SUSAN DARLINGTON applauds the sensuality and strong characterisation of an unconventional ballet about an unconventional woman

SUSAN DARLINGTON applauds bold choices that force the audience to re-examine a familiar comedy

SUSAN DARLINGTON is moved by fleeting glimpses into the lives of people living on a single road in a nameless Lancashire town

SUSAN DARLINGTON laments a version of the adventures of Sherlock Holmes that is unable to solve its own problems

SUSAN DARLINGTON swoons in the presence of a magnetic frontman

SUSAN DARLINGTON enjoys the raucous familiarity of a traditional topsy-turvy pantomime

SUSAN DARLINGTON relishes an inclusive production of a Dickens classic that makes no bones about the lived reality of the Victorian working class

SUSAN DARLINGTON applauds a new version of the classic novel of racial injustice in the deep South

SUSAN DARLINGTON appreciates a retelling of the Merlin myth that emphasises family and belonging

SUSAN DARLINGTON highly recommends a novel setting for a play that is a rip-roaring yarn about kindness and helping people to belong

SUSAN DARLINGTON is charmed by an arena show that crosses Great Gatsby glamour with Jane Eyre madness

SUSAN DARLINGTON is bowled over by an outstanding play about the past, present and future of race and identity in the US