Brighton Year-Round

Abigail’s Party

A superb revival; its tinted mirror keeps burnishing.

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Allegra

As an example of a Peter Quilter soufflé, this is the best of his I’ve come across; and Maureen Lipman gleams with a supreme gravity-defying performance. Irresistible.

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Barnum: The Circus Musical

Superb show: stellar performances, the definition of showbiz.

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Blood Brothers

This is the production to see.

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Carmen

A must-see for anyone compelled by ballet; something we’re not likely to see in Brighton for years.

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Death on the Nile

A first-rate night at the theatre, and Esme Hough is a delight.

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Double Indemnity

With Raymond Chandler’s ghost still in the machine it’s a compelling noir.

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Midsomer Murders

Don’t miss this. You’ll be surprised. Particularly if you think you know the badgers.

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Operation Mincemeat

This is the finest new musical I’ve seen for many years. End of. The hype, the Oliviers and Tony call it right. See it.

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Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

With a re-think more thorough than a new fuel-tank for Priscilla, it’s now an outstanding show.

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Single White Female

There’s potential for this to be a taut-paced thriller with higher stakes than the original. As it stands, this isn’t yet quite ready but there’s months ahead to make it work.

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The Ballad of Johnny & June

That rare event: a new musical with classic inscribed on it. Outstanding.

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The Beekeeper of Aleppo

It’s important to see it now. It’s none the less real for being fiction.

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The Constant Wife

An outstanding revival and adaptation, a faultless cast, an award-winning set too. Brighton has been lucky in its last three productions. This though is the gem. Outstanding.

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The Spy Who Came In From The Cold

This desperate elegy of betrayal, straight from Le Carré’s own hurt, will haunt you with the truth of its despair.

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Waitress

Hope Fletcher raises soaring music theatre, an ounce of gold in the throat and stars six inches above it.

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