This Weeks Guardian’s Hit and Misses

TLDR – One 5 star review and a fave musical misses the mark. Plus.. maybe double bills go off track

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Out of Season review ‚ bangers and brawls as happy hour turns sour in Ibiza link			4 out of 5 stars.
The Big Life review ‚ big-hearted Windrush musical returns with irrepressible verve			3 out of 5 stars.
Phoenix Dance Theatre review ‚ triple bill swings from tortured to tender			3 out of 5 stars.
Hir review ‚ Felicity Huffman wreaks havoc in Taylor Mac‚ black comedy			3 out of 5 stars.
Feral Monster review ‚ turbulent teen musical at breakneck speed			3 out of 5 stars.
Peak Stuff review ‚ teenage ideals take a kicking from capitalism			4 out of 5 stars.
Rent review ‚ earnest Australian production doesn’t save the musical from feeling like parody			2 out of 5 stars.
An Enemy of the People review ‚Matt Smith‚ groovy firebrand swings from rebel to conspiracist			4 out of 5 stars.
One Last Push review Chris Chibnalls family farce about birth and beyond			2 out of 5 stars.
Double Feature review Hitchcock and Hedren meet the Witchfinder General			2 out of 5 stars.
Two Sisters review  a wry look at the perils of nostalgia			4 out of 5 stars.
Meet Me at Dawn review a deeply moving meditation on grief			3 out of 5 stars.
Shed: Exploded View review ‚ love, loss and horrific male violence			4 out of 5 stars.
A Leap in the Dark review ‚ hilarious recreation of the BBCs first radio drama			3 out of 5 stars.
Frankenstein review ‚ muscular but ungainly update has visible stitching			3 out of 5 stars.
Yael Farber’s modern-dress take is shockingly vicious and supremely moving			4 out of 5 stars.
Samuel Takes a Break review‚  a stomach-churning tourist trip around an old slave castle			3 out of 5 stars.
The Picture of Dorian Gray review Sarah Snook plays 26 characters in dazzling, dangerous solo show			5 out of 5 stars.