Rona Munro's latest piece, Mary, treads similar ground to historical trilogy The James Plays in its examination of Mary Queen of Scots and the series of fateful activities that led to her be…
Too old for trick or treating? Local fireworks display cancelled? You could stay in and binge-watch a Netflix boxset, or plan a scary movie marathon " or you could try something a bit differ…
Daddy Issues at the Seven Dials Playhouse a play which definitely adds to the conversation about mental health and what our parents pass on to us, but it didn't quite get there in my opinion…
In Michael Longhurst's dreamy new London production of The Band's Visit at the Donmar Warehouse, where everyone is close to the stage, it's enchanting and quietly riveting. It also features,…
Gloria Williams takes a more decided position on good and evil in the world premiere of her play King Hamlin at the Park Theatre in which an almost inevitable decline into crime is born out …
Buoyed by pristine classical technique, The United Ukraine Ballet presents a charmingly traditional staging of perennial ballet favourite Swan Lake.
King Hamlin at the Park Theatre is a play which has its serious and important subject matter drowned out. In the end, I wanted much less of Quinn and Nic and more of Hamlin and his mum.
The plot of Bombay Superstar transpires to be a bit of an unofficial biopic of the Bollywood actress Rekha. Rekha's story has been subtly changed and some life events have been swapped with …
Philip Ridley's The Poltergeist is an irresistibly restless creation which emulates the troublesome violent spirit conjured up by the title. The firework cracking solo piece has had a checke…
When you book tickets to a musical you would ordinarily expect to see a highly polished, carefully choreographed production where every line, step and song has been rehearsed a hundred times…
A day in the life of George, an Englishman living in America, in his fifties " a man alone following the death of his younger partner, Jim. A man of routine habits, but this is no routine da…
Framed by the lens of the intrusive and boundary-breaking rise of artificial intelligence, The Shadow Whose Prey Becomes the Hunter by Back to Back Theatre serves as a wake-up call on how no…
We take a look at what critics have had to say about Marvellous, the first production to open the new theatre @sohoplace. Marvellous continues to play @sohoplace until 26 November 2022.
Many great comedies are reimagined and this re-adaptation of Moliére's Tartuffe, originally commissioned and produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company made with The Rep, is very obliging to…
The Solid Life of Sugar Water is an exceptionally strong 75-minute performance from two highly emotive passionate actors. Alice (Katie Erich) and Phil (Adam Fenton) met in the Post Office qu…
Since its opening in 2019, the Turbine Theatre in Battersea has been a leading player in showcasing new musicals, while providing a safe space to try out modern and exciting work. Their most…
Jenna Fincken's unsettling and unforgettable play about coercive control chronicles a relationship from meeting to the first act of violence. Funny, disturbing and uncomfortable " Louise ask…
I shed a tear or two at the end of the symbolic and powerful tale that is Life is Pi at the Wyndham's Theatre, which leaves the West End on 15 January 2023. If you can, take yourself along t…
I'm thrilled to reunite with Troupe " after events for acclaimed productions including The Sweet Science of Bruising, Rasheeda Speaking, Dear Brutus and The Cardinal " to chair a post-show Q…
Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby continues to play at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre is an exhilarating way to explore the world of the Shelby family, brought to stunning…
Fear and laughter often go hand-in-hand (you only have to look at work from the likes of Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith to see that), so Tall Stories' approach to the Oscar Wilde novel…
Darkfield promoted site specific theatre even when we couldn't actually go anywhere. Their neat answer was to get you using spaces in your own home or in permitted public places such as a pa…
They're back, those big burly men who sing like angels while dispensing free beer… yes, The Choir of Man has returned to town and it's just the tonic that we need in these grim times. The …
The first of a double-bill I watched last night at the King's Head Theatre Pub, Fame Whore (the creation of Tom Ratcliffe " writer/director, and Gigi Zahir " lyricist/performer) finally sash…
A victim of rescheduling because of theatre lockdowns, Good, starring David Tennant, finally gets in front of an audience but is it worth the wait? Tennant is a household name because of his…