theatre royal

Like most sixteen-year-olds across the country, I studied An Inspector Calls at GCSE level, and four years ago I saw the play performed on stage in London.  Walking into the Theatre Royal this evening, therefore, I felt more than prepared to turn my critical eye towards the performance.  Although...

Set during the consequent terms of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Moira Buffini’s Handbagged provides a behind-the-scenes perspective on the apparent power struggle between two of the longest serving British patriots, Thatcher and Queen Elizabeth II. Presented as a light-hearted comedy, the play depicts the relationship between Liz and Mags...

A novel of ideas expressed as an echo of reality, Aldous Huxley’s previous predictions of the future are thrust into the face of modern society as the stage performance of Brave New World rings uncomfortably true. What was once a narrative of academic satire is transformed into a distressing...

Very rare is it that two Nottingham venues will put on the same show in the same week. However, Northern Ballet’s version of George Orwell’s 1984 at The Theatre Royal is as disturbing as it is beautiful – a word never normally associated with this production. 1984 follows Winston,...

It’s Freshers Week, which means for all the newcomers at the University of Nottingham, it’s a time for settling into halls, meeting new friends and, for a lot of people, getting drunker than you have ever been in your life. However, for those seeking a more cultured alternative to...

Depicting the unlikely friendship between two young boys at the heart of the Holocaust, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas follows German born Bruno as he and his family are relocated to the outskirts of Auschwitz after his soldier father is deployed there. Meeting at one of the now...

It is not uncommon to see the works of esteemed playwrights, such as Arthur Miller, revived and revamped, attempting to put a new spin on plays which have been performed countless times. However, Touring Consortium Theatre Company present what feels like a very traditional production of A View From...