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BFI London Film Festival 2025: Exit 8 - The Reviews Hub

The Reviews Hub @thereviewshub.bsky.social · 1d

#FILM #REVIEW Exit 8
'a horror film with a sentimental narrative' ⭐️⭐️½ #LFF thereviewshub.com/bfi-london-f...

Writers: Hirase Kentaro and Genki Kawamura Director: Genki Kawamura Exit 8 was once a video game, and now it is a horror film with a sentimental narrative. The unnamed protagonist, simply called The ...

BFI London Film Festival 2025: Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery - The Reviews Hub

The Reviews Hub @thereviewshub.bsky.social · 1d

#FILM #REVIEW Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
'The victim may not last long, but greed, guilt and vengeance is eternal. A knotted and well managed mystery' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #LFF thereviewshub.com/bfi-london-f...

Writer and Director: Rian Johnson Following his classic country house mystery and a group of people trapped on an island, Rian Johnson unpacks his latest box of tricks at the London Film Festival 2025...

The Reviews Hub @thereviewshub.bsky.social · 1d

#THEATRE #REVIEW Jane Austen's Emma @sheffieldtheatres.bsky.social "consistently stylish and pacy" ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ www.thereviewshub.com/jane-austens... #Sheffield

The Reviews Hub @thereviewshub.bsky.social · 1d

#THEATRE #REVIEW Lost Atoms at York Theatre Royal "highly recommended viewing" ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ www.thereviewshub.com/lost-atoms-y... #York

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - Aylesbury Waterside Theatre - The Reviews Hub

The Reviews Hub @thereviewshub.bsky.social · 1d

#THEATRE #REVIEW ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe @aylesburywaterside.bsky.social www.thereviewshub.com/the-lion-the... "what theatre was made to do … go and see this magical show" #Aylesbury

Music: Benji Bower and Barnaby Race Writer: C S Lewis Adaptor: Sally Cookson Director: Michael Fentiman This stage version of C. S. Lewis’s The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe is now in its eighth y...

Macbeth - The Mill Theatre, Dublin - The Reviews Hub

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The Reviews Hub @thereviewshub.bsky.social · 2d

#THEATRE #REVIEW Macbeth @dlrMillTheatre 'effective'🌟🌟
www.thereviewshub.com/macbeth-the-... #DUBLIN

Writer: William Shakespeare Director: Geoff O’Keeffe The plays of William Shakespeare are some of the most performed plays all over the world. They are performed through different mediums, in a range...

Deaf Republic - Samuel Beckett Theatre, Dublin Theatre Festival 2025 - The Reviews Hub

The Reviews Hub @thereviewshub.bsky.social · 2d

#THEATRE #REVIEW Deaf Republic @DubTheatreFest "amazing ... stunning"🌟🌟🌟🌟
www.thereviewshub.com/deaf-republi... #DUBLIN

Writers: Dead Centre & Zoe McWhinney. Adapted from the book by Ilya Kaminsky. Directors: Bush Moukarzel & Ben Kidd “That’s why we go to the theatre, to understand each other.” Deaf Republic was sta...

DEEPER - Project Arts Centre, Dublin Theatre Festival 2025 - The Reviews Hub

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The Reviews Hub @thereviewshub.bsky.social · 2d

#THEATRE #REVIEW DEEPER @projectartscentre @DubTheatreFest 'perfect for the season' 🌟🌟🌟🌟
www.thereviewshub.com/deeper-proje... #DUBLIN

Writer & Director: Gosia Wdowik DEEPER is one of the most seasonably apt pieces of work in this year’s Dublin Theatre Festival. With Halloween at the end of the month, a piece of horror theatre, bolst...

The Reviews Hub @thereviewshub.bsky.social · 2d

#THEATRE #NEWS Northern Stage announces North-East led cast for Beauty and the Beast www.thereviewshub.com/northern-sta... #Newcastle

The Party Girls - Birmingham REP - The Reviews Hub

The Reviews Hub @thereviewshub.bsky.social · 2d

#THEATRE #REVIEW ⭐⭐⭐ The Party Girls #BirminghamREP www.thereviewshub.com/the-party-gi... "a brave attempt to shine a light into the dynamics of one of the most infamous families of the 20th century" #Birmingham

Writer: Amy Rosenthal Director: Richard Beecham The Mitford sisters – or at least, five of them – have passed into popular culture because of their outspoken and radical views, covering the entire pol...

The Reviews Hub @thereviewshub.bsky.social · 3d

#THEATRE #REVIEW Life Class @bradford2025.co.uk "an uplifting experience" ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ www.thereviewshub.com/life-class-l... #Bradford

The Reviews Hub @thereviewshub.bsky.social · 4d

#OPERA #REVIEW @operanorth.co.uk's Susanna at Leeds Grand Theatre "Marcus Jarrell Willis’ choreography meshed perfectly with Olivia Fuchs’ direction" ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ www.thereviewshub.com/susanna-leed... #Leeds

Her Father's Voice - O’Reilly Theatre, Dublin Theatre Festival 2025 - The Reviews Hub

The Reviews Hub @thereviewshub.bsky.social · 5d

#THEATRE #REVIEW Her Father's Voice @DubTheatreFest 'an important story'🌟🌟
www.thereviewshub.com/her-fathers-... #DUBLIN

Writer: Shane O’Reilly Composer: Tom Lane Director: Annabelle Comyn Devised by CODA’s (Child of Deaf Adults) Shane O’Reilly, Her Father’s Voice takes the audience inside the lives of a family in the d...

