In Sarah Daniels' Head-rot Holiday (which is directed by Will Maynard) we're privy to the goings-on in Penwell Special Hospital ('Head-rot Hotel') " a psychiatric prison for women in the ear…
In an exciting and ambitious move for one of London's leading Off-West End venues, the Park Theatre splashes the cash on its Christmas production and with flying experts Foy on board, have a…
Arriving at the Trafalgar Studios after a wave of critical acclaim at its National Theatre run earlier this year, Nine Night already bears the acclaim and intense scrutiny that comes with be…
The London Musical Theatre Orchestra is fast becoming a staple part of my Christmas tradition, with the company's glorious performances of A Christmas Carol really bringing the joy and festi…
It is a warm and welcome return to the West End for the Olivier Award-winning show The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, based on Mark Haddon's beloved book.
How does the Tabard Theatre's staging of Clive King's much-loved children's literary classic Stig of the Dump look ten years on? Fresh as a daisy! Check out our gallery of new production pho…
Slava's Snowshow is an absolutely, wonderfully, delightful production. It is no surprise that it has been touring the world constantly since its premiere in 1996 at the Hackney Empire Theatr…
The Other Room has established itself as the Channel 4 of Christmas in Cardiff, with its alternative Christmas show. And this year, up and coming company Big Loop is resident with Cheer.
Denis O'Hare, making his National Theatre debut as Tartuffe, will be joined by Kevin Doyle as Orgon and Olivia Williams as Elmire in a new version of Molière's comic masterpiece by John Don…
There is much to admire about the staging of Mouthpiece at the Traverse, and even more about how it is acted. In the end, however, the play tantalises rather than delivers.
Following its sell-out run at Shakespeare's Globe, Morgan Lloyd Malcolm's new play Emilia, directed by Nicole Charles, will transfer to the Vaudeville Theatre for a strictly limited season f…
As you know, Mind the Blog is a Panto-Free Zone " but what if you want to find some alternative festive fare? Whether it's family fun or something a little more grown-up, we have a selection…
One of the toughest things for an actor to do is bring the audience with them when they have a life-changing epiphany which totally reverses their worldview; Patsy Ferran does this remarkabl…
Plays that show a number of perspectives are generally more nuanced, thought-provoking and naturally entertaining. With this in mind, the double bill of plays by Henry Naylor at Arcola Theat…
The Barn Theatre's much-anticipated, actor-musician revival of Stiles & Drewe's 1984 family musical Just So officially opened in Cirencester last night (10 December 2018). Check out our…
New play Anomaly shines a light on three women affected by an abuse scandal - not those that have been abused, but the daughters of the abuser. Director Adam Small told us why he felt this w…
Jack Thorne's version of the classic festive story A Christmas Carol returns to the Old Vic Theatre with Stephen Tompkinson as Scrooge. Here's what critics have made of it…
Twisting Carmen on its head, the Royal Opera House's revival of Barrie Kosky's production brings modernity, a narrator, simplicity and vibrancy together to create a fresh and mostly effectiv…
We celebrate the fact that Nine Night is the first play by a black British female playwright to make it into the West End, as Natasha Gordon's debut makes the move from the National's smalle…
As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, on Friday 11 January 2019, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock heads to the West End's Ambassadors Theatre to talk to Bernadette Robinson about h…
Following sell-out runs in the Camden Fringe and at the Brewdog in Leicester, Tiny Room returns to London in January with an extended version of Loop. This updating of Peter Mulligan's play,…
This year, for the first time in decades, I decided that I'd choose my own Christmas shows and arrange to review them rather than waiting for editors to impose them on me. And I'm having a l…
Writer/director Susie McKenna delivers her 20th festive production " Aladdin " with a show that captures the diversity of her London patch, yet cleverly avoids cultural appropriation and all…
New one-man play Dream of a King, set on the night of Martin Luther King's assassination, will explore the man behind the legend when it opens at the Playground Theatre in 2019. The solo pla…
For those seeking an alternative to pantos and Peter Pan for family entertainment over Christmas, look no further than this enchanting tale: The Box of Delights at Wilton's Music Hall.