Reviews of shows awarded 2 stars by the Broken Legs Blog – “Room for improvement”
“Public – The Musical” – Leicester Curve ★★☆☆☆
“A fascinating premise […] visually stunning” A musical set in a toilet is an excellent hook for a production, and…
“Bank of Dave” – Leicester Curve ★★☆☆☆
“Loud, proud and Northern” Following the 2008 financial crisis, banks were more reluctant than ever to lend people money. It…
“The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui” – RSC ★★☆☆☆
“Mark Gatiss [is] formidable and horrifying […] utterly chilling” Written during the 1940s at the height of Hitler’s powers, “The…
“Hamlet” – Nottingham Theatre Royal ★★☆☆☆
“An intriguing watch but one that is utterly bizarre” Last year’s Rupert Goold-directed “Hamlet” (which I previously reviewed here) is…
“Glorious!” – Derby Theatre ★★☆☆☆
“Light-hearted, breezy […] some excellent comedic moments” The true story of Florence Foster Jenkins, the American socialite dubbed “the world’s…
“Hercules” – Theatre Royal Drury Lane ★★☆☆☆
Disney Theatrical Group’s “Hercules”, based on the 1997 Disney film, re-tells the tale of the Greek legend, with the usual…
“The Great Gatsby” – Derby Theatre ★★☆☆☆
This blog post was written for East Midlands Theatre Derby Theatre’s latest ‘Made in Derby’ production takes us back to…
“13 Going On 30: The Musical” – Manchester Opera House ★★☆☆☆
Following on the trend of turning 90s-00s teen films into musicals (e.g. Mean Girls, Clueless, Legally Blonde), ’13 Going On…
“The Business of Murder” – Theatre Royal, Nottingham ★★☆☆☆
“The Business of Murder”, the final instalment of this year’s Classic Thriller Season at the Theatre Royal in Nottingham, is…
“Bat out of Hell” – Leicester Curve ★★☆☆☆
Featuring the music of Jim Steinman, and partly based on Meat Loaf’s Bat out of Hell album, this rock-and-roll musical…
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