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Five of my favourite theatre productions of 2021

In Features, London theatre, Musicals, Online shows, Other Recent Articles, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Touring by Shane Morgan30th December 2021Leave a Comment

We all know how we feel about 2021. What we need to do is celebrate what made it fabulous so here is my pick of what the year had to offer.

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‘Brings clarity to a towering American masterpiece’: WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF – Bristol ★★★★

In Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Touring by Kris Hallett27th February 2020Leave a Comment

David Mercatali’s production of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf though long finds layer after layer in the lashings of marital discord.

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‘Their richest show yet’: THE ODYSSEY – Touring ★★★★

In Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Touring by Kris Hallett18th November 2019Leave a Comment

In tackling Homer’s The Odyssey, Bristol favourites Living Spit, known for their anarchic, slapstick takes on history’s great and infamous figures, ascend to the next level of ambition.

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‘A mighty fine piece of work’: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING – Bristol ★★★★

In Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Touring by Kris Hallett3rd November 2019Leave a Comment

Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory’s Much Ado About Nothing hits a higher level of excellence again, producing a work that will appeals to both Bard newbies and connoisseurs.

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‘A dynamite piece of theatre’: SWEET LIKE CHOCOLATE BOY – Touring

In Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Touring by Shane Morgan15th July 2019Leave a Comment

Sweet Like Chocolate Boy is a majestic cultural odyssey that melds genres, storytelling techniques and timelines into a high octane, often incredibly moving, very funny and sharply observed 120 minutes of theatre

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‘A heady mix of theatre & performance art’: DRESSED. – Touring

In Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Touring by Shane Morgan27th May 2019Leave a Comment

dressed. is an unflinching, deeply personal, deeply political insight into the horror of assault, both physical and psychological.

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‘Stifles as much as illuminates the piece’: OUR COUNTRY’S GOOD – Bristol ★★★

In Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews by Kris Hallett28th April 2019Leave a Comment

Our Country’s Good still grips, it would take a very poor production indeed to ruin that, but you can’t help feeling that Anna Girvan hasn’t fully got to grips with this one. Theatre does change lives, but this production is unlikely too.

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‘Solidly entertaining’: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM – Bristol ★★★

In Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Touring by Kris Hallett6th March 2019Leave a Comment

There is plenty to like in Tobacco Factory Theatre’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a brisk, crisp and fully accessible take on the play that should provide perfect introductions to a Shakespeare novice.

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‘Constantly fascinating piece’: NO KIDS – Bristol ★★★★

In Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews by Kris Hallett4th March 2019Leave a Comment

At an hour No Kids is perfectly paced, a constantly fascinating piece; one that articulates a liberal generation’s worries and desire in creating a familial unit in 21st century Britain.

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‘They captured my heart, engaged my mind & punched me in the gut’: In Praise of Theatre in 2018

In Musicals, Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Touring by Shane Morgan28th December 2018Leave a Comment

In my round-up of theatre in 2017, I warned 2018 that it had “big shoes to fill”. Not only did 2018 not need the door to be opened, but it also didn’t even need anyone to hold its coat.

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‘Resolutely stays grounded’: THE BORROWERS – Bristol ★★★

In Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews by Kris Hallett20th December 2018Leave a Comment

Tobacco Factory Theatres have well served Bristol festive audiences over the years, including one bona fide theatrical masterpiece in Sally Cookson’s Olivier Award-winning Cinderella. Alas, not every show can have Cookson and not every show can fly, and so it proves with The Borrowers, which resolutely stays grounded.

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‘Twenty-five years on, still blazing a trail’: BEAUTIFUL THING – Touring ★★★★

In Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Touring by Kris Hallett24th October 2018Leave a Comment

Twenty-five years after Jonathan Harvey’s Beautiful Thing premiered at the Bush Theatre, it’s clear that its writing still offers hope and enlightenment alongside a cracking yarn.

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‘Yields many strong performances’: HENRY V – Touring

In Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Touring by Shane Morgan24th September 2018Leave a Comment

Whilst Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory’s latest offering yields many strong and a couple of exceptional performances, the ambition and scale never really extends beyond the four pillars of the theatre.

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‘Well worth a watch, but won’t leave any lasting feeling’: SOUTH WESTERN – Bristol ★★★

In Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Touring by Kris Hallett26th July 2018Leave a Comment

It has been a heady time for Bristol’s The Wardrobe Ensemble, their last two Edinburgh shows have won public acclaim and Fringe Firsts and the company is now taking up residency this August at the National Theatre with the rather charming family show The Star Seekers.

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‘Has lost none of the capacity to thrill & surprise’: WELCOME TO THEBES – Bristol ★★★

In Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews by Kris Hallett26th June 2018Leave a Comment

Thebes is an epic undertaking that starts slowly but eventually finds its drive. Thousands of years later the Greeks have lost none of their capacity to thrill and surprise.

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‘The end result is just sound and fury’: THE DAMNED UNITED – Bristol

In Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews by Shane Morgan7th June 2018Leave a Comment

There is a lot to be said for keeping a show succinct and there is no doubt that diehard fans of the game and the man will get a lot out of Red Ladder’s The Damned United. When you lose too much, however, and the end result is just sound and fury, the rest are just left on the benches.

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‘An accomplished piece of directing’: A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE – Bristol ★★★★★

In Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews by Kris Hallett5th May 2018Leave a Comment

The View From the Bridge is the show to proclaim loudly that Tobacco Factory Theatres is in safe hands and ready to sail into a golden future under its artistic director Mike Tweddle.

‘An accomplished piece of directing’: A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE – Bristol ★★★★★

In Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews by Kris Hallett5th May 2018Leave a Comment

The View From the Bridge is the show to proclaim loudly that Tobacco Factory Theatres is in safe hands and ready to sail into a golden future under its artistic director Mike Tweddle.

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‘One of the most exciting pieces of work seen on a Bristol stage in a long time’: A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE – Bristol

In Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Touring by Shane Morgan27th April 2018Leave a Comment

With this View From The Bridge, Tobacco Factory Theatres Artistic director Mike Tweddle has orchestrated a piece of theatre so seamless, so beautifully directed that his own work is invisible.

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Three picks: How was the best of Birmingham’s BE Festival on tour?

In Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Touring by Shane Morgan27th March 2018Leave a Comment

This year’s theatrical smorgasbord from BE Festival offered pieces from France, the UK and Spain. Andre and Dorine by Spain’s Kulunka Teatro is a full-mask exploration of the agony and heartbreak experienced by the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.

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