As part of her ongoing post-show talk series, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock reunites with drag collective Sink the Pink for the second annual alternative Christmas offering at the Pleasance…
e-baby, Jane Cafarella's 2015 comedy-drama about surrogacy, gets its UK premiere in a brand-new production at London's Brockley Jack Theatre. Presented by Aequitas Theatre, it runs from 19 t…
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Will Keith's production of Soho Cinders brings out the emotional heart of the piece, while also celebrating the comedy and spectacle.
The densely poetic On Bear Ridge offers a thoughtful experience at the Royal Court, with Rhys Ifans and Rakie Ayola on fine form.
Casting has been revealed for the first London run of Charlotte Jones' award-winning comedy, Martha, Josie and the Chinese Elvis, with Sioned Jones and Kellie Batchelor taking the title role…
While the descent into a kind of collective insanity may seem strange in lieu of a plot in Annie Baker's Antipodes at the National Theatre, as with all her work you find your thoughts return…
To Kill a Mockingbird, Aaron Sorkin's new play based on Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, directed by Bartlett Sher, will open at London's Gielgud Theatre in May 2020.
Bijan Sheibani's production of A Taste Of Honey is entertaining without being flashy, showcasing Shelagh Delaney's text in all its humour, honesty and melancholia.
Three generations and 500-odd pages of Isabel Allende's best-selling 1982 novel The House of Spirits come to life onstage at London's Cervantes Theatre in Paula Paz's brand-new bilingual pro…
The world premiere of leading Indian dramatist Anupama Chandresekhar's When the Crows Visit has just officially opened at London's Kiln Theatre, where it continues until 30 November. Have a …
Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews for Blanche McIntyre's production of Botticelli in the Fire now playing at the Hampstead Theatre.
"We were determined that our final season should not be full of rose-tinted reverence for the theatre's past; we wanted to ensure that we continued to tell the most urgent stories of our tim…
Soho Cinders isn't life-changing but it allows us to experience tongue-in-cheek, energetic performances which will entertain for the duration of the show.
The Bunker Theatre will close in the new year ahead proposed redevelopment of its London Bridge site. The Bunker will present its final show at 53a Southwark Street on Saturday 28 March 2020…
Have you ever seen a more stunning rehearsal space than that being used for Scena Mundi's production of Murder in the Cathedral? Take a look at the awesome images, then book your tickets!
Anupama Chandrasekhar's tense and searching new play When the Crows Visit is a theatrical response to the 2012 Delhi gang rape of a young woman on a bus. These men walk among us, protected b…
Rose Theatre Kingston today announces the appointment of Christopher Haydon as artistic director " the new creative lead for the company. Haydon takes up his role effective as of 1 January 2…
I've long admired Jon Robyns and his new album Musical Direction reflects on his career so far beautifully, as well as suggesting what fun lies ahead.
Love bridges the class divide in Simon de Cintra's new 1950s-set play Bed Seven, which brings its spirit-lifting tale to the Tristan Bates Theatre next month. Time to book your tickets.
There's a lot to process in For All the Women Who Thought They Were Mad, and it requires active listening and embracing the unfamiliar, but it is visually striking, intimate and reflective.
One of the hottest tickets of the year, the Old Vic's revival of Duncan Macmillan's Lungs sees The Crown royalty Claire Foy and Matt Smith reuniting.
A new physical theatre adaptation of Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, which has been touring England and Northern Ireland this autumn, arrives in London for two weeks later this month, playing i…
Actress Millie O'Connell chatted to us about Soho Cinders at the Charing Cross Theatre.
Jamie Lloyd's new interpretation of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Evita at the Open Air Theatre will transfer to London's Barbican Theatre from 27 June to 22 August 2020 (press night is…