agatha Christie's gripping crime novels and plays have shocked the nation for decades, with the West End's The Mousetrap boasting a near 75-year continual run. Staged in the ageless London County Hall, Christie's script is curated for a site-specific performance, audiences and actors sharing a used courtroom space. The idea itself is ingenious, although Lucy Bailey's direction is critically weak. It does what is expected, yet