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The latest theatre reviews by Michael Davies can now be read on the website www.stagereviews.co.uk - you can also sign up for Twitter updates every time a new review is filed. The reviews on these pages date from 2010 and before.
 
 
    

THE DUCHESS OF MALFI

Royal Theatre, Northampton

 

FROZEN

Madcap Theatre, Milton Keynes

 

THE HABIT OF ART

Milton Keynes Theatre

 

SPAMALOT

Derngate, Northampton, starring Marcus Brigstocke and Hayley Tamaddon

 

THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY

Royal Theatre, Northampton, starring Michelle Ryan

 

HAIRSPRAY

Milton Keynes Theatre, starring Brian Conley and Les Dennis

 

MATTHEW BOURNE'S SWAN LAKE

Curve, Leicester

 

VON RIBBENTROP'S WATCH

Oxford Playhouse

 

CHESS THE MUSICAL

Derngate, Northampton

 

TELL ME ON A SUNDAY

Royal Theatre, Northampton, starring Claire Sweeney

 

LOVE IN SHAKESPEARE

Heartbreak Productions, Nottingham Castle

 

THE SECRET GARDEN

Heartbreak Productions, Kenilworth Castle

 

QUARTET

Milton Keynes Theatre, starring Timothy West and Susannah York

 

BEDROOM FARCE

Milton Keynes Theatre

 

OKLAHOMA!

Milton Keynes Theatre, starring Marti Webb

 

TOWN

Royal Theatre, Northampton

 

MORTE D'ARTHUR

Royal Shakespeare Company, The Courtyard Theatre, Stratford

 

A FAMILY GUIDE TO THE ORCHESTRA

Derngate, Northampton, starring Martin Clunes

 

GUYS AND DOLLS

Kilworth House Theatre, Leicestershire

  

LAUGHTER IN THE RAIN

Milton Keynes Theatre

 

STEPPING OUT

Milton Keynes Theatre, starring Anita Harris and Brian Capron

 

THE HISTORY BOYS

Milton Keynes Theatre

  

SALOME

Curve, Leicester, starring Con O'Neill and Jaye Griffiths

 

WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND

Milton Keynes Theatre, starring Jonathan Ansell

  

ENJOY

Milton Keynes Theatre

  

STOP MESSING ABOUT

Derngate, Northampton

  

THE WOMAN IN BLACK

Royal Theatre, Northampton

  

SONDHEIM 80th BIRTHDAY CONCERT

Derngate, Northampton, starring Maria Friedman, Daniel Evans and Graham Bickley

  

ROMEO AND JULIET

Royal Shakespeare Company, The Courtyard Theatre, Stratford

  

THREE SISTERS

Royal Theatre, Northampton

  

CALENDAR GIRLS

Milton Keynes Theatre, starring Lynda Bellingham, Jan Harvey, Letitia Dean

 

MY ZINC BED

Royal Theatre, Northampton

  

HONEST

The Mailcoach, Northampton

 

KING LEAR

Royal Shakespeare Company, The Courtyard Theatre, Stratford

 

CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG

Milton Keynes Theatre

  

END OF THE RAINBOW

Royal Theatre, Northampton, starring Tracie Bennett

  

SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS

Derngate, Northampton

  

ARABIAN NIGHTS

Royal Shakespeare Company, The Courtyard Theatre, Stratford

  

CINDERELLA

Milton Keynes Theatre

  

PETER PAN - A MUSICAL

Curve, Leicester

  

HONK!

Royal Theatre, Northampton

  

DREAMBOATS AND PETTICOATS

Milton Keynes Theatre

  

BEYOND THE HORIZON/SPRING STORM

Royal Theatre, Northampton

  

THE SOUND OF MUSIC

Milton Keynes Theatre, starring Connie Fisher

  

MY WONDERFUL DAY

Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough

 

TWELFTH NIGHT

Royal Shakespeare Company, The Courtyard Theatre, Stratford, starring Richard Wilson

 

THE PITMEN PAINTERS

Milton Keynes Theatre

 

THE POWER OF YES

Lyttelton Theatre, Royal National Theatre

  

THE DRUNKS/THE GRAIN STORE

Royal Shakespeare Company, The Courtyard Theatre, Stratford

  

