Regional
As much as we don’t like the word regional, we really couldn’t think of anything better! This is the home of all our reviews from around the country to show theatre doesn’t just happen in London and Edinburgh.
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Review: Sleeping Beauty, Sheffield City Hall
This visually spectacular panto fills a huge stage with colour, fun and talent, delivering a professional standard production from a top quality amateur society.
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Review: Dancing Shoes, Traverse Theatre
In a time of seemingly pervasive toxic masculinity, Dancing Shoes offers a joyful vision of male friendships, solidarity, and the delight of sharing one’s true self.
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Review: A Christmas Carol, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
A wholly delightful retelling of the Dickens classic with a stunning set, excellent performances and the sublime addition of Sheffield Carols.
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Review: Opera Highlights, Traverse Theatre – Edinburgh
For anyone tempted to think of opera as stuffy, remote or inaccessible, this production shows we might all have opera-sized feelings, even when trying to give a professional veneer at the office party
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Review: The Band, Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield
A top quality, lively and feel-good production with excellent performances from a highly talented cast.
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Review: 9 to 5 The Musical, Acorn Theatre
A high energy production with some impressive vocal performances, infectious Dolly Parton songs and plenty of comedy.
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Review: Dear England, Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield
A slickly choreographed production which feels authentic, with wonderful staging and engaging performances.
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Review: The Seagull, Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh
An unflinching examination of love in all its many hues, from the sublime to the unbearable.
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Review: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe, Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield
A thoroughly enjoyable and faithful adaptation of this children's classic, with a wonderful set and stirring, folky music.
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Review: Consumed, Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse
Great performances from the four actors in this darkly comic drama exploring the interplay and acrimony between generations.