Given its outdated sexual politics, you'd be forgiven for thinking that Seven Brides for Seven Brothers would be an unusually regressive piece for the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre to stage…
On arrival at the St. James Theatre, I find myself surrounded by adolescent females and wonder whether I might've stepped into the wrong place. It turns out that I am, in fact, in the right …
Adapting Sebastian Faulks’s epic 305-page novel set in the First World War into a play was never going to be an easy task. However, Rachel Wagstaff has pulled it off, and The Original …
It is rather apt that a show set in a church hall should be played out in The Space " a converted church on the Isle of Dogs. The ability to perform Anonymous Anonymous anywhere is one of th…
Velvet Trumpet, a theatre company based in South London, commits itself to delivering plays that feature the unexamined comedy in everyday life. So it created Soggy Brass, a revue show of…
As part of their GreatWar100 series, the Finborough Theatre has staged the first UK production of Alan Seymour's The One Day of the Year in 50Â years. Dubbed an Australian theatre classic,…
Rambert dance company is back in its home of the Sadler’s Wells theatre with a new triple bill. Featuring the London Premiere of ‘Frames’, the revival of ‘Four Ele…
Beyond Bollywood, the new show filling Lloyd Webber’s expansive Palladium, promises to be a spectacle that it’s audience has never seen before. But whilst it’s energetic da…
If you say the word 'feminism', it conjures up tons of different ideas – many of which have been thrown about very recently in the media, thanks to a recent rise in interest in the top…
In Studio 2 of the Arcola Theatre, German playwright Marius von Mayenburg's The Dog, The Night and The Knife is playing its UK premiere. Having been given a copy of the programme, designed t…
Tess of the D'Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy’s classic novel has been adapted dozens of times for the stage, and Stepping Out Theatre Company has added another adaptation to this long list …
If there is one thing to be said for the National Youth Music Theatre, it's that the small but mighty cast certainly know how to put on a show. And their latest production of The Hired Man a…
For those who are not familiar with Seth Rudetsky or his work, it's hard to sum it all up in a few sentences. Having grown up studying classical piano, Seth has since worked his way into pla…
In the intimate cabaret venue of the St. James Theatre Studio, another of Sondheim's revues is making its mark. Marry Me a Little is made up of Sondheim's 'lost' songs from previous shows, w…
As one of Sondheim's lesser-known musicals, Pacific Overtures is rare in its performance style. By incorporating Japanese forms of theatre such as kabuki and noh, the intimate space of the U…
Rock the Ballet has one intention: to blend classical ballet with a bass-heavy soundtrack and all manner of other dance styles, aiming it at those who enjoy the classical ballet style. And w…
Whilst Harvey Fierstein's Newsies and Kinky Boots are enjoying big successes in New York, London lacks a touch of the writer's flair. With this in mind, London Theatre Workshop have promised…
Over the last few years, the rise in dance reality shows has almost taken over our TV screens. From Strictly Come Dancing, to Got to Dance via Britain's Got Talent, a whole array of dancers …
History has a tendency to repeat itself; and if ever a play featured such a literal metaphor, it's Spokesong, currently in repertoire at the Finborough Theatre. Written by Stephen Parker in …
Tonight's the Night, the second touring revival of the Rod Stewart musical, is currently resident at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley.  This story follows Stuart, a rather shy and ge…
The Sherman Brothers are the most successful songwriting partnership in the history of Hollywood. They have written some of the most best-loved songs of all time including the Mary Poppins s…
If I said to you the words’ women’, ‘power’ and ‘politics’ I guarantee you'd immediately think of Margaret Thatcher and Queen Elizabeth II. Well, so too d…
There aren't many of Michael Morpurgo's books that haven't seen adaptations in some form. Private Peaceful, as it happens, is touring the country in this play version, following its film …
As the brainchild of TV and film veteran Warwick Davis, the Reduced Height Theatre Company has landed at the Richmond Theatre proving that even though the company may be petite in height, th…
The original stories of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson may be over 100-years-old, but they're just as popular today as ever before (if not more so). The recent successful television series…