Review: The Last Temptation of Boris Johnson, Northern Stage 2.0stars The Last Temptation of Boris Johnson is the latest political comedy from broadcaster and playwright Jonathan Maitland. F…
Review: The Political History of Smack and Crack, Live Theatre 4.0stars The Political History of Smack and Crack is a fervent exploration of addiction through both a personal and political l…
Review: The Snow Queen, Northern Stage4.0starsThe Snow Queen opens with a thunderclap. Enter Gerda (Laura Waine), our school girl protagonist, as she arrives on her bike in a burst of chaoti…
Review: Pride and Prejudice* (*Sort Of), Northern Stage5.0starsI admit that I was sceptical about Pride and Prejudice* (*Sort Of) at first. It's hard to make something fresh and unique w…
Review: Down to Zero, Alphabetti Theatre 3.0stars Down To Zero, a new play written by Lizi Patch and presented by Coracle productions, focuses on the bewildering and destabilising process of…
Review: The Cheviot, the Stag & the Black, Black Oil, Live Theatre4.0starsRarely does an evening at the theatre involve dancing. Cèlildh dancing, no less. The Cheviot, the Stag and the …
Review: A Thousand Splendid Suns, Northern Stage3.0starsA Thousand Splendid Suns is about mothers and daughters surviving in the most extreme of circumstances. Based on Khaled Hosseini's nov…
Shy, or just smug? Lauren Vevers reviews a coming-of-age solo show starring Harry Potter and the Cursed Child's Theo Ancient. The post Review: The Shy Manifesto at Live Theatre, Newcastle ap…