Wednesday, 26th March 2025 at York Theatre Royal ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ North by Northwest is the latest whirlwind from Wise Children and it’s quite a ride. Totally in keeping with Emma Rice’s flair for the unexpected, inventive, and fun, this show really goes out on a limb to put its own stamp on the Alfred Hitchcock spy thriller.... Continue Reading →
Wednesday 16th October 2024 at York Theatre Royal ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Ian Rankin co-writes this adaptation of his novel along with Simon Reade, and while it has the potential to be a great whodunit in a long tradition of on-stage thrillers, it doesn’t quite manage it. Directed by Loveday Ingram, Rebus: A Game Called Malice is best... Continue Reading →
October 2024 Investigating Rebus Gray O’Brien isn’t the first actor to play Ian Rankin’s detective John Rebus and almost certainly won’t be the last. The character is an established fan favourite who has been portrayed on stage, radio, TV and online by a range of actors including Ken Scott, Brian Cox, Charles Lawson, John Hannah... Continue Reading →
Tuesday, 16th July 2024 at Leeds Playhouse ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Let’s (carefully) talk about Paranormal Activity, the spooky stage show based on the popular film which currently has audiences on tenterhooks at Leeds Playhouse. Once again I find myself, palms-up, declaring my ignorance of the source material - but my pal tells me the show does do... Continue Reading →
Wednesday, 1st May 2024 at York Grand Theatre and Opera House ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 2:22, A Ghost Story is an excellent thriller for the stage. Atmospheric, surprising and impressively precise in its calculations for jump scares, this show gives The Woman in Black a run for its money… We’re at Sam and Jenny’s new place. They’re renovating.... Continue Reading →
Tuesday, 19th September 2023 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Murder in the Dark is a trippy thriller from writer Torben Betts that takes its own sweet time to lay foundations before unleashing a pretty gripping final segment. What really impresses though, somewhat surprisingly, is how well this show courts comedy. Not just in the sense... Continue Reading →
Monday 6th June 2022 at the King’s Head Theatre, London. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Jonathan Walfisz Often a play comes with a mission statement. But few plays that I have seen recently have carried their mission statement so proudly. “The Haunting of Susan A” at the King’s Head Theatre is Mark Ravenhill’s latest play, who is also... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 11th March 2020 at the Grand Opera House, York ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ When it comes to this spooky joint venture from Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman, it’s so much more about the journey than the destination. Using all bells, smoke, trickery and whistles available, this production swiftly creates a mild hysteria within its audience. If you’re... Continue Reading →
Thursday 2nd February, 2017, at Harrogate Theatre. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I loosely liken this production from Blackeyed Theatre to watching the metamorphosis of a butterfly - it's very apt for this analogy to have come to mind of course; Frankenstein does follow the tale of a man slowly but persistently learning how to create a unique creature.There's... Continue Reading →
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