Bonnie & Clyde - Old Joint Stock, Birmingham - The Reviews Hub

The Reviews Hub @thereviewshub.bsky.social · 5d

#MUSICAL #REVIEW ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ½ Bonnie & Clyde #OldJointStock www.thereviewshub.com/bonnie-clyde... "a thrilling, immersive ride through the rise and fall of the world’s most infamous couple … tight, stylish, and memorable" #Birmingham

Book: Ivan Menchell Music: Frank Wildhorn Lyrics: Don Black Director: Emily Susanne Lloyd For those unfamiliar with Birmingham’s Old Joint Stock Theatre, it is a unique venue, tucked above the pub of ...

Mean Girls Musical Announces UK and Ireland Tour Cast - The Reviews Hub

The Reviews Hub @thereviewshub.bsky.social · 5d

#THEATRE #REVIEW Mary Poppins at Sunderland Empire "a triumph of craftsmanship, heart, and theatrical joy" ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ www.thereviewshub.com/mary-poppins... #Sunderland

The Reviews Hub @thereviewshub.bsky.social · 6d

#CONCERT #REVIEW Clare Teal: 25th Anniversary Tour at York Theatre Royal "The concert is very much the Clare Teal 5: she’s in charge, but the four instrumentalists have every chance to shine" ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½ www.thereviewshub.com/clare-teal-2... #York

The Reviews Hub @thereviewshub.bsky.social · 6d

#THEATRE #REVIEW Sh!t-Faced Shakespeare: Hamlet at Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield "a bawdy, messy, side splittingly hilarious whip through a usually long, boring and depressing play" ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ www.thereviewshub.com/sht-faced-sh... #Huddersfield

The Reviews Hub @thereviewshub.bsky.social · 6d

NEWS: On 'Mean Girls Day' Casting has been announced for the 1st ever UK Tour opening @palaceandopera.bsky.social in February. The show will star Emily Lane and Vivian Panka #MusicalTheatre www.thereviewshub.com/mean-girls-m...

On 3 October, celebrated as ‘Mean Girls Day’, producers Lorne Michaels, Crossroads Live and Sonia Friedman Productions revealed the initial casting and full tour schedule for the 2026–2027 UK and Irel...

The Reviews Hub @thereviewshub.bsky.social · 6d

NEWS: Cole Escola's hit Broadway show OH Mary will open at The Trafalgar Theatre in London's West End in December this year starring Mason Alexander Park. www.thereviewshub.com/oh-mary-brin...

John le Carré’s Spy Classic Heads on UK Tour in 2026 - The Reviews Hub

The Reviews Hub @thereviewshub.bsky.social · 6d

NEWS: Chichester Festival Theatre announce UK Tour of their hit spy thriller adaptation The Spy Who Came in From The Cold. Which will open @curveleicester.bsky.social in March 2026 www.thereviewshub.com/john-le-carr... #Theatre

The Ink Factory and Second Half Productions have announced a major UK tour of the Chichester Festival Theatre’s acclaimed production of The Spy Who Came In From The Cold, adapted from John le Carré’s ...

Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror - The Reviews Hub

The Reviews Hub @thereviewshub.bsky.social · 7d

#FILM #REVIEW Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
@UKKaleidoscope
'demonstrates the evolution of the stage musical from fringe to mainstream theatre to film and fan phenomenon' ⭐️⭐️⭐️½ thereviewshub.com/strange-jour...

Writer: Avner Shiloah Director: Linus O’Brien There are a number of 50th anniversaries on the horizon- The Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester and the National Theatre on the South Bank – perhaps the...

The Reviews Hub @thereviewshub.bsky.social · 7d

#FILM #REVIEW Mr Blake at Your Service @vertigorel.bsky.social
'Director Gilles Legardinier creates a quirky, gently humorous world' ⭐️⭐️⭐️½ thereviewshub.com/mr-blake-at-...

Disney Announces Hercules Original London Cast Recording - The Reviews Hub

The Reviews Hub @thereviewshub.bsky.social · 7d

NEWS Disney announce the release of the Original London Cast Recording of Hercules www.thereviewshub.com/disney-annou...

Disney Theatrical Group and Disney Music Group/Walt Disney Records have officially announced the release of the Hercules Original London Cast Recording, celebrating the hit West End musical inspired b...

The Choir of Man Announces First-Ever UK Tour for 2026 - The Reviews Hub

The Reviews Hub @thereviewshub.bsky.social · 7d

NEWS : The Choir of Man announces UK Tour in 2026 : www.thereviewshub.com/the-choir-of... #MusicalTheatre

The producers of The Choir of Man, the Olivier Award-nominated musical sensation, have announced the show’s inaugural UK tour, set to begin in spring 2026. Following its phenomenal success in London’s...