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Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Cinderella review at Southport Theatre – ‘slickly staged’ by Nigel Smith

Iain Lauchlan and Sam Kane’s great script for this Cinderella follows the Charles Perrault version of Cinderella pretty faithfully, while squeezing in

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Monday, December 18, 2017

Baskerville – A Sherlock Holmes Mystery review at Playhouse Theatre, Liverpool – ‘hugely funny’ by Nigel Smith

Ken Ludwig’s take on Conan Doyle’s most famous mystery story is given crack-shot treatment here under Loveday Ingram’s direction. With five actors

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:19AM
Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Peter Pan review at Epstein Theatre, Liverpool – ‘wicked humour and enormous fun’ by Nigel Smith

In this joyous reading of Peter Pan, writer/director Michael Chapman and producer Lee Kelly have scaled new heights in their already winning

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Monday, December 11, 2017

The Secret Seven review at Storyhouse, Chester – ‘faithful to the flavour of the original’ by Nigel Smith

Glyn Maxwell has freely adapted Enid Blyton’s Secret Seven canon, selecting his favourite elements from the books to form a seasonal story

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:34PM

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs review at Theatre Royal, St Helens – by Nigel Smith

St Helens’ unassailable resident dame Si Foster, who has co-written this Snow White with Ben Engelen, has taken a gamble stepping from

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:11AM
Wednesday, December 6, 2017

The Jungle Book review at Unity Theatre, Liverpool – ‘simple but evocative’ by Nigel Smith

Among the myriad of seasonal family shows that are, if we’re honest, aimed at adults, comes this little gem that is genuinely

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:14AM
Monday, December 4, 2017

The Little Mermaid review at Everyman Theatre, Liverpool – ‘snappy writing’ by Nigel Smith

For their 18th rock ’n’ roll panto for Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse, Sarah Nixon and Mark Chatterton bring their familiar topsy-turvyness to

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:13AM
Thursday, October 5, 2017

The Tin Drum review at Everyman Theatre, Liverpool – ‘glorious, anarchic storytelling’ by Nigel Smith

Staging Gunter Grass’ The Tin Drum seems virtually impossible, not least because its leading character Oskar Matzerath is, quite literally, kneehigh. Who

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:09AM
Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Uncle Vanya review at Theatr Clwyd, Mold – ‘a finely crafted reworking’ by Nigel Smith

Lucy Osborne’s design makes an immediate impact on entering the auditorium for this new production of Uncle Vanya. The boughs of a

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:46AM
Monday, July 3, 2017

Julius Caesar review at Storyhouse, Chester – ‘brave and chilling’ by Nigel Smith

This isn’t the only production of Julius Caesar this year to find parallels in current politics. While Loveday Ingram sets her take

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:54AM
Friday, June 9, 2017

Omnibus review at Unity Theatre, Liverpool – ‘entertaining farce’ by Nigel Smith

Comedian Katie Mulgrew’s first full length play, Omnibus, won the 2015 Hope Playwriting Prize and is presented while its co-producer’s home, the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:07AM
Thursday, June 1, 2017

Romeo and Juliet review at Everyman Theatre, Liverpool – ‘visceral and compelling’ by Nigel Smith

Rarely can Friar Laurence’s line “Holy St Francis! What a change is here…” have been so loaded with meaning than in Nick

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Monday, May 15, 2017

The Beggar’s Opera review at Storyhouse, Chester – ‘a bold statement’ by Nigel Smith

Storyhouse artistic director Alex Clifton could hardly have chosen a more appropriate work to open his astonishingly shape-shifting new theatre space in

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Thursday, May 11, 2017

The Sum review at Everyman Theatre, Liverpool – ‘poignant, powerful and timely’ by Nigel Smith

In Lizzie Nunnery’s new play The Sum, Eve is doing a balancing act between her office job at McClasker’s Home Stores and

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:53AM
Friday, April 21, 2017

The Story Giant review at Everyman Theatre, Liverpool – ‘a magical adaptation’ by Nigel Smith

The Story Giant has gathered all but one of the world’s stories in a library in his castle tower. If he doesn’t

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:55AM
Thursday, March 30, 2017

The Conquest of the South Pole review at Everyman Theatre, Liverpool – ‘a vivid revival’ by Nigel Smith

Manfred Karge’s chilling, Brechtian exploration of the demoralising effects of long term unemployment first appeared at Edinburgh’s Traverse Theatre in 1988. But

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:41AM
Thursday, February 23, 2017

Fiddler on the Roof review at Liverpool Everyman – ‘a bold and thoughtful revival’ by Nigel Smith

They rebuilt the Everyman Theatre and now they’ve rebuilt the Company. It’s been 25 years since the Everyman had its own in-house

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:40AM
Monday, December 19, 2016

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs review at the Empire Theatre, Liverpool – ‘like an explosion in a glitter factory’ by Nigel Smith

Maintaining heart and family fun in the vastness of Liverpool’s Empire Theatre can be a mammoth task, but First Family Entertainment has

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:06AM
Friday, December 16, 2016

Scouse of the Rising Sun review at the Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool – ‘lively’ by Nigel Smith

Royal Court fans needn’t despair that the author of seven years has taken a sabbatical or that some of the usual performers

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:52AM
Wednesday, December 14, 2016

The Star review at Playhouse Theatre, Liverpool – ‘an affectionate tribute’ by Nigel Smith

The Star was commissioned to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Star Music Hall, the building that became Liverpool’s Playhouse. Author Michael

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:42AM
Monday, December 5, 2016

Little Red and the Big Bad Wolf at Unity Theatre, Liverpool – ‘lovably scary storytelling’ by Nigel Smith

Action Transport Theatre continue its partnership with Unity in another Christmas show made especially for a younger audience, ably assisted by a

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:21AM
Thursday, December 1, 2016

Beauty and the Beast review at Everyman, Liverpool – ‘raises the bar’ by Nigel Smith

Writers Sarah Nixon and Mark Chatterton have once again wickedly subverted a traditional tale to create a hysterical vehicle for their rock’n’roll

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:36AM
Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Scouse: A Comedy of Terrors review at Grand Central Hall, Liverpool – ‘a bold revival’ by Nigel Smith

Liverpool’s Lantern Theatre lost their home to the developers in July but, undaunted, company director Margaret Connell has transferred to Grand Central

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