Why did entertainer and somatic sexologist Laura-Doe Harris begin performing her international hit cabaret about female sexuality, what are the myths she's still trying to dispel and how did…
Carolin Stoltz chatted to Emma Clarendon about being part of Witness for the Prosecution at London's County Hall.
It's not a joke waiting for a punchline, rather it's something I've been puzzling over ever since I had my view and enjoyment of a play disturbed not once but twice by latecomers.
Written in 1886, Henrik Ibsen's play Rosmersholm has a new-found poignancy in today's political climate.
The world's longest-running stage production The Mousetrap returns to Edinburgh to thrill a whole new audience in this classic murder mystery tale at the Playhouse
Only a few more chances to see Dante or Die's acclaimed site-specific, one-man play User Not Found, running at The CoffeeWorks Project next to Battersea Power Station until this Sunday 2 Jun…
As sweet-sharp as a diabolo grenadine, Amélie the Musical has lost none of its inimitable charm as it gears up for a considerable UK tour.
As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, on Tuesday 4 June 2019, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock hosts a special post-show discussion on homophobia and hate crime at Philip Ridley's V…
August Wilson's King Hedley II is something of a flawed play but it receives a strong production from Nadia Fall at Theatre Royal Stratford East.
What does the world of a theatre PR look like? These snaps from the rehearsals of Cuttings aren't giving much away apart from a stark contrast between pensive worry and joy. But maybe that's…
Phoebe Fox stars as the title role in the new thriller Anna, now playing at the National Theatre. Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews…
#BorisJohnsonShouldNotBePM, as they say on Twitter. Nor should Michael Gove, Dominic Raab, Andrea Leadsom or any of the rest of them. We're lobbying for Adam Masters, who's just launched his…
Rutherford and Son is not my cup of tea. No cup of tea has ever been as boring as this play is for one thing. The acting does just about salvage it, or at least stop it from being a complete…
Don't go cold turkey on Game of Thrones. In fact, do the opposite. Indulge in a feast fit for the seven kingdoms with The Vaults' Dinner Is Coming. Check out the new trailer for the parody o…
Theatre Royal Stratford East has announced Nadia Fall's second season as artistic director to run from autumn 2019 to summer 2020.
Dead Dog In A Suitcase comes with stellar ensemble performances and a visual feast, making for a show that is both highly theatrical and political " an effective combination with a necessary…
We're counting down to the London premiere of American playwright Madeleine George's 2009 all-female three-hander Precious Little this week. While you were enjoying your Bank Holiday Weekend…
The director Scott Le Crass chatted to us about reviving Country Music by Simon Stephens at the Omnibus Theatre from 29 May 2019.
Friday Night Love Poem, a trio of tales about young women exploring their sexuality for the first time, comes to Camden People's Theatre later this week as part of the venue's Calm Down, Dea…
With a name taken from Shakespeare's classic play Hamlet: "There is a willow grows aslant the brook", Aslant Theatre Company is interested in producing both new works and imaginative interpr…
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
The Barn Theatre's Henry V is an inventive and entertaining treat. A strong, well directed cast bring a classic to life with a verve and energy that should be seen and appreciated.
Any play like Return to Hackney that tackles poignant and unjust social issues with this level of conviction and sensitive understanding deserves a lot of credit.
A complex, surprising and very wordy play, Harper Regan by Simon Stephens certainly fulfils the remit for newly formed theatre company Contentment Productions, whose aim is to champion excit…
Beneath the Blue Rinse is polemical; packed with scathingly humorous and myth-busting scenes and information about the lives of older people.