Regional/Touring

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ By Shaun Tossell 11th January 2023 The juggernaut jukebox musical Jersey Boys is back at the Bristol Hippodrome this month. Does this well-loved show, which tells the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, still have its sparkle?… Leading the cast is the utterly superb Ryan Heenan as Continue Reading

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 7th August 2022 By Shaun Tossell The Curve Theatre in Leicester continues their trend of producing brand new productions of beloved shows, this time taking on the iconic Billy Elliot – The Musical. Will this regional powerhouse be able to breathe new life into this beloved show? Read on Continue Reading

⭐⭐⭐⭐ 25th April 2022 By Shaun Tossell Cluedo has been adapted for the stage, in a brand new production, based on the film Clue and the classic board game. Bringing to life iconic characters such as Miss Scarlet and Professor Plum, just to kill them off one by one in Continue Reading

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 8th March 2022 By Shaun Tossell Tell me it is true! Willy Russell’s beloved musical Blood Brothers is touring the UK again and I was lucky enough to catch it at the Theatre Royal Bath. Bill Kenwright’s award-winning production of this classic musical has been touring up and down Continue Reading

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 12th February 2022 By Shaun Tossell The new season of Cirencester’s Barn Theatre begins with a bang, with the arrival of Murder For Two – A Killer Musical Comedy. This new production of Kellen Blair and Joe Kinosian’s award-winning musical, marks the first time the musical’s setting has been Continue Reading

⭐⭐⭐ 31st January 2022 By Shaun Tossell The highly anticipated world premiere stage adaptation of The Da Vinci Code, based the infamous best-selling novel by Dan Brown, is now touring the UK. The novel was also famously adapted into a star-studded Hollywood blockbuster featuring Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou and Sir Continue Reading

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 27th January 2022 By Shaun Tossell Disney’s classic Bedknobs and Broomsticks is the latest in a long line of stage musical adaptations, that has produced the likes of smash-hits The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast and Mary Poppins. Will this latest attempt be able to conjure the same Continue Reading

⭐⭐⭐⭐ 12th January 2022 By Shaun Tossell The award-winning comedy The Play What I Wrote has returned with a brand new production and is currently touring the country. I headed to the Theatre Royal Bath to find out what all the fuss was all about. The Play What I Wrote Continue Reading

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 15th September 2021 Review by Shaun Tossell Disney’s Beauty and the Beast returns to the stage, in a brand new reimagined production, set to tour the UK & Ireland and the theatre-goers of Bristol are the first lucky bunch of people who get to experience it. Retelling the classic Continue Reading

⭐⭐⭐⭐ 20th October 2020 Review by Shaun Tossell Today was my very first visit to Cirencester’s cultural jewel, the Barn Theatre, which has been leading the pack with its efforts to keep making theatre happen, during these strange times. Following on from the success of their outdoor theatre festival – Continue Reading