Adapted by Caridad Svich from Isabel Allende's award-winning novel and directed by Paula Paz, The House of the Spirits is as much the history of a nation as a family drama. While the country…
Meet the creators of Gaping Hole, speaking from their hole, and discover who the cast of Kissing Rebellion would most like to kiss as they tell you about the final shows in the Demolition Pa…
How does tragedy affect a man? Get a flavour for new drama Impact with this latest trailer for the show coming to the Hen & Chickens theatre later this month. Book your tickets now.
Believe in ideas? David Baddiel's new play God's Dice stars Alan Davies as a scientist drawn to religion.
'Absorbing, compelling, excellent, visually beautiful'... Is it any wonder that The House of the Spirits has extended its sell-out, bilingual run at London's Cervantes Theatre? We've rounded…
Really, in the end, Mary Poppins is the kind of production full of uncomplicated fun that can't help but uplift the soul in the most delightful way.
The skill with which this production of The Beauty Queen of Leenane has been developed clearly demonstrates a theatre company with a revitalised energy.
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
The writing father/daughter duo Alick Glass and Suzanne Glass really captures the feeling of the period in Reputation which, despite the drama of its core story, remains a feel-good show.
Adapting a multi-generational family saga for the small stage takes ambition, confidence and knowing just where to cut, The House of the Spirits has all three covered.
By popular demand, the UK premiere of Caridad Svich's stage adaptation of Isabel Allende's best-selling 1982 novel The House of the Spirits has extended by a fortnight at the Cervantes Theat…
When The Crows Visit is a powerful new play, and Indhu Rubasingham's production is a notable success for the Kiln Theatre.
When helping others is at the heart of your career, what happens when you're the one who needs help? We talked to Tania Amsel about her new one-woman play Blood Orange, told from the perspec…
The American leading ladies London seems to take to its heart seem to be belters, but Kelli O'Hara has more variety in her voice than any of them.
Christmas arrived early in Ipswich thanks to new musical The Season, a co-production between the New Wolsey Theatre and Northampton's Royal & Derngate Theatre.
New 2020/2021 productions at London's Bridge Theatre will begin with Polly Findlay directing Roger Allam and Colin Morgan in Caryl Churchill's play A Number at London's Bridge Theatre.
Two plays by Rosalind Blessed, The Delights of Dogs and The Problems of People, and Lullabies for the Lost, will open the Old Red Lion Theatre's 2020, featuring a cast including the playwrig…
Impact, which comes to London's Hen & Chickens theatre later this month, delves into the world of male mental health by exploring what happens when you witness an incident big enough to …
In a mere 90 minutes On Bear Ridge creates a theatrical metaphor of unforgettable power and impact.
Following sold-out runs at both Chichester Festival Theatre and the Menier Chocolate Factory, Laura Wade's The Watsons transfers to the West End in 2020. The production opens at the Harold P…
In our continuing series, our editor Lisa Martland picks out some of her Top Picks from the last week of theatre (to 10 November 2019) including Aleks Sierz's thoughts on Caridad Svich's "ex…
A Little Princess, the classic children's novel by The Secret Garden author Frances Hodgson Burnett, gets a Christmas run at London's Drayton Arms Theatre, in a brand-new stage version adapt…
I loved the recent outrageously lavish West End production of 42nd Street at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, but was annoyed I didn't get a chance to return to see the recast before it finishe…
Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews for Tina " The Tina Turner Musical, show based on Tina Turner's life and career, which has transferred to Broadway.
How much do you know about gestational surrogacy? Jane Cafarella's comedy-drama e-baby explores a relationship between a would-be mother and her surrogate. Sneak a peek inside rehearsals as …