'A brilliant way to introduce audiences to (more) opera': THE ELIXIR OF LOVE " King's Head Theatre ★★★★★
This rom-com opera, The Elixir of Love is great fun and incredibly engaging " a ray of sunshine on a cold autumn evening.
This rom-com opera, The Elixir of Love is great fun and incredibly engaging " a ray of sunshine on a cold autumn evening.
A new musical exploring mental health issues and recovery following child sexual abuse will receive its London premiere this autumn. Dissociated, written by psychotherapist Dave Bain and pro…
Less than a week until Mischief Theatre's brand-new comedy Groan Ups officially opens and we're loving all the audience buzz on social media. Also on Twitter, we've been carefully studying t…
All in all, Brooklyn The Musical is a sweet little composition, it's just a shame that they are confined to the limitations that the piece provides.
Stepping into the Red Palace you are transported into a gothic world with a glass of Prosecco in hand and anonymous behind a Venetian mask.
It has been a long time since the West End saw a truly great Macbeth so perhaps this is a chance for Simm and Kirwan to buck the trend with impressive performances that offer a different per…
Artistic director Rachel Edwards has announced the Boulevard Theatre's 2020 season. The new venue opens on 24 October 2019 with Dave Malloy's Ghost Quartet, directed by Bill Buckhurst with a…
Caryl Churchill's Glass. Kill. Bluebeard. Imp. at the Royal Court is wonderfully bright and incisively perceptive.
As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock reunites with producer Debbie Hicks at The Vaults for her production of the much-anticipated UK premiere of Sa…
Like characters in a book who never die, Laura Wade's The Watsons at the Menier Chocolate Factory deserves to last forever.
Have a peek at what a modern take on Shakespeare's drama of vengeance, commodities, appearance and reality with rehearsal images from the new production of The Merchant of Venice directed by…
As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock will talk to writer-director (and Taggart creator) Glenn Chandler and the company of The Good Scout in its Lon…
Joseph Marcell and Christopher Fairbank play lifelong friends in the UK premiere of Sam Shepard's acclaimed two-hander Ages of the Moon. How are they getting on so far in rehearsals? Sneak a…
The Royal Shakespeare Company has announced its decision to conclude its partnership with BP at the end of this year. BP have supported the RSC's £5 ticket scheme for 16 to 2…
Karaoke nights can offer moments of real insight into something of what our aspirational society has become and it is this rich seam of potential that Annie Jenkins mines with her new play K…
Less than three weeks until performances start for the world premiere of Indian dramatist Anupama Chandresekhar's When the Crows Visit, inspired by Ibsen's Ghosts and true events. What have …
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
We're counting down to the world premiere of The Girl Who Fell, Sarah Rutherford's darkly funny new play about parenting and social media dangers, opening this month at Trafalgar Studios. Sn…
Strong direction by Adam Haigh and consistently impressive performances by the cast bring Brooklyn The Musical at Greenwich Theatre to life with vitality and vocal prowess, and make it one t…
Laura Wade's gleeful reimagining of Jane Austen's unfinished novel in The Watsons is a refreshing tribute to her work and characters.
Here's what critics have had to say about the new ABBA-tastic experience Mamma Mia! The Party at The O2…
The Boy Who Cried Wolf, written by Mike Kenny with stage manager Kirsty Smith, sees York Theatre Royal working with Tutti Frutti once again, and they manage to put together a delight of stor…
Gothic, leafless trees, towering buildings, fork lightning; the design of Rona Munro's Frankenstein is an Halloween treat full of theatrical tricks. Take a look at these fantastic productio…
An isolated woman, a pest controller and a talking cat... but which is which? We think we've got one character sussed! Take a look at these candid images from the rehearsal room of new darkl…
How much do you know about "the Einstein of sex" Magnus Hirschfeld and his film Anders als die Andern? Discovering this 1919 silent gem one night on YouTube inspired playwright Claudio Macor…