Emma Rice will be stepping into the role of Nora Chance in the critically-acclaimed production of Wise Children, taking over the role from Etta Murfitt, from 26 March to 6 April, covering pe…
I am bemused. Last night I was at a show which has been an immense hit in its lifetime and has been described as masterful by the press.
James Saunders' play about love, marriage and sex, Bodies, will be staged for the first time since 1979, when it is revived by Two's Company later this month. The production, directed by Tri…
With confidence and polish that cover all aspects of production, Melbourne Opera takes on another Wagner opera The Flying Dutchman with further success.
So what do you do with theatre programmes aka playbills (in the USA)? They make nice souvenirs of an evening out but what if you're in the theatre working three or four times a week? You'd s…
I have often been asked if I listen to music differently when reviewing or not reviewing. It's an interesting question. There is, you could say, a heightened level of awareness when 'in work…
Niall Sheehy, Rebekah Lowings & Jacqui DuBois " the stars of the Ghost The Musical " based on the Oscar-winning film, chat about bringing the iconic story to the stage.
Anthropocene, from Scottish Opera at the King's, is a work that is constantly shifting its ground both dramatically and musically; while it is absorbing it never entirely solidifies.
Jean Anouilh's The Orchestra is an interesting snapshot of a period of social history that is often overlooked.
Ghost Girl // Gwei Mui 鬼妹 is a story that's very personal to director/creator Jennifer Tang. Find out why in their interview below, and discover why the show's cast is so excited …
All in Row is set on the eve of a couple's non-verbal autistic son being taken into care. The child is portrayed by a puppet. What was the thinking behind this and other choices in the play?…
Lambert Jackson Productions brought together three powerful female voices for this stunning concert, West End Women.
There's a reason Showstopper! won an Oliver Award; there's a reason why this show (which on the tin has the potential to be messy) has been running for near enough 12 years without fail, and…
Oscar Wilde's classic comedy is coming to Yorkshire... via London's Drayton Arms Theatre this week. Th'Importance of Bein' Earnest had its get-in yesterday. What did the company get up to in…
Winners of the Offies 2019 Awards, held in the refurbished Grand Hall at Battersea Arts Centre, have been announced. It was the ninth year of thee awards presented by Off West End. In 201…
Actor Matthew Gordon chatted to Emma Clarendon about being part of the UK tour of Tom Gates.
Any show that references Céline Dion's epic key change in 'All By Myself' is onto a winner, never mind featuring a lip-sync there of. So I was always going to be well-inclined towards Will …
The show must go on… but at what cost? In Jean Anouilh's The Orchestra, set just after World War II, petty in-fighting and lingering suspicions between the members of an orchestra in a sma…
If Taro is to be Arrows & Traps' final production, then it's a hell of a high note to go out on. Bringing together so much of what has made them an enjoyable and enlightening company to…
Seance is a sensory rather than a theatrical performance. In a small audience, you find yourselves being asked to contact the dead, in 20 minutes and in the blackest darkness with headphones…
Overseas pieces are not a common sight in UK theatres, but Theatre503 is doing its bit to change that with their latest offering: William Gregory's translation of the VÃctor Sánchez Ro…
It was a stroke of marketing genius on the part of director Lucy Bailey and her producers to decide to stage one of Agatha Christie's best-loved court room dramas in something approaching a …
Less than two weeks until Alex Oates' new play All in Row premieres at London's Southwark Playhouse. Sneak a peek inside the rehearsal room with stars Charlie Brooks, Simon Lipkin and the co…
The delightfully daft The Noble Nine at the VAULT Festival asks what happens when people like The Famous Five grow up.
Pentire Productions follows success with Rubber and Spiders with the world premiere of Tom Powell's Little Echoes, which runs at London's Hope Theatre from 19 February to 9 March 2019, with …