Roe Reviews Theatre
Reviewing Local and National Theatre from the Midlands and Beyond!
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The Criterion is another local theatre that creates the most beautiful pieces and this was no exception. Having it’s own mystery to solve 2 weeks before opening, this was a show that deserved every sold out evening it had The plays tells the story of 15 year old Christopher Boone, a young neurodivergent teenager trying…
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Celebrating the original story’s 30th anniversary with a brand new UK tour, Birdsong is a play you do not want to miss. This three-hour, three-act piece (with two intervals!) may appear long but it grips you from the beginning to the end. Fear not that it is a World War I drama, for it manages…
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The Loft Theatre goes above and beyond on every show they produce and Medea was no different. The sudden darkness of the auditorium leads into the beautiful opening led by Cheryl Laverick (Nurse). She tells us – almost like the first character to speak in every Greek tragedy – that “Yes it looks bad now,…
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This is another play that is very dear to my heart, seeing it 4 times during it’s rehearsal and performances at the Criterion last September I couldn’t miss seeing it again for one last time In a desperate attempt to heal his mother from mental health struggles, the narrator from the age of seven puts…
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If anyone knows me well enough, they will not be surprised 👀 Armed with a live band, 15 chairs, 4 real trees and the occasional turntable this talented cast play almost 50 characters between them all with impeccable vocals and strong movers all round. The soundtrack stands out being almost a complete sung through show…
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A little intro for the new website! Hello everyone, Roe here! As the amount of shows I’m seeing for press and in general has increased, I thought it was only time to create a website to have all my written reviews, video interviews and more in one place and to make it more accessible. So…