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I wonder if in years to come we'll look back on the 'Theatre of Brexit' in the same way we analyse Shakespeare's treatment of Agincourt, or the Trojan Wars in Sophocles?
Ekata Theatre is an international theatre company based in London and Helsinki. Most recently seen in London with physical theatre piece On Mother's Day, in November they'll be back at the C…
The Madness of George III offers a great part for an actor, one which Mark Gatiss relishes. His vocal and physical tics are memorable, while never reducing mental illness to a series of quir…
Robert Icke's new production of The Wild Duck is bold and controversial but delivers an interpretation that strikes home very hard indeed.
As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, on Thursday 29 November 2018, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock returns to Trafalgar Studios for the West End premiere of Hot Gay Time Machine …
Romeo & Juliet, with Karen Fishwick and Bally Gill as the leads, arrives at the Barbican as part of the Royal Shakespeare Company's London residency. Although written over four centurie…
In its third Melbourne appearance, Opera Australia's splendid 2011 production of La Bohème is as appealing as ever.
VIOLET, a multi-award-winning musical with music by Jeanine Tesori (Tony Award winner for Best Original Score with Lisa Kron for Fun Home, and Tony-nominated for Caroline, or Change and Shre…
Ian McKellen will celebrate his 8oth birthday next year by raising funds for theatres, with a new solo show which will play on 80 stages across the UK.
The Hamilton track 'The Room Where It Happens' stands up well as a track to listen to on the cast recording, but something really special happens when you watch it being performed.
As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, on Wednesday 21 November 2018, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock will quiz writer and activist Michael McManus, plus special guests from Westmi…
Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews of Improbable Theatre's production Still No Idea, playing at the Royal Court Theatre until the 17 November 2018.
A part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, on Thursday 15 November 2018, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock will meet international drag collective Sink the Pink to learn How to Catch a Kr…
If you like your theatre more experimental than I do, then Lands it's definitely worth your time. And, as ever, you can't fault The Bush's bravery in commissioning it.
Written by Jesse Briton and directed by Jessica Daniels, A Pupil explores what happens when someone who is 'broken' and the help they might need to find their musical 'voice'.
There's a neat symmetry to the life of Brass the Musical thus far. Originally commissioned by the National Youth Music Theatre to commemorate the centenary of the outbreak of the First World…
Marking the centenary of the Armistice that brought World War I to an end, Proud Haddock's excellent revival of Billy Bishop Goes to War is a fitting tribute to all those who risked " and in…
In the summer of 2019 much-acclaimed opera singer and soprano Renée Fleming and film and TV actress Dove Cameron will star in the London premiere production of Craig Lucas and Adam Guettel'…
An imaginative adaptation of Zadie Smith's 2000 contemporary classic White Teeth at the Kiln Theatre is let down by unnecessary music.
Politics seems crazy everywhere at the moment. How much crazier could it get here in the UK? Political adviser and author Michael McManus's debut play An Honourable Man considers how populis…
The past catches up with the whisky-swilling ex-DI in Rebus: Long Shadows, a brooding, noirish, thriller especially written by Rankin for the stage and skilfully adapted by Rona Munro.
There are some brilliantly imaginative elements to the touring production of Vulcan 7 at the King's. Unfortunately, none of them are in Adrian Edmondson and Nigel Planer's script.
Award-winning ITV comedy show's series creator and writer Derren Litten is bringing Benidorm's signature sunshine and shenanigans to theatres across the UK and Ireland.
Maddie Rice (star of the recent tour of Fleabag) brings her debut play Pickle Jar to Soho Theatre, following on from an acclaimed engagement at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Off the back of a two-year Edinburgh Fringe tenure and a tidal wave of rapturous reviews, Hull playwright Luke Barnes' gig theatre opus All We Ever Wanted Was Everything arrives at Shepherd'…
