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17 September 2025 I 19:15 I Leeds Playhouse (Quarry Theatre) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite Whether encountered during A-Levels or through the 60s blockbuster film, Harper Lee's highly exposed novel To Kill A Mockingbird is treated to a searing revival following West End runs. At the height of the Great Depression, Bartlett Sher's direction of 1930s Alabama is unforgiving in its condemnation of racial prejudice. With a lengthier run time of 2hrs 50mins, a thorough drama offers a b

16 September 2025 I 19:00 I Royal & Derngate, Northampton ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite Although the title Breaking the Code may suggest a play about the solving of the Enigma, this Royal & Derngate co-production focuses on the character and historical figure Alan Turing. Based on Andrew Hodges' biography and framed as a burglary investigated by Mick Ross (Niall Costigan), Jesse Jones directs the unfolding of Turing's life as it regrettably comes to an end. Adapted for stage by H

06 September 2025 I 19:30 I Hull Truck Theatre ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite In the contemporary theatre landscape, it is rare to see the representation of sci-fi thrillers due to their subversions of reality. Devised by Thunder Road Theatre, The Void is a multimedia play that follows Flint, a space ranger on the brink of humanity as a dangerous virus ravages those left behind. With a semblance to cinematic sci-fi greats, The Void is immensely successful in developing its own iden

02 September 2025 I 19:30 I Alhambra Theatre, Bradford ⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite The western 50s musical comedy Calamity Jane rolls on into Bradford's Alhambra Theatre this week, in Nikolai Foster's stylistically confident production. Touring a traditionalist revival across the UK & Ireland, a positively safe vision loses the Wild of the West as original writing proves tame. The Deadwood Stage, very much like its name, craves more life and untamed tenacity to reach its audienc

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