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February 2026
January's issue is about to be published with a smaller amount of reviews as normal, simply because that's always the case after pantos; just 22 productions in the issue, but there's also the London Mime Festival issue to enjoy.
We've had another tidy up of the whole site, which is improving the search availability all of the time, and we have lots of improvements in the pipe line. Thank you to everyone who's pointed out an error. It always helps us here at TR to improve the site, so please do contact me if you spot one.
I've had a query from a subscriber who's trying to find a script for the very rare play "What Do They Know about Love Uptown?" by Jerrold Dukor. If anyone has any information about where one might be found, do please get in touch.
As always, do let me have any comments or suggestions at editor@theatrerecord.com
Thu 01 Jan 2026
January 2026
Happy new year everyone.
In the next few days you'll see the December issue as well as the separate Christmas issue featuring all of the pantomimes and other Christmas productions for the year. At the last count there were 56 productions for the Christmas issue. There are many more of course, happening all over the country, and I hope you’ve had the chance to experience one firsthand—to join the sea of voices in every singalong and feel the energy of the crowd as they cheer for the hero and boo the villain. I'm off to see 2 of my local pantomimes at the end of this month.
Usually in January, theatre has a bit of a rest after the end of the pantos, but we'll continue to review everything that we can for the January issue. There is plenty listed on our 'What's On' page, so lots to look forward to.
We're continuing to enter the archive, so everything is now searchable from 1981 up to 1991 - we're getting there!
Thank you as always to all of you for your continued support, and thank you too for all of your suggestions and comments. As always, please keep sending them in to editor@theatrerecord.com, and once again, I wish you all a very happy new year.
Thu 04 Dec 2025
December
We're well into panto season now, and you'll see all the reviews together in the special Christmas issue, which will be published in early January. You can read them all as they happen of course, by looking in the index. A Christmas Carol at The Old Vic with Paul Hilton has great reviews as does Ballet Shoes at The National Theatre. There are still plenty of other productions happening too of course. I was lucky enough to see a touring production at my local theatre of The Lonely Clown Club Theatre Co's production of Hah! Bumhug, which really put me in the Christmas spirit. I'm about to go and see The Fifth Step by David Ireland as part of NT live, and reading the reviews, I think I'm going to have a very enjoyable evening.
Apologies for the speed of adding reviews at the moment. Unfortunately our internet is down (An accident with the main pole and a lorry outside my house!), but all should be up to speed again at the start of next week.
With sadness, we all heard about the death of Tom Stoppard. I had a look at some of his work in the archive of Theatre Record, and was amazed at all of the work he had written and produced. There are some very interesting obituaries available to read, with many an interesting story. R.I.P. Tom, and thank you.
As always, were continuing to make small improvements to the site, and adding more backlog. Do let me know if you have any comments or suggestions.
Lastly, may I wish you all a happy and peaceful Christmas, and thank you all for your continued support.