Watching a stretch of the London Marathon near his home in Wapping got writer-director Mark Heywood wondering about what's happened to the city's East End and inspired his new play Rhubarb G…
Andy Dickinson's play based on the true events of Shackleton's 1914-1917 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition is wonderfully presented but is lacking in purpose to be completely satisfying. A…
Holy What's version of Antigone is about the two teenage girls at the heart of the play, Antigone herself (Annabel Baldwin) and her sister Ismene (Rachel Hosker).
As Paul Aitchison's hilarious tale of a magic competition, Could It Be Magic?, arrives at the Chiswick Playhouse, meet the four quirky illusionists vying for its very special trophy. Book yo…
New play about journalism, polemic, the power of words and the very real consequences of publishing, For the Sake of Argument, premieres at the Bridewell Theatre later this month. Check out …
This month, searingly funny play The Gift makes its world premiere in Coventry before embarking on a UK tour. Writer Janice Okoh and director Dawn Walton give insights into the true royal st…
Lullabies For the Lost is one of two plays by Rosalind Blessed about mental health that are being performed in rep at the Old Red Lion.
As an insight into a member of society failed by systemic stupidity and social illiteracy, Athena Stevens' new play Scrounger is particularly relevant.
As well as providing a welcome opportunity for performers to really cut loose, Six also " sadly " remains at the cutting edge of the zeitgeist.
If I have understood the timeline correctly the latest incarnation of Kevin Elyot's debut play Coming Clean is a revival of a revival.
The content of Lullabies for the Lost and The Delights of Dogs and the Problems of People is intensely real and raw and shines a spotlight on a variety of mental health issues in a very pers…
The Phil Willmott Company's Essential Classics Season 2020, celebrating the 75th anniversary of V.E. Day, opens with a stirring adaptation of Tom Brown's School Days.
Holy What's Antigone at the New Diorama shifts the focus of Sophocles' play onto two young sisters to powerful effect.
We round up the reviews for the second production in Mischief Theatre's year-long season at the Vaudeville Theatre, Magic Goes Wrong.
The audience can't hep but be attentive throughout as Once has the magical ability to completely wrap them up and take them on a journey that is pure and delicate.
The Gift, partly inspired by the remarkable true story of an orphaned African princess adopted by Queen Victoria in the 19th century, receives its world premiere this month at Coventry's Bel…
Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews for the new play The Tyler Sisters by Alexandra Wood.
As the Olivier Award-winning Best New Musical Come From Away enters its second year in the West End, it welcomes new cast members from 10 February 2020.
Andy Nyman and Jenna Russell are to join the cast of Hello, Dolly! when the iconic musical arrives at the Adelphi Theatre this summer.
Ian Hughes who recently took over the role of Thénardier to great acclaim in the current sell-out UK and international tour of Les Misérables will now join the London company to partner Jo…
Andrew Lloyd Webber's highly-anticipated Cinderella will open at the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London's West End, with performances beginning in September 2020, producers have announced today.
Traditional circus but with a defiantly modern, cutting edge, Lexicon's live music sets a stunning pulse to the evening, with a backing that ranges from folk, to rock to balladry.
Posted on January 7, 2020 by Debbie Stephen Ward Photo credit: Nobby Clark I very nearly did see this one, but it opened and closed so swiftly that I didn't really have the cha…
Weeping at her mother's performance, having her plays produced by her father and writing plays inspired by her own mental health troubles - watch Rosalind Blessed opening up about her produc…
From a scratch-night sketch to full-length play and baptism by fire on the fringe... Writer, performer and producer Tom Stocks gives an in-depth and honest account of his journey to date wit…