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April
With 50 shows opening and being reviewed so far in March, it's been a bit of a busy month. We always do our best to cover as many regional productions as we can, whilst still covering London, including the West End.
This month I saw the NT Live production of Dr Strangelove from the Noël Coward Theatre, which closed in January. I hadn't seen the original with Peter Sellers, so could not compare it to the original version. I certainly enjoyed this adaptation. I agree with the Guardian review from Arifa Akbar regarding Steve Coogan's many roles in that 'the way Coogan juggles them so seamlessly is remarkable'. An amazing cockpit of a B52 bomber by Hildegard Bechtler was very effective too. I loved this one.
I'm still adding the archive, but making good progress; the speed with which it goes onto the archive page will speed up very soon. We will also be introducing some changes to the website very shortly, which will improve the search engine and improve the listings page, as well as introduce new features.
Thank you as always to those of you who point out errors, missing productions, and who suggest improvements they would like to see. It's really helpful, so keep them coming.
Enjoy the theatre this month and happy Easter.
Sun 02 Mar 2025
March
Once again, thank you to you all for your comments and suggestions. We always love to hear them, as it helps to improve Theatre Record.
This month you can see the 'Manipulate Festival' and the 'Mime London' issues in the February archive now. Although small, we thought it was important to keep them separate from the usual listings. Also the Òran Mór Play Pie Pint season has started, and we will cover the whole season as well as covering all the usual.
I've been to see the NT Live screening of 'The Importance of Being Earnest' and I agreed with Clive Davis in his Times review - 'Think of it as an adult panto' and 'this is one of those National productions where you wonder if the director is throwing everything at the audience and hoping for the best'. The acting was superb. I'm glad I saw it. I've also seen my local drama club production of 'Accidental Death of an Anarchist'. I shall be looking out for the actor playing the anarchist, as I'm sure he'll appear in Theatre Record in the future.
We're also continuing to make changes to improve Theatre Record, including continuing to enter the whole archive. Don't forget, if you ever spot anything that needs looking at, do let us know.
Thank you all, as always for your continued support
Sun 02 Feb 2025
February
As panto season came to an end around the middle of January, we finished all the panto production reviews. You can see them all in out separate ‘Christmas Productions 2024’ issue, which is now in the archive.
We will be producing a separate issue for the Mime London 2025 festival, which used to be called the London International Mime Festival. You can search for these productions in the archive with “MimeLondon 2025”, and it will be included as a separate issue at the end of February.
We are making further changes to the website this month. In doing this work, we have noted some statistics. In Theatre Record, at this point in time, we have covered reviews from 485 theatres, with 709 different venues, and 224 different sub venues. We have covered theatres in 96 towns and cities across the UK.
Enjoy the next issue and, as always, do let me have your suggestions or comments at editor@theatrerecord.com