REVIEW: 'The Croft' at Liverpool Playhouse

THE CROFT REVIEW - Fairy Powered Productions

PLAYHOUSE, LIVERPOOL – UNTIL SATURDAY 5TH JULY 2025 REVIEWED BY MIA BOWEN 4**** There’s something truly captivating about experiencing a thriller live on stage—no special effects, no edits, just authentic performances and real-time suspense. Watching The Croft is like being transported into a haunting, secluded world where the past clings tightly. Set in the chilling isolation of a remote Highland croft, this psychological thriller cleverly wea…

REVIEW: 'The Croft' at Liverpool Playhouse

'The Croft is a slow-burner of a play . . .'

The Croft – Liverpool Playhouse - North West End UK

Returning to the stage for a second life after its original run, under the direction of Philip Franks, was curtailed due to the pandemic, revival director Alastair Whatley successfully oversees changes to the original cast and script in this intriguing and intelligent piece of theatre from writer Ali Milles based on a true story. Beginning in the present day, Laura (Gracie Follows) has brought her lover, Suzanne (Caroline Harker), to the Highlan…