 | All New People (Tour - Manchester)   9 February 2012 As soon as I saw Alexander Dodge's excellent beach house set design for Zach Braff's All New People and read the premise- I was reminded of brilliant plays featuring mismatched characters and immediat.... More... |
 | Henry V - Propellor (Tour - Salford)     9 February 2012 A squad of soldiers marches through the Quays Theatre belting out a Pogues song. On taking the stage they appeal to us to use our imagination to flesh out their version of the tale of the warrior king.... More... |
 | The Devil & Mister Punch    9 February 2012 Amid the current flood of anniversaries, Improbable are throwing one more into the mix - the 350th birthday of Punch, the club-wielding puppet synonymous with pier ends and gratuitous violence. More... |
 | Gay's the Word     8 February 2012 Having "struck a dud" with her latest production, leading lady Gay Daventry (Sophie-Louise Dann) is encouraged to profit from passing on her skills to the next generation by the failed show's ing&eacu.... More... |
 | The King and I (Tour - Northampton)     8 February 2012 This sumptuous revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s 1951 Broadway musical is as colourful, impressive and lavish as when it first appeared at Leicester’s Curve at Christmas 2010. More... |
 | Swan Lake (Moscow Ballet La Classique tour – Brighton, Theatre Royal     8 February 2012 Once again, I find myself sitting in a packed auditorium populated by an eclectic mix of patrons of all ages. Although they are so diverse they are all here for the same reason, to enjoy what is proba.... More... |
 | Satin 'n' Steel (Hornchurch, Queen's Theatre)     8 February 2012 Ambition can be corrosive. Take the two characters whose professional fortunes and private relationships over a number of years who we follow in Amanda Whittington’s 2005 play. We meet them at a.... More... |
 | The Winter's Tale - Propellor (Tour - Salford)     8 February 2012 The all male Shakespeare theatre group Propeller tackles one of the Bard’s strangest tales with gusto.There is no escaping the weaknesses and plot holes of A Winter’s Tale; intense dra.... More... |
 | QC2012 Shortcuts (Manchester)    8 February 2012 A transgender one-man show and a discussion of double standards and disillusionment feature as extracts in this double-bill of two works-in-progress as part of Queer Contact Festival 2012.D’Lo p.... More... |
 | Avenue Q (Edinburgh)     8 February 2012 How much fun can you have with (fake) fur? Quite a lot actually. This smartly funny, quite rude and highly entertaining musical , on its second UK tour , is in great shape. As far as I remember the ph.... More... |