Monday, December 14, 2020
A R Gurney’s gentle two-hander Love Letters is an ideal choice for re-opening TR Haymarket, with the actors never leaving their writing desks throughout the performance.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMSaturday, December 12, 2020
After nine months, we are grateful just to sit in an auditorium, but to see a production as slick, unsettling and thrilling as The Dumb Waiter is a wonderful reminder of the power of live th…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMFriday, December 11, 2020
Situated at some bespangled junction between a full-on drag show, traditional panto and the hoary old murder mysteries Ms Christie specialised in, Death Drop is about as subtle as a sledgeha…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMWednesday, December 9, 2020
Turbine Theatre’s adult panto Cinderella: The Socially Distanced Ball is a festival of filthy fun that you can’t help but love.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:06AMTuesday, November 3, 2020
The brilliant cast of In Tandem gives authentic and realistic portrayals of ordinary people enduring life and finding new ways of living.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMSunday, November 1, 2020
Balancing a fine line between radio play, true crime shockumentary and theatrical whodunit, but transcending each medium, director Tamara Harvey makes Henry Filloux-Bennett’s play What a C…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMSaturday, October 3, 2020
From humble beginnings as a weekly Facebook live stream during lockdown, Myra Dubois’ A Problem Shared has hit the big time and production values have soared to TWO cameras.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMThursday, September 3, 2020
The fact that Sleepless is the first large-scale indoor production since lockdown gives it a wow factor beyond the production itself.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMMonday, March 16, 2020
Olly Dobson is amazing in Back to the Future. He sounds, looks and even has the mannerisms of Marty, the portrayal is so well done I don’t think anyone else could have done a better job.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMSunday, March 15, 2020
Crongton Knights is a completely unique performance in both the storyline and the atmospheric use of sound.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMFriday, March 13, 2020
This adaptation of Helen Forrester’s By The Waters of Liverpool by Rob Fennah gives its audience a complete picture of Forrester’s life.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMThursday, March 12, 2020
Kite Runner is a heart-gripping, compelling play with so much emotion, love, hurt, loyalty, disappointment pride and anger as well as forgiveness.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMWednesday, March 11, 2020
With everything else going on around the world at the moment we sometimes just need a good laugh and the Barn Theatre’s Ben Hur certainly delivers this.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMSaturday, March 7, 2020
The Last Of The Pelican Daughters seamlessly mixed tears of laughter into tears of heartbreak. Honest, thoughtful and intelligent in direction, writing and performance.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMFriday, March 6, 2020
Not all the humour connects in Bang Bang! but impressive performances ensure an entertaining evening is had by all.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMWednesday, March 4, 2020
Director Jason Morell brings distinctly different performance elements together, to create the perfect homage to Christopher Reid’s art in Love, Loss and Chianti.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMMonday, March 2, 2020
Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) complements Jane Austen’s work and maintains the ethos of what she did so well – which was to observe and give sharp and accurate social commentary.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMThursday, February 27, 2020
Daniel Easton as The Actor and Robert Goodale as Mr Kips both give superb performances in The Woman In Black as they start to weave the story, keeping the audience captivated from start to f…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMWednesday, February 26, 2020
Tiata Fahodzi’s Seeds in association with the Leeds Playhouse, Soho Theatre and Tara Finney Productions is being world premiered in Leeds.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMFriday, February 21, 2020
Alistair Beaton’s stage adaptation of Hans Fallada’s critically acclaimed novel Alone in Berlin makes its world premiere at the Royal and Derngate.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMTuesday, February 18, 2020
Writer Ali Milles’ debut play The Croft starring Gwen Taylor gives a promise of some great work yet come.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMSaturday, February 15, 2020
Once and for all this is a beautiful love story with an upbeat vibe. From the moment we entered the theatre, early, to the sound of Irish, jig worthy music I was sold.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMFriday, February 14, 2020
Magic Goes Wrong is a brilliant masterpiece that Mischief and Penn and Teller should all be proud of and is easily worth all the critical acclaim it has received so far.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMMonday, February 10, 2020
The Three Musketeers has a somewhat pantomime feel to it, full of energy and is great for all, we really enjoyed hearing the children in the audience laughing along.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMChaplin: Birth of a Tramp is an enthralling and emotive production with an unforgettable central performance – another unmissable show from Arrows & Traps.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMTuesday, February 4, 2020
Holes feels fresh while still following closely visually and narratively to the film, it carried with it the same 90s charm.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMSunday, February 2, 2020
Dr Korczak’s Example is a profoundly a powerful and moving play and a very poignant reminder to many who suffered under the clutches of Nazi persecution.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMFriday, January 31, 2020
The ability of the cast members to effortlessly flow from one character to another is impressive in Jane Eyre.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMThursday, January 30, 2020
The Importance of Being Earnest is a laugh out loud witty performance cleverly directed by Bryan Hodgson.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMTuesday, January 28, 2020
Russian State Ballet of Siberia’s Coppélia is an enchanting family-friendly ballet that is joyous and witty from start to end.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMTuesday, January 21, 2020
Street Scene is an enjoyable production with outstanding performances from the cast and its diverse and reflective music accommodating the reality of living in a tenement in the 1940s.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM 
