Claire Parsons
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Musical review: Tina –The Tina Turner Musical, Birmingham Hippodrome
A flawed but fierce celebration of survival.
Theatre review: Dear Evan Hansen, The Alexandra, Birmingham
A gripping story of grief and deception in the digital era.
Theatre review: The Croft, The Rep, Birmingham
A play about ghosts that struggles to find a soul.
Dance review: Inside Giovanni’s Room, The Rep, Birmingham
A fearless and tender dance adaptation that confronts queer desire, shame, and selfhood with aching vulnerability.
Theatre review: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
A moody, imaginative take on Narnia where puppets prowl and actors play their own score.
Theatre review: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Birmingham Hippodrome
A gloriously bonkers blast of musical mayhem.
Theatre review: Ghost Stories, Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
More haunted house than haunting drama, 'Ghost Stories' offers a jolt to the senses but lacks the quiet dread that…
Theatre review: An Inspector Calls, Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
With its stark visuals and pointed messaging, this enduring production still holds a mirror up to a society reluctant to…
Theatre review: The Girl on the Train, Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
Dripping with unease and shadow, this adaptation trades tidy resolution for haunting emotional truth.
Music review: Sunwook Kim plays Beethoven, Barbican Hall, London
With no score and total command, Sunwook Kim delivered Beethoven with fire, finesse and fearless direction from the piano.