Hamilton (Lewis) by Fiona English and David Eaton, freshly returned from Edinburgh to the King's Head, tells the somewhat less epic story of " you guessed it, British Formula 1 star Lewis Ha…
I wonder if a new genre is forming in musical theatre? Let's call it 'cartoon rock' " because products like Eugenius!, Six and Knights of the Rose have little in common with the canons of Ll…
Long before the Inbetweeners movie was even thought of, there was Summer Holiday, the classic 1963 film in which Cliff Richard and The Shadows enjoyed a far more innocent " but apparently ju…
Love London Love Culture's Emma Clarendon spoke to Peter Glanville about adapting and directing How to Hide a Lion.
Atiha Sen Gupta's Abi, a 60-minute monologue, performed with enormous zest and attractive energy by Safiyya Ingar, is a response to Mike Leigh's play Abigail's Party and looks at what happen…
We're counting down to the world premiere of Fringe First award winner Rib Davis' latest stage politically-infused play, The Sword of Alex, which premieres at London's White Bear Theatre thi…
Clare Barron's play Dance Nation at the Almeida not only sees life through the female lens, it touches on subjects that are generally treated as taboo.
Summer theatre highlights in Provincetown, Cape Cod and Boston, including appearances by Audra McDonald, Marilyn Maye, Randy Rainbow, drag bingo and music at Herring Cove beach -- plus Mouli…
Natasha Gordon will take the role of Lorraine in her debut play Nine Night when the critically-acclaimed production transfers from the National Theatre to the Trafalgar Studios on 1 December…
Currently artistic director and CEO of