Death on the Nile UK tour review: a visually rich Agatha Christie adaptation with strong performances, but uneven pacing and weak tension.

Kiss of the Spider Woman at Curve delivers a gripping, five-star revival with phenomenal performances and haunting storytelling.

Macbeth at Derby Theatre delivers bold visuals and strong performances, but does this post-apocalyptic adaptation lose clarity and cohesion?

★★★☆☆ The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry in the West End is heartfelt and moving, but struggles with scale and structure.

Apple of Discord at The People’s Hall is a thrilling immersive Greek myth experience. A bold promenade production by Chronic Insanity.

Henry V at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre is visually striking but dramatically unfocused. Read our full two-star review.

Miss Saigon UK Tour in Nottingham review: a visually stunning revival with powerful performances, but does it feel dated for modern audiences?

There’s something undeniably interesting about watching the Royal Shakespeare Company take on Hamlet with a concept this bold. Director Rupert Goold relocates the entire play onto the deck of the Titanic, a literal ship of state heading straight towards inevitable disaster. It’s a striking idea, no doubt about it. But as the evening unfolds, you can’t help but wonder… is this a stroke of theatrical genius, or are we starting to overthink how to stage Shakespeare?

★★★★★ Inside American Pie at The Curve, Leicester is a thrilling docu-concert exploring Don McLean’s iconic song through story and rock classics. Five stars.

Road review at the Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester — a bold, immersive revival of Jim Cartwright’s modern British classic. ★★★★★

★★★★☆ An honest review of The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind from the Royal Shakespeare Company. But can a story driven by hope generate enough theatrical energy to sustain an almost 3-hour musical?

★☆☆☆☆ The UK tour of Glorious! arrives at Derby Theatre championing the infamy of Florence Foster Jenkins, once dubbed “the world’s worst singer.” Peter Quilter’s play promises comedy drawn from an extraordinary life.

★★★☆☆ The UK tour of Midsomer Murders: The Killings at Badger’s Drift arrives with significant expectations. For more than 20 years, this crime saga has lived comfortably on television, with its idyllic villages and grisly murders becoming appointment viewing for millions.

★★★★☆ At Derby Theatre, Conrad Murray’s Pied Piper arrives not with a flute and doublet, but with a mic and the fierce power of beatbox. Billed as a family musical, it reimagines the folk tale through rhythm, rap and raw vocal dexterity. The question is: is a stripped-back beatbox musical of a classic story the new blueprint for family theatre, or do children still need glitter cannons and fairy-lit spectacle to stay entertained?

★★★★★ The Glad Game is not simply a programming choice; it is an act of remembrance. Written and originally performed by Nottingham-born actor Phoebe Frances Brown, the piece chronicles her life following a diagnosis of an incurable brain tumour.

★★☆☆☆ The jukebox musical is now a familiar staple of the British touring circuit, and Sunny Afternoon arrives at the Nottingham Theatre Royal packed with nostalgia and a catalogue of undeniably iconic songs. Charting the rise of one of Britain’s most influential rock bands, this production takes us back to the swinging ’60s and the anthems that defined a generation. But does this musical biopic showcase the volatile story behind the music, or does the drama get drowned out b

★★★★★ The Beekeeper of Aleppo, at Nottingham Playhouse, tackles one of the most urgent humanitarian issues of our time through intimate, character-driven storytelling. With striking performances and thoughtful staging, this production explores trauma, resilience, and hope. But with such a vital message at its core, does the production succeed as powerful and engaging theatre, or does the gravity of its subject turn it into a message-heavy TED talk with fabulous lighting?

★★★★★ There are some productions that remind you why theatre exists at all, not simply as entertainment, but as a deeply human act of shared storytelling. Lace Market Theatre’s production of Things I Know To Be True is exactly that kind of experience.

Tom Holloway’s stage adaptation of Double Indemnity brings James M. Cain’s crime novella out of the shadows and onto the stage, transporting audiences into a world of deception and ambition. With a bold visual style that nods to Billy Wilder’s legendary film while striving to forge its own theatrical identity, the production embraces the aesthetics of film noir.

★★★★★ Just when you think Mischief Theatre have scraped every last inch of material from the amateur dramatics barrel, they come bounding back with another festive offering in their ever-expanding Goes Wrong universe.