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28 June 2025 I 19:30 I Curve Theatre, Leicester ⭐⭐⭐ Loosely inspired by Patrick Hamilton's 1929 novel of the same name, The Midnight Bell is a fly-on-the-wall observation of the darkest corners of 1930s Soho. Centred around the title public house and its affairs, Matthew Bourne's New Adventures captures the era's industrial hardiness and post-war tensions. Staged entirely through dance, a fluid episodic structure is almost hypnotic to watch, although structurally harmful,

26 June 2025 I 19:30 I Grand Opera House, York ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ As Dear Evan Hansen prepares to conclude its first major UK tour, I feel incredibly privileged to have witnessed Adam Penford's non-replica staging, originated at Nottingham Playhouse. This modern musical enamours its audience with a contemporary spirit of 21st century teenage anxieties. Self-aware and vulnerable, Dear Evan Hansen is a fearless tribute to loneliness and the challenges in finding human connection. Notion

24 June 2025 I 19:30 I Alhambra Theatre, Bradford ⭐⭐⭐ As the marvellous family-favourite Mary Poppins continues a sell-out UK tour, Bradford's Alhambra Theatre hosts a proud production of grand proportions. With the desire to deliver a practically perfect evening of magic, conflicting aesthetics each fight to be celebrated, in turn losing the heart of a touching narrative. It should be noted that Richard Eyre's production value is immensely high, with a mesmerised audien

10 June 2025 I 19:45 I Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Who would have thought that a new musical about corn could be London's summer must-see? With a rip-roaring, side-splitting humour and ambitiously charismatic soundtrack, this infectious staging may not be profound, but audiences are promised a stupendously fun evening!! Previously staged in traditional theatre spaces, Shucked's UK premiere ingeniously finds a home in Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, beauti

12 June 2025 I 19:30 I Lincoln Arts Centre ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Taking narrative inspiration from T. S. Eliot's poetry collections, Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats observes an anthropomorphic tribe of Jellicle cats each competing to ascend to the Heaviside Layer. Presented by LAODS at the Lincoln Arts Centre, Webber's musical is invigorated with a 1980s nostalgia that foregrounds everything Cats is about. Ahead of this performance, I was afraid of being hyper-critical as the company tackle o

05 June 2025 I 19:30 I Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield ⭐ In the latest installation of Peter James' anthology series to be adapted for stage, Picture You Dead is another highly acclaimed production, often hailed as a thrilling and intense play. Conversely to critical opinion, Jonathan O'Boyle's direction is tonally unsettled, enduring a frightfully soulless show that fails to deliver in jeopardy and suspense. As DSI Roy Grace follows a murderous trail centred around a priceless

04 June 2025 I 19:30 I Cast, Doncaster ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Following the 1982 drama series of the same name, Alan Bleasdale's Boys From The Blackstuff returns to the stage following National Theatre and West End runs, observing the unemployment crisis under Thatcher's government. With an emotionally charged script from James Graham and socially realist direction from Kate Wasserberg, audiences receive a severe and oppressive zeitgeist of the 1980s, holding cultural resonance to Liverpud

15 April 2025 I 19:30 I London Coliseum ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The trending musical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby has finally reached UK shores, as audiences are graced with lavish, luxurious and sophisticated visions of excellence. A Broadway transfer that boasts enormity, the London Coliseum hosts a theatre spectacular of epic proportions, a mesmerising feat to guarantee a magical experience. Jay Gatsby invites you to the party of the century, and it would be fool