THE STRIPPER

Milton Keynes Theatre

 

SPYMONKEY'S MOBY DICK

Royal Theatre, Northampton

 

RAIN MAN

Milton Keynes Theatre

  

DUET FOR ONE

Milton Keynes Theatre

 

THE OPERA SHOW

Kilworth House Theatre, Leicestershire

  

MAN OF THE MOMENT

Royal Theatre, Northampton

  

CHICAGO

Derngate, Northampton

  

PRIVATE FEARS IN PUBLIC PLACES

Royal Theatre, Northampton

  

CRAZY FOR YOU

Kilworth House Theatre, Leicestershire

  

JUST BETWEEN OURSELVES

Royal Theatre, Northampton

 

Royal Shakespeare Company, The Courtyard Theatre, Stratford

  

MARY STUART

Theatr Clwyd, Mold, starring Claire Price
  

SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN

Milton Keynes Theatre

  

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

Milton Keynes Theatre

 

UNDER MILK WOOD

Royal Theatre, Northampton

 

ALL THE FUN OF THE FAIR

Derngate, Northampton, starring David Essex

 

AN INSPECTOR CALLS

Milton Keynes Theatre

  

DINNERLADIES

Derngate, Northampton

 

THE WINTER'S TALE

Royal Shakespeare Company, The Courtyard Theatre, Stratford

 

SPYSKI!

Royal Theatre, Northampton

 

CINDERELLA ON ICE

Derngate, Northampton

 

SPIDER'S WEB

Royal Theatre, Northampton, starring Catherine Shipton

 

MADAME DE SADE

Wyndham’s Theatre , London, starring Dame Judi Dench, Rosamund Pike and Frances Barber

 

GOD OF CARNAGE

Milton Keynes Theatre , starring Richard E Grant, Lia Williams and Roger Allam

 

THE BFG

Royal Theatre, Northampton

 

WAITING FOR GODOT

Milton Keynes Theatre, starring Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Simon Callow and Ronald Pickup

 

PACK OF LIES

Milton Keynes Theatre , starring Jenny Seagrove and Simon Shepherd

 

COPPELIA

Russian State Ballet of Siberia, Milton Keynes Theatre

  

A SONG AT TWILIGHT

Royal Theatre, Northampton, starring Belinda Lang and Peter Egan

 
Derngate, Northampton
  

Milton Keynes Theatre

 

BRIEF ENCOUNTER

Royal Theatre, Northampton

  

FLASHDANCE

Derngate, Northampton

  

 
Hampstead Theatre, starring Claire Price and Jasper Britton
  

BLONDE BOMBSHELLS OF 1943

Royal Theatre, Northampton

  

TWELFTH NIGHT

Wyndham’s Theatre, London, starring Sir Derek Jacobi

 
Derngate, Northampton, starring Jimmy Osmond
 

PETER PAN

Milton Keynes Theatre, starring Henry Winkler

  

Royal Theatre, Northampton
 

THE NUTCRACKER

Northern Ballet Theatre, Milton Keynes Theatre

  

CABARET

Derngate, Northampton, starring Wayne Sleep and Samantha Barks

 

Royal Theatre, Northampton, starring Robert Bathurst

  

CAN'T SMILE WITHOUT YOU

Derngate, Northampton

  

THE WHITE DEVIL

Menier Chocolate Factory, London, starring Claire Price

  

SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR

Gielgud Theatre, London, starring Ian McDiarmid

  
Derngate, Northampton
 

LORD OF THE FLIES

Royal Theatre, Northampton

 

THE WOMAN IN BLACK

Milton Keynes Theatre

 

CAROUSEL

Milton Keynes Theatre, starring Lesley Garrett

 

OTHELLO

Royal Theatre, Northampton

  

LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST

Royal Shakespeare Company, The Courtyard Theatre, Stratford, starring David Tennant

  

EVITA

Milton Keynes Theatre

  

IVANOV

Wyndham’s Theatre, London, starring Kenneth Branagh

  

THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE

Royal Theatre, Northampton

  

Milton Keynes Theatre

  

MY BRILLIANT DIVORCE

Milton Keynes Theatre, starring Dillie Keane

  

HAMLET

Royal Shakespeare Company, The Courtyard Theatre, Stratford, starring David Tennant