Category Archives: Theater

Brideshead Reviewed in Richmond-on-Thames

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The English Touring Theatre’s production of Brideshead Revisited opened its final run in Richmond-on-Thames earlier this week. Richmond is a suburb of London, and the major London papers reviewed the production after its April opening in York. At least two online … Continue reading →

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Brideshead Reviewed in Oxford (More)

Posted on June 18, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The Oxford Mail and other local papers have carried a report welcoming the stage adaptation of Brideshead Revisited back to its academic home. The report is accompanied by photos of members of the cast and crew in the dining hall … Continue reading →

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Brideshead Reviewed in Oxford

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The traveling company performance of the stage adaptation of Brideshead Revisited opened earlier this week at the Oxford Playhouse where it is enjoying a one-week run. It is reviewed by John Charlton in Oxford Today, the online service of a group … Continue reading →

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Brideshead Reviewed in Brighton (More)

Posted on June 11, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Drama critic David Guest has reviewed the Brighton performance of Brideshead Revisited in the Chichester Observer. He found the production to be “undeniably brave but extremely bitty,” and that it might “make the audience feel that they are just mugging up … Continue reading →

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Brideshead Reviewed in Brighton

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The Brideshead Revisited stage production opened earlier this week in Brighton and has been reviewed in today’s Brighton Argus. The review is by Neil Vowles who finds that the play falls short of expectations: Without Oxford, Venice or Brideshead’s grand architecture, and … Continue reading →

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Brideshead Reviewed in Worcestershire (More)

Posted on June 4, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The Redditch Advertiser and other local papers has published a review of the Malvern performance of the Brideshead Revisited stage production. This is by Alan Wallcroft who emphasizes that the performance in Malvern is a “nostalgic homecoming” for this story: which owes … Continue reading →

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Brideshead Reviewed in Worcestershire

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The touring  stage production of Brideshead Revisited opened earlier this week in Malvern at the Festival Theatre in the Malvern Theatres group for a one week run. It was reviewed yesterday by John Philpott in the Worcester News and other … Continue reading →

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Daily Mail Reviews Brideshead Again

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The Daily Mail, which published one of the most positive reviews of the stage production of Brideshead Revisited now touring England (see earlier post), has posted another review. This latest  version is by Robert Gore-Langton, who saw the performance at Bath and is … Continue reading →

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Brideshead Reviewed in The Tablet

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Mark Lawson (presumably the one by that name whose day job is a BBC TV presenter) reviews the stage production of Brideshead Revisited in this week’s issue of The Tablet. He saw the play when it was performed last week in Bath. … Continue reading →

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Brideshead Reviewed (Southampton)

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The English Touring Theatre’s production of Brideshead Revisited opened Tuesday at the Nuffield Theatre in Southampton and is reviewed in today’s Daily Echo by Brian McCusker. Either the performances are getting better through experience or the critics less demanding as … Continue reading →

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