As a perfect alternative to pantomime, this inventive, colourful, entertaining and story-based production of Alice: The Musical will engage the entire family with its well-known and well-lov…
Panto season is upon us once again, and this year at the New Wimbledon Theatre, we are transported to Old Peking in Aladdin.
Cinderella is a festive treat for all the family that of course, uses panto tropes but doesn't make them overbearing and instead brings a lighthearted show to life with ease, fun and energy.
Audiences at the Edinburgh Playhouse are being transported straight to the Price & Sons Shoe Factory in Northampton this December, to a time and place where drag queens and shoemakers c…
The London Musical Theatre Orchestra is fast becoming a staple part of my Christmas tradition, with the company's glorious performances of A Christmas Carol really bringing the joy and festi…
Twisting Carmen on its head, the Royal Opera House's revival of Barrie Kosky's production brings modernity, a narrator, simplicity and vibrancy together to create a fresh and mostly effectiv…
Fun, flamboyance and festivity, Hot Gay Time Machine is probably the most fun you'll have at the theatre this year (and next year when it'll no doubt be ruling the West End and the world).
Now we've entered December, the festive shows on offer are really stepping up, with the Union Theatre's Striking 12 providing a festive but not in-your-face Christmas 90-minute story to warm…
A stage adaptation of the 1983 film, A Christmas Story: The Musical follows young Ralphie who's sole Christmas wish is to receive a Red Ryder Carbine-Action 200-Shot Range Model Air Rifle.
However, so good a time was had by both in Dublin on the last Glee tour that " ahead of their LM/DC concert tour dates in the UK " Lea Michele and Darren Criss (aka Glee's Rachel Berry and B…
As the festive season steps up a gear, it seems only fitting that The Nutcracker should be required viewing, and the Northern Ballet's current production provides festivity and magic in abun…
Fresh from starring as Ms Fleming in Heathers, Rebecca Lock is tackling the tough but exciting role of Lilli in the Sheffield Crucible's production of Kiss Me, Kate. Rebecca chatted to us al…
Fiona Shaw takes the lead in directing Glyndebourne's first production of Massenet's ravishing fairytale, and turns it somewhat on its head.
After starring as Blake in Bat Out of Hell, Patrick Sullivan has swapped a motorbike for a cycling bike and a whole load of animals, as he becomes Matthew Mugg in Doctor Dolittle.
Captivating and innovative, Seussical is a musical for all the family that is sure to delight and enthral from start to finish.
La Traviata, Verdi's well-loved opera, has spawned various productions and inspired a number of other works, including Moulin Rouge which is set to open on Broadway in June 2019.
Mollie Melia-Redgrave is currently starring as the female lead, Emma Fairfax in the UK tour of Doctor Dolittle which brings the classic film to the stage and introduces us to a host of marve…
As part of Glyndebourne's 2018 touring season, they are offering Behind The Curtain performances where "the essence of opera is revealed" and audiences get a look at La Traviata as it's clev…
After ten years on our television screens, the long-running sitcom Benidorm has found a new home on stage as a national touring production.
Superbly directed by Kim Gavin and Jack Ryder, aided by a strong team of equally imaginative creatives, there is so much more to the success of the intriguing musical The Band than one would…
Folky, emotive, excellently performed and ever relevant, the National Theatre's production of Hadestown is a grand triumph.
Doctor Dolittle follows the "impossible" man who understands animals better than people so with the help of his parrot Polynesia, learns their languages to help cure all their ailments.
Set at a sci-fi convention for a fictional show, Angel8, original musical Fanatical looks at fan culture, the influence of role models and the importance of being passionate.
The Other Palace played host to the UK premiere of Rob Rokicki's Monstersongs, a theatrical experience that combines rock music, theatre, graphic novels and technology.
Produced by the incredible company Antler, Lands is a story of two women, puzzles and a trampoline. We follow their story as one tries to finish their puzzle, while the other tries to give u…