Musical theatre star Lucy O'Byrne is setting the stage alight as Eva Peron in Andrew Lloyd Webber's classic Evita. I saw the show in Malvern and in my humble opinion, Lucy is giving Elaine P…
Brad Birch's excellent 70-minute monologue A Kettle of Fish about a female professional and her response to a critical convergence of problems.
The oft-misquoted George Santayana once said "those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" and taking a glance at Nick Dear's Hogarth's Progress, you can't help but feel it…
Did you know that Fiddler on the Roof is based on the stories of "Jewish Mark Twain" writer Sholom Aleichem. After huge international success with his previous one-man shows, Saul Reichlin p…
It seems anyone who is anyone has signed up for Jamie Lloyd's ambitious season of Harold Pinter plays at the appropriately named Harold Pinter Theatre in the West End.
What fears have Douglas Booth and Clifford Samuel been confessing in the rehearsal room as they prepare for the European premiere of A Guide for the Homesick? Sneak a peek with our photo gal…
Never mind Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, who'll take on the roles of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson (and myriad other roles) in the Barn Theatre's forthcoming stage production of T…
Once on this Island is basically the show version of a huge hug; filled with a heartwarming story, spectacular talent and amazing use of theatrical devices, it's a truly brilliant piece of t…
Writer Michael Morpurgo calls his magnum opus, War Horse, an anthem for peace. Certainly, a play's influence has never been so persuasive after sitting, enthralled at Milton Keynes Theatre, …
Can parents be as childish as their offspring? Who's really being assessed when it comes to Parents' Evening at school? Jermyn Street Theatre has released a fantastic new show trailer for th…
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
The Pomegranate Theatre in Chesterfield is a gem of the East Midlands theatre scene. It may be compact, but it's perfectly formed, and the same could be said of Theatre6 and Catherine Schrei…
Or Cleopatra and Antony as it turns out. Ralph Fiennes is plenty good in Simon Godwin's modern-dress production of Antony & Cleopatra for the National Theatre, but Sophie Okonedo is sit…
Funicular Productions invite guests to Journey to the Underworld with this new immersive and dining experience with a dark fairytale at its centre.
The glitzy, glittering, all-singing, all-dancing spectacular 42nd Street continues to light up Theatre Royal Drury Lane as a new Dorothy Brock, Bonnie Langford, arrives in glorious fashion.
Despite some structural shortcomings and a plot that doesn't always thoroughly connect, Poet in Da Corner at the Royal Court has fire in its belly that needs to be in front of audiences.
Time to get the word around that I am a coach " and then the most wonderful email dropped in my inbox from a past client as they tried to describe me to another person:
Gilbert & Sullivan's Iolanthe landed at Malvern Theatres courtesy of the National Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company and it was a joy to behold.
Semi-autobiographical in nature, Danusia Samal's Busking It is inspired by the 10 years she spent as a London Underground busker.
Sandi Toksvig will adapt the story for the new immersive theatrical and dining experience Mamma Mia! The Party which will open in a specially-adapted venue within London's The O2 on 19 Septe…
Drip Feed is certainly worth a watch for Karen Cogan's performance and some really well-employed fairy lights.
At three and a half hours all in Antony and Cleopatra is a long haul, but with Fiennes and Okonedo making Shakespeare's verse sing, there are moments here to be savoured.
Pinter Two is a complete change of tone from its companion collection, moving from social politics to more familiar Pinter territory, relationship politics.
Ten new cast members will be joining the London company of Hamilton which is going into its second year at the Victoria Palace Theatre. The production is booking to 30 March 2019.
A semi-autobiographical coming of age story, Poet in da Corner at the Royal Court raps and jumps to the sounds of grime.