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October
As autumn rolls in, here at Theatre Record we have started work on the Christmas productions, as panto season is almost upon us. Starting at the beginning of November will be A Christmas Carol at the Old Vic with Paul Hilton as Ebenezer Scrooge this year. We'll aim to add all of the other Christmas listings during this month, and as ever, there will be a separate issue for all of the Christmas productions at the end of the year.
We've also added some more of the archive, so more is now fully searchable. 1989 is now on and it's nice to know we're now working on the 90's. I've just worked on issue 5 of 1990 which saw the opening of the West Yorkshire Playhouse. I often stop and read as I'm going through, as there's such a fascinating history contained within every issue.
This month there's lots to look forward to in London and around the regions, and as ever we'll cover as much as we can. September's issue will be ready to view from the 5th, but of course you can still read it all by looking at the list of 'latest reviews'. Enjoy reading all the reviews, and enjoy any theatre you see this month.
Wed 03 Sep 2025
September
September has arrived and the Edinburgh Festivals are all but over. You can see that the Edinburgh issues are out, but there may be a few yet to add.
There were 1018 listings for the Fringe this year, and 576 of them have been reviewed. A total of 1150 reviews were added in total. The production with the most reviews was 'Lost Lear' with 14 reviews. It was a busy time for the reviewers, as there are 171 venues across 55 theatres to cover. It's a lot to get around. In Theatre Record this August we have put on reviews from 95 different reviewers. No wonder there are so many.
August still produced a fair few productions to cover in London and the regions too, and you'll see 30 of them in our August issue.
As things are now slightly less busy for us here at Theatre Record in September, we'll continue to make improvements to the site and continue with entering the archive, so it's fully searchable. 1981 up to 1989 (apart form a very few odd bits which we are still working on) is now fully searchable. We're cracking on with 1990.
As always, do let me have any comments or suggestions at editor@theatrerecord.com
Fri 01 Aug 2025
August
The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is underway and the first review is out, thanks to Mark Fisher from the Guardian. There are 1009 listings for the Fringe Festival, and we’ll aim to cover all that are reviewed. 981 were reviewed last year, so hopefully we’ll do the same if not better this year.
The Edinburgh International Festival starts today too, with the opening show ‘Make It Happen’ with Brian Cox sure to be reviewed widely. As always, the separate issues will be published at the end of the month, but you can see all the reviews as they come in of course.
We’re continuing to add the archive, so it’s all completely searchable. 1981-1985 and 1987-1988 is there to search, and by the weekend 1989 will be there too. (We haven’t forgotten about 1986, and that will be there soon)
We are continuing to make small changes to the website, improving the way things operate. As always, if you notice anything is missing, or indeed have any suggestions, do get in touch at editor@theatrerecord.com.