Mr Stink is a great show for all the family at the theatre which is doing wonderful work around inclusivity to an incredible standard. The show is on until the 5 August, get down there, take…
It was the real red carpet treatment at the press night for the wonderful new children's show Madagascar The Musical. Wimbledon Theatre does this kind of thing so well and the whole event fe…
Every performer displays bucket-loads of charisma, musical talent and quite sublime circus skills in The Little Mermiad. Even if you don't have a child to entertain, you can't fail to be utt…
There's a tantalising idea at the heart of this Love, Genius & A Walk. What did Sigmund Freud and Gustav Mahler discuss on their only meeting, a walk in Leiden in 1910, fairly shortly b…
Hymn to Love plays homage to the life and work of Edith Piaf, drawing on Piaf's extensive and well-loved repertoire, much of which was autobiographical and written by or for her.
Reading Gaol is a fantastically evocative poem and this is a powerful piece of work built out of and around it. This is a play that will make you think, even as it entertains. That's always …
End of the Pier is funny, poignant and thought-provoking. It leaves no stone unturned in its examination both of comedy and cruelty. It does well in showing how well the two become seamlessl…
The politics are an Old Labour and North London hybrid and, the hospital on stage is probably more fantasy than NHS reality. But when national treasures do something new, we should all rejoi…
Arrow and Traps' re-telling of the story of The White Rose is apt in times of increased authoritarianism around the world. In Sophie Scholl, the most famous and youngest member to executed b…
If you're a fan of musical theatre and can ignore the disconnect between subject matter and treatment, then with Titanic " The Musicalyou're set for an enlivening evening.
The Finborough specialises in producing neglected plays and they don't get more neglected than Robert Graves' But It Still Goes On: written in 1929 but never previously performed.
Alkaline is a tale of friendship, love and change, looking at what happens when relationships cling on by a thread and if they are worth fighting for.
Barry Humphries appears in this tribute to Weimar era composers in his most daring character yet " himself " along fellow Melbournian Meow Meow for the ride along with Aurora Chamber Orchest…
Knights of the Rose comes from a female team of director and choreographer Racky Plews and writer Jennifer Marsden but it is a masculine tale of Knights of the realm and their fair maidens.
The life of an extraordinary man living through an extraordinary age is too large for one play, and here the latter two novels of Robert Harris' Cicero trilogy are adapted into two separate …
This is an enjoyable production of A Midsummer Night's Dream for those who know the play. A light and frothy interpretation heavy on the laughs, less so on the love.
Beth Burrows is certainly one to watch for the future, and this fascinating, entertaining show deserves to get bigger audiences.
In choosing to restore rather than rejuvenate, Opera North has created a genuinely fascinating and faithful window into a bygone era. In doing so, however, they've chosen to celebrate the sh…
I Am of Ireland, a new play from Seamus Finnegan, aims to explore what it is to be Irish in 2018. Perhaps the timing couldn't be any more apt, with the Irish attempting to deal once again wi…
Set in my home turf Newham, it's nice to see the area being portrayed with a bit of heart that doesn't revolve around violent crime. Although, Shadow Kingdoms does centre around the act of c…
She's glam, she's fun and 55 years young. Jane McDonald is the singer and presenter that everyone wants to be friends with and we got to catch up with her ahead of her sold-out show taking p…
This Into the Woods is a fun and entertaining production dealing with serious issues which provide an underlying commentary about society in 21st century Britain.
The timeless classic, Leave Taking by Winsome Pinnock, revived at the Bush Theatre is a marriage of captivating performance and unapologetic text, at a time when it couldn't be more relevant.
To whittle down a 500-plus page book into nearly two and a half hours of theatre is an epic task. Adaptor Ken Bentley manages to do the job succinctly, nothing feeling particularly rushed or…
The Biograph Girl, directed by Jenny Eastop is a surprisingly progressive look at the silent film industry, focusing on the women who lead the way.