Have you experienced sonic specialists Darkfield? Their hit container show Séance helps launch VAULT Festival this week. Watch the trailer - and see how audiences have been reacting on tour…
What was the play or film that you saw as a child that had a lasting effect on you? What if you could have a similar impact on today's younger generation? As they bring their award-winning h…
Surely it's part of good, thorough training to prepare students for the critical world by letting them experience it before they graduate " even if you invite in only those critics you can t…
Peter Darney is currently directing gay crime thriller Kompromat by David Thame, which was inspired by the 2010 'spy in the bag' murders and opens at the Vault Festival this week.
Splendid music is the clear highlight of an unusual and indulgent staging of Tchaikovsky opera The Queen of Spades, the central concept of which wears thin very quickly.
In its 25th anniversary year, The Snowman stage show, based on the Raymond Briggs classic, is heart-warming and brings tears to the eyes in equal measure.
it is pleasing to see that Ross McGregor's new play Gentleman Jack respects its subject enough to give a full picture of their life.
What does it really mean to be British and Chinese in contemporary England? That's the question posed by Ghost Girl // Gwei Mui 鬼妹, Jennifer Tang's devised theatre piece which runs…
A Modest Little Man is a pacey and engaging one-act play. The characters are " for the most part " well fleshed out and well realised.
Anna Girvan's music festival themed production of Twelfth Night has plenty of nice elements to it " but can get carried away with itself at times.
There are some stellar performances and a stunning soundscape from Atticist in Outlying Islands at the King's Head Theatre.
The Menier Chocolate Factory has announced a major revival of David Hare's The Bay at Nice. Richard Eyre directs Martin Hutson, Ophelia Lovibond, David Rintoul and Penelope Wilton. The produ…
Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's new production of Mary Poppins, the musical based on the stories of P. L. Travers and the original film, returns to its original West End home at the Prince E…
Frantic Assembly's latest, The Unreturning, is a moving meditation on war and masculinity, thanks to playwright Anna Jordan.
The Royal Ballet combines a contrasting pairs of works to create a well-rounded mixed programme with Asphodel Meadows/The Two Pigeons.
Actor Munashe Chirisa chatted to Emma Clarendon about his role in Stop & Search at the Arcola Theatre.
Gentleman Jack shines a light not only on Anne Lister's life and legacy as both a woman and a lesbian, but also on the rigid 19th century attitudes that she set out to challenge.
The revival of David Grieg's 2002 play, Outlying Islands, at the King's Head Theatre reintroduces a play of wonderful, haunting poetry and complexity, a flawed but brilliant piece of writing.
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews for Stefan Herheim's production of Tchaikovsky's opera The Queen of Spades playing at the Royal Opera House until the 1 February 2019.
Known for classic novels about human relationships such as Sons and Lovers, Women In Love and The Rainbow, DH Lawrence also tried his hand at writing plays. The Daughter-In-Law " which was p…
The 2004 Broadway musical Caroline, or Change has returned to London's West End in a slick, entertaining production anchored by a sensational lead performance by Sharon D. Clarke.
Michelle Ross chats to LLLC's Emma Clarendon about starring in No Show at the Soho Theatre from 22 January 2019.
Sam. The Good Person is a cleverly written, darkly humorous and exquisitely performed piece of theatre that will make you question everything you thought you knew about yourself and the peop…
Heading to VAULT Festival with kids? In which case, we recommend you put Alf The Highwayman on your family's must-see list. This award-winning show, bringing an 18th-century adventure story …