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Now in its 68th year in the West End, The Mousetrap is also touring and shows no signs of slowing down. And whilst the play is more than a bit of a warhorse, it has become a staple of Britis…
A verbatim piece about the subject of transatlantic deportation, The Special Relationship is a well researched, strongly contemporary piece.
Kite Runner is a heart-gripping, compelling play with so much emotion, love, hurt, loyalty, disappointment pride and anger as well as forgiveness.
Rachel Bright, best known as her role as Poppy Meadow in TV's EastEnders, returns to the stage as part of the stellar ensemble cast for next month's world premiere of The Beast of Blue Yonde…
How did a meeting at the school gates lead to the premiere of a new play at London's Playground Theatre. Director Yasmeen Arden tells us why she's so excited to the direct MUM, Juliet Cowan'…
In a world where " if the virus won't kill us, Donald Trump will " we really, really need good, well delivered, confident silliness and The Importance of Being Earnest delivers.
Pipeline Theatre's "love letter to the NHS" - and, boy, does it deserve our love now more than ever - has won over London critics just as it did in Edinburgh around the country. We've rounde…
"Purposeful and heart wrenching," "emotionally charged," "food for the soul" - audiences at VAULT Festival have been quick to praise Karen Bartholomew's drama about the realities of adoption…
Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews for the London transfer of Richard Eyre's production of Noel Coward's comedy Blithe Spirit.
After two West End seasons, The Kite Runner, an unforgettable theatrical tour de force based on Khaled Hosseini's best-selling novel, embarks on a new UK tour. I catch up with the cast at th…
Whether you grew up with the small screen original or not, critics, celebrities and audiences agree: you'll have a laugh with Joe Pasquale's Frank Spencer and this feelgood stage version of …
Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews for Conor McPherson's production of Girl From the North Country which has transferred to Broadway following runs at the Old Vic and the West En…
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
Big Boots Theatre's revival of John Osborne's 1956 "kitchen-sink" classic Look Back in Anger is now open at London's White Bear, where it's running until 14 March 2020. How is today's rage c…
With everything else going on around the world at the moment we sometimes just need a good laugh and the Barn Theatre's Ben Hur certainly delivers this.
Ahead of the forthcoming European premiere of Michael Melski's Hockey Mom, Hockey Dad at the Finborough Theatre, stars Kristin Atherton and Sean Rigby got in character with a visit to the ic…
At a time when headlines reduce the debate around racism to good or bad, black or white, Drip Drip Drip is a masterly exercise in exploring the grey... It's theatre at its best.
Despite the combined skills of its performers, The Cutting Edge lacks pace and drive and the key moment of crisis, which always seems around the corner, never arrives.
Can I Help You? is a sensitively and engagingly performed play that tells an all-too-familiar tale of the battle for hope when all seems lost.
Following an acclaimed run at the White Bear Theatre late in 2019, Empty in Angel returns to the stage this spring, touring to London's Etcetera Theatre and Old Red Lion Theatre before headi…
After the Old Red Lion Triptych in March, I'll return to the Islington venue for the world premiere of this darkest of modern comedies, the inaugural production from Dissident Theatre Compan…
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
Following its post-Brexit Day tour, Theatre Pipeline's Drip Drip Drip has transferred to London's Pleasance, where it runs until 21 March 2020. We caught up with cast member Lydia Bakelmum a…
What makes Not Quite Jerusalem such a vivid and enjoyable play, is the nuanced and recognisable characters " backed here by exemplary performances from a talented cast.
Ready to rethink The Special Relationship that purportedly exists between the US and the UK? Hassan Abdulrazzak's "scathing political satire" lays it bare. We've rounded up our favourite rev…
