Roe Reviews Theatre
Reviewing Local and National Theatre from the Midlands and Beyond!
Author: Roe McDonnell
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Oh my goodness, this was an emotional watch. This musical has only been in my life for just under a month but it has really changed my life. From this being my first press event 2 weeks ago, pulling out the content for @stagemasters_1 and the reuploads to my account this platform has almost doubled because of…
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What happens when you mix financial trading with tulips and live music? The Lofts 4th production of 2025 ‘The Just Price of Flowers’ and their reopening of the studio space since the pandemic As someone who knows nothing about finance or floristry I came in possibly as blind as you can get but with Mark…
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A Love story that’s somewhere between ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ and ‘In Pieces’; Ordinary Days tells the story of – what exactly it says on the tin – the ordinary days of Warren a surviving artists PA, Claire and Jason a couple with very different interests and directions and Deb, a burnt out grad student trying…
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Ooooo what a way to end the 2025 @boa_acting season! James Lees blows it out of the park every single time and this was no exception. This play is so well timed in the light of politics today and with the talented performers who know all too well the impact, they really told this story with grit…
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Spring has certainly come with the Lofts third show this season and their first musical of 2025, Spring Awakening. The story is no easy feat to tackle but with Chris Gilbey-Smith and James Suckling taking on direction and musical direction, Becca Shaw’s choreography and Dan Walsh’s intimacy coordination, you know you’re in safe hands. The…
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Being ex BOA myself, I am slightly biased but it was only a matter of time until they got the rights to the Welkin and I ran to catch this! These young performers took the story into their stride directed by the power duo which is Laura Emery and Jade Allen. The casts switch each…
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Criterions second show of 2025 is the intensely moving story of a community processing the death of one of their youngest and the debate that occurs between the church, the family and the wider nosey on lookers (Emma Padfeilds Janet Oram) with opinions of their own. The show had really strong performances all round from…
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When I first saw the show come about I knew this was something I had to go and see and I am gutted that it took me this long to do so because this is one of the most incredible pieces of theatre I have ever seen in my life I personally love a good…
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Pilot theatre return again with an incredible piece of art and this time centres Mary Wollstonecraft and her life journey through the narration between her and her daughter (which is a really interesting way to tell a story that I hadn’t seen in shows for a while!) The six performer ensemble shines in this production…
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To finish day one in London is a show that I have been listening to since I was 16 and to see it live for the first time was the joy that I needed The West End debut of this modern musical is homed perfectly by The Other Palace with seats almost all the way…
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From the candle lit minimalist set to the performances of everyone in the cast with the direction by the incredible Jennifer Tang, IBSL show, SWING ON?! this show was the best start I could’ve had to a London trip. The casting twist they put on more traditional characters with @nkempsayfi as Posthumus and @amandabrightactor as Pisania shines a light…
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Imagine rolling a dice 6000 times, each with different timelines of every single decision in your life. How will things play out differently and how drastically could it change if you just changed one thing? One thing that doesn’t change is The Loft’s quality of productions. Back with its second show of 2025, Nick Payne’s…
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When Romeo and Juliet first got announced in January 2024, I was excited. But not as excited as I was when I came out of the theatre wanting to see it again and again. Creativity at its finest, the Belgrade Theatre does it again with its brand-new production of Romeo and Juliet. Fused with rap,…
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In Wilde’s comedic masterpiece, Algernon (Ncuti Gatwa) and Jack (Hugh Skinner) but weave through their own family tree of lies to win the hearts of Cecily and Gwendolin and the trust of their families The chaos this play is, with its constant comedic twists and turns with brilliant physical comedy, a soundtrack Bridgerton would be…