Reviews

What is going on? I asked myself 30 minutes in to what was supposed to be the very familiar fairytale of Cinderella performed in traditional ballet.

Christmas may have been a month ago, but there’s the chance to relive it at Robin Hood Theatre, Averham, this week.

What a fantastic way to spend an afternoon in the company of the Robin Hood Youth Theatre and their production of One More Sleep Till Christmas.

Robin Hood and his band of merry men and misfits are delivering the perfect festive gift to the people of Nottingham.

Much-loved characters from the hit BBC sitcom The Vicar Of Dibley were brought to life on stage for an evening of gentle humour and much laughter.

Based on Arthur Conan Doyle’s novel, The Hounds of the Baskervilles has been adapted for the stage and it had an unusual twist.

Audiences were taken back into the classroom at Nottingham’s Theatre Royal this week for some life lessons.

Whether you find the festive spirit elusive, or live for Christmas, this superb seasonal treat at Belton House will hit the spot.

A fun and high-energy performance had the crowd clapping along on their feet as The School of Rock played at Nottingham’s Theatre Royal.

There is certainly star quality to the retelling of the Charles Dickens' ghostly classic A Christmas Carol ­— and not just in the cast.

Jeremy Ransome reviews one the latest big releases.

The Band Of The Royal Air Force College returned to the stage at the Palace Theatre, Newark, once more, undefeated by covid.

Musical lovers welcomed the new girl in town at Nottingham's Theatre Royal on Monday for the opening night of Hairspray The Musical.

The Alan Ayckbourn comedy launches Robin Hood Theatre Company’s diamond jubilee season ­— and it is a gem.

It may be 30 years old now but the Blood Brothers musical still seems as fresh and popular as the day it was first performed.

Even before curtain up, the cast were playing it for laughs in The Play That Goes Wrong and, as the curtain went down, we were still laughing.

Audiences were transported to the 1950s this week with a rockin' performance of Grease — The Musical.

A one-woman show is perfect in these times of covid and social distancing, and you cannot get much better than Tell Me On A Sunday.

A series of six short plays makes up the latest offering at Robin Hood Theatre, Averham ­— and what a super selection they are.

There are twists galore before the final curtain in the last of this year’s Colin McIntyre Classic Thriller Season at Nottingham Theatre Royal.