Nick Ahad

1. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Nick Ahad

   The Trial of Romeo Oscar review – Ayckbourn goes back to the future with android accused of murder (opens the original)

   Excerpt · English

   Read excerpt

   Stephen Joseph theatre, ScarboroughThe playwright explores our relationship with technology, asks if robots have souls and even questions the value of art in this sci-fi courtroom drama For play number 92, Alan Ayckbourn returns to his preoccupation of exploring where we as a species are heading through a science-fiction lens. He goes back to the future. In The Trial of Romeo Oscar, the playwright famed for his domestic comedies looks to the year 2194 when humans have spread about the galaxy and

   Feedback

2. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · Nick Ahad

   East Is East review – the classic cross-cultural comedy is as sharp as ever (opens the original)

   Excerpt · Positive tone · English

   Read excerpt

   Bolton Octagon Thirty years on, Ayub Khan Din’s play about dual-heritage life in the 70s is revived for a tour with an exceptional cast Thirty years ago a play opened at Birmingham Rep that might have been expected to have limited appeal. East Is East, the story of a mixed-race family from the north of England surviving 1970s Britain as the father tries to marry off two of his sons, was then turned into a film. It crossed cultures and became a Bafta-winning box-office hit, following the succes

   Feedback

3. Article · Jul 5, 2026 · Nick Ahad

   The Night of the Werewolves Live review – Traitors-esque immersive theatre is a lot of bawdy fun (opens the original)

   Excerpt · English

   Read excerpt

   Fruit Market, HullAssigned roles as the unlucky inhabitants of a remote village audience members must avoid ending up on the pyre in this high-camp game of smut and survival ‘But is it theatre?” you might keep asking as you experience the latest offering from Silent Uproar. It’s theatrical; there’s a set and lighting design. There’s an atmospheric sound design by Eddi Pickard and a singular central performance. There’s a script and a director. The question arises from the form: The N

   Feedback

Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.

Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.

• Samantha Power1 piece
• Birmingham Rep1 piece