David Grieg’s play about an uninhabited outer Hebrides island doesn’t know whether it wants to be a political thriller, based on the true story of Gruinard Island which was conta…
Longterm fans of Merrily We Roll Along have every reason to see and enjoy this dynamic version. Newcomers will find the material clearer than may have been the case in previous incarnations.
Esme Lonsdale, co-founder of UnTied Productions, is one of a growing breed of performers who don't want to wait around for the chance to work so create the work themselves. As UnTied Produc…
Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews for Jonathan O'Boyle's production of Aspects of Love which has transferred to London from Manchester.
Paulette Tajah is best known as one of the Queen's of Lover's Rock. She has been a reggae recording star since the late 1980s. But this month she ventures onto a different type of stage to s…
Following on from recent allegations, the #MeToo hashtag reappeared and the Time's Up initiative was set in motion. Liv Warden's new play, Anomaly, looks at a fictional scandal and its effec…
A towering achievement, To Kill A Mockingbird comforts with nostalgic charm and crackles with potent relevance, the deft combination of which makes for an unforgettable night at the theatre.
Birmingham Royal Ballet is delighted to announce that internationally renowned Carlos Acosta has been appointed as its new director. He will take up his appointment in January 2020.
This week (15 January) marks what would have been Martin Luther King Jr's 90th birthday. Commemorating this, Christopher Tajah's solo show Dream Of A King (which is directed by Bernie C. Byr…
Orson Welles' 1938 broadcast of The War of Worlds caused widespread panic with its reports of an alien invasion in New Jersey. Or did it? Did the newspapers exaggerate the reaction to sell p…
Saturday Night Fever does have its flaws, and it might not be the most memorable start to the theatre-going year, but that doesn't mean you won't head home with a skip in your step, all the …
Devil You Know Theatre Company has announced full casting for the first London production since 2005 of the multi-award-winning play The Rubenstein Kiss by James Phillips, directed by Joe Ha…
Love London Love Culture chats to Mohand Hasb Alrsol Badr about Welcome to the UK, playing at the Bunker Theatre from the 22 January 2019.
"Brilliant", "Moving and engaging", "Ingenius" - audiences of Tiny Room's drama Loop have taken to Twitter to sing the praises of Peter Mulligan's drama about a barman considering his life. …
Frank, funny and occasionally ferocious revival of the late Kevin Elyot's 1982 Bush Theatre debut Coming Clean.
Anything on the internet stays there forever " or so they say. For the 'Original Death Rabbit', being at the wrong place at the wrong time has meant that she's trapped in the past, like an i…
Aspects of Love may perhaps benefit from a modern reworking to iron out the more distasteful elements, but it should be fondly remembered.
Caroline Sheen will be joining the company of Dolly Parton's 9 To 5 The Musical in the role of Violet Newstead at the Savoy Theatre, London from 28 January 2019 until the end of March. Loui…
Theatre critics have diaries bubbling with commitments. There's some sort of press night or performance almost every day and often more than one. Clashes are surprisingly common. Getting to …
Pinter Six of the Pinter at the Pinter season is the first that I can say I quite enjoyed but it didn't stop a nagging question I've had for a while: Was Pinter a misogynist? I'm not alone a…
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
In Conversation With Graham Norton explains itself fairly succinctly in its title " Mark desperately needs someone to talk to and the only person he can find happens to be a framed photo of …
There is no denying the powerful choreography is mesmerising to watch, yet Until the Lions lacks a strong plot narrative.
As the world première of Ishy Din's Approaching Empty opens at Kiln Theatre, the company's artistic director Indhu Rubasingham has announced the casting for the UK première of Florian Zell…
Written by Isley Lynn and devised by Rhum & Clay, War Of The Worlds uses the original broadcast as jumping off point to ask certain questions " particularly in relation to the veracity …