Theatre Reviews Archives

REVIEW: Blackadder Goes Forth, by Nantwich Players

Clever, cunning, brilliant…

Just a few words from Edmund Blackadder’s own diction that could be used to describe how Nantwich Players have brought this production to the stage.

May 6, 2025 —

REVIEW: Mokushla Theatre Company at Reaseheath Hall

By Claire Faulkner
It’s not very often you get the chance to see two different plays with the same cast on one day.

But on Saturday (April 26) Reaseheath Hall was transformed into the George Hotel, and became the setting for two performances from the Mokushla Theatre Company.

April 28, 2025 —

REVIEW: Bram Stoker’s Dracula, at Crewe Lyceum

By Claire Faulkner
Blackeyed Theatre returned to Crewe Lyceum this weekend with a new adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula.

Directed by Nick Lane, this thrilling and atmospheric production opens with a chilling warning to the audience; that vampires exist.

April 20, 2025 —

REVIEW: “Eight” by Nantwich Players Studio productions

By Claire Faulkner
One of the most exciting things about Nantwich Players Studio productions is the opportunity to discover and enjoy plays I’ve never seen before.

Eight by Ella Hickson is a thought-provoking production which consists of eight monologues, delivered by different characters and was written to offer a ‘state-of-the-nation group portrait of a generation which grew up amidst a consumerist boom.’

April 11, 2025 —

REVIEW: “Death of a Salesman” at Crewe Lyceum

By Claire Faulkner
A few years ago, more than I care to admit, I studied the Arthur Miller play “Death of a Salesman” at the old Dane Bank College in Crewe as part of my English A Level.

It was a set exam text, and I remember many hours were spent in the classroom discussing and dissecting Miller’s writing.

March 29, 2025 —

REVIEW: Nantwich Players Youth Theatre “Our Town”

Our Town by Thornton Wilder is a play about life in the small town of Grover’s Corner, New Hampshire.

The play is set between 1901 and 1913, and with the use of narration from stage managers follows the lives of two residents who grow up, fall in love and get married.

March 27, 2025 —

REVIEW: Crewe Amateur Musicals Society at Lyceum

By Claire Faulkner
Crewe Amateur Musicals Society are calling for a strike this week at The Lyceum with their latest production, Made in Dagenham.

Directed by Rhianne Stubbs this inspirational and joyful production not only had the audience standing up for women’s rights, but also showing appreciation in a standing ovation.

March 7, 2025 —

REVIEW: Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons – Nantwich Players

“The average person will speak 123,205,750 words in a lifetime. But what if there was a limit?”

This is the question Nantwich Players pose in their latest production of Lemons, lemons, lemons, lemons, lemons by Sam Steiner.

March 1, 2025 —

REVIEW: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime – Nantwich Players

By Claire Faulkner
Directed by Chris Ridge, adapted by Simon Stevens from the book by Mark Haddon, Nantwich Players have brought to life The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time.

The play tells the story of Christopher Boone, who after being wrongly accused, sets out to solve the mystery of who killed his neighbour’s dog.

February 16, 2025 —

REVIEW: “Myra’s Story” at Crewe Lyceum Theatre

By Claire Faulkner
It’s not very often a theatre production has such an impact on me that it leaves me speechless, but Myra’s Story at The Lyceum on Tuesday night did just that.

Written by Brian Foster, Myra’s Story shares the life of a homeless alcoholic who begs for change from passing strangers on the streets of Dublin.

February 12, 2025 —

REVIEW: “Beauty and the Beast” at Crewe Lyceum

By Neil Bonner
Over the years Crewe’s Lyceum Theatre has gained an enviable reputation for staging some of the best pantomimes in the land – and this year’s offering of Beauty and the Beast can only enhance its standing.

December 16, 2024 —