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Chris Bartlett

The Stage
Chris Bartlett

About Chris Bartlett

Chris is a freelance feature writer, reviewer and playwright, and former chief sub-editor at The Stage. He has been reviewing for The Stage since 1999

Recent Articles

The Railway Children review

The Railway Children review

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Visually stunning, emotionally engaging revival of Mike Kenny’s well-loved adaptation of the classic children’s story
Big Big Sky review

Big Big Sky review

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Tom Wells’ drama of loss, parenthood and birdwatching is touching and gently amusing 
Twisted! The Musical review

Twisted! The Musical review

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Ambitious, enjoyable but unfocused Dickensian musical sequel
Whatever Happened to Phoebe Salt review

Whatever Happened to Phoebe Salt review

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Richly evocative production of Stoke playwright Arthur Berry’s lost final play
Public Interest review

Public Interest review

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Powerful immersive production from political theatre group Common/Wealth calls out a legal practice responsible for hundreds of convictions
Spitfire Girls review

Spitfire Girls review

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Touching drama from Katherine Senior and Eamonn O’Dwyer illuminates the work of the women who flew Air Force planes during the Second World War
Abigail’s Party review

Abigail’s Party review

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Imaginatively staged revival of Mike Leigh’s 1970s comedy classic
A Matter of Life and Death review

A Matter of Life and Death review

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Magical adaptation captures the otherworldly charm and romanticism of Powell and Pressburger’s classic film
Glorious! review

Glorious! review

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Riotously entertaining revival of Peter Quilter’s play about Florence Foster Jenkins hits all the right notes at Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre
Shirley Valentine review

Shirley Valentine review

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Warm restaging featuring Mina Anwar breathes new life into Willy Russell’s well-worn play
Blithe Spirit review

Blithe Spirit review

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Frothily funny, if conventional take on Noël Coward’s haunted-house comedy
Of Mice and Men review

Of Mice and Men review

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Stripped-back, faithful adaptation taps into the emotional core of John Steinbeck’s tragic tale
The Last Quiz Night on Earth review

The Last Quiz Night on Earth review

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With direction from Anna Marsland, this is a likeable, immersive play that successfully incorporates a pub quiz into its apocalyptic action
Escaped Alone and What If If Only review

Escaped Alone and What If If Only review

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Compelling, atmospheric revival of two of Caryl Churchill’s uncompromisingly oblique one-act plays
Mariupol Drama review

Mariupol Drama review

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Yevhen Tyshchuk’s profoundly moving account of the Mariupol theatre bombing told by the actors who were there

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