theatre reviews

The Meat Kings! (Inc.) of Brooklyn Heights

By The Recs CE 7 months ago

“The Meat Kings! (Inc.) of Brooklyn Heights” offers a vicious and strangely funny foray into the sacrifices that are made for wealth, success and the pursuit of the American Dream.

Dear England (touring) ★★★★★

By The Recs RJC 7 months ago

Arriving in Leeds on its UK tour, James Graham’s ‘Dear England’ examines both the state of the nation and the national game

Garry Starr: Classic Penguins ★★★★★

By The Recs EM - Erin Muldoon 7 months ago

Why waddle when you can cartwheel? Gary Starr: Classic Penguins showcases a stripped-down version of the Penguin Classics.

Acorn Antiques The Musical ★★★★★

By The Recs SCD - Steve Coats-Dennis 7 months ago

Victoria Wood’s much-loved Acorn Antiques The Musical is revived as a fundraiser for Hope Mill Theatre

Messy White Gays ★★★★

By The Recs RDC - Randall David Cook 7 months ago

‘Messy White Gays’ Hanging by a Thread. Or a Rope

The Full Monty ★★★★

By The Recs DR - Dan Reeves 9 months ago

The Kings Theatre Portsmouth revives the Broadway musical, The Full Monty, an Americanised stage adaptation following six unemployed steelworkers from Buffalo

Earth Angel ★★★

By The Recs SCD - Steve Coats-Dennis 9 months ago

The Stephen Joseph Theatre hosts Alan Ayckbourn’s 91st play, Earth Angel – a meditation upon what makes someone a good person.