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Midsomer Murders Review: executed with satirical familiarity, verging on parody
Daniel Casey (Barnaby), Julie Legrand (Terry Bazeley) & James Bradwell (Troy) (Manuel Harlan) 14 April 2026 I 19:30 I Curve Theatre, Leicester (UK Tour) ⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite Debuting just shy of thirty years ago, and producing 140 feature-length episodes, the ever-popular British detective series Midsomer Murders takes to the stage for its first ever theatrical adaptation. The play restores the premiere S1 episode The Killings At Badger's Drift , keeping it's loveable ecce

Jack Davey
Apr 153 min read


Invisible Me Review: a touching and intimate portrayal of life over sixty
Tessa Peake-Jones in Invisible Me (Harry Elletson) 10 April 2026 I 19:30 I Southwark Playhouse Borough (The Little) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite First performed as a livestream at Bloomsbury Festival in 2020, this humble play, written by Bren Gosling and directed by Scott Le Crass, now makes its way to Southwark Playhouse Borough (The Little). The production finds a natural home in this intimate venue, where its raw emotional intensity and sharply observed relationships are broug

Emma Knott
Apr 113 min read


Party Season Review: musical statues and emojis shroud childhood trauma
Tom England carrying James Newton (Paul Blakemore) 9 April 2026 I 19:00 I Royal & Derngate, Northampton (UK Tour) ⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite Three parties. One weekend. The invitations have been sent, and there is no going back... As a Lowry, The Wardrobe Ensemble and Royal & Derngate co-production, Party Season opens the first leg of its UK tour in Northampton. Burrowing into themes of parenthood, privilege and societal niceties, childhood trauma is shrouded by a veneer of vibr

Wiktoria Mordon
Apr 102 min read


Waitress Review: isn't it amazing what baking can do?
Sandra Marvin (Becky), Carrie Hope Fletcher (Jenna) and Evelyn Hoskins (Dawn) in Waitress (Johan Persson) 31 March 2026 I New Wimbledon Theatre, London (UK Tour) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite Last night, we were 'Opening Up' at the New Wimbledon Theatre with the tenth anniversary of beloved musical Waitress, directed by Diane Paulus and choreographed by Lorin Latarro. This show truly stands the test of time, with music and lyrics by American singer Sara Bareilles and now starring C

Emma Knott
Apr 13 min read


Barnum Review: talented troupe juggles musical theatre and circus
Lee Mead and the cast of Barnum (Pamela Raith) 31 March 2026 I 19:30 I Alhambra Theatre, Bradford (UK Tour) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite American entertainer P.T. Barnum is a world-famous name, known for his travelling circus in the nineteenth century. But before his story soared to fame through The Greatest Showman , there was Barnum. Making its UK debut at the London Palladium in 1981, Michael Crawford made theatrical history by walking the tightrope live on stage every night.

Jack Davey
Apr 13 min read


Jaja's African Hair Braiding Review: a warm and quietly powerful salon comedy
Zainab Jah and the cast of Jaja's African Hair Braiding (Manuel Harlan) 27 March 2026 I 19:00 I Lyric Hammersmith, London ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite Set within a bustling Harlem hair salon, Jaja's African Hair Braiding arrives at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre for its UK premiere, following a hugely successful, Tony Award-winning Broadway run. Written by Jocelyn Bioh and directed by Monique Touko, the play immerses audiences into a vibrant community of West African immigrant

Emma Knott
Mar 283 min read


The Secret Garden Review: rare revival blossoms in one-act wonder
Estella Evans and the cast of The Secret Garden (Marc Brenner) 19 March 2026 I 19:00 I York Theatre Royal ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite Many of us will recognise The Secret Garden as a novel, originally written by Frances Hodgson Burnett, which we may have grown up with or studied through school. Although the musical, written by Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman, tends to get lost in British theatre history. After his position as York Theatre Royal's artistic director from 1993-1997,

Jack Davey
Mar 203 min read


Punch Review: flashes of brilliance, though far from a knockout
Jack James Ryan and the cast of Punch (Pamela Raith) 18 March 2026 I 19:00 I Nottingham Playhouse (UK Tour) ⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite In 2011, Nottingham-born Jacob Dunne was sentenced to a young offenders institution for manslaughter, after delivering a fatal one-punch blow to paramedic James Hodgkinson. Debuting at Nottingham Playhouse two years prior, and subsequently transferring to the West End and Broadway, playwright James Graham frames Punch around Dunne's memoir Right

Jack Davey
Mar 193 min read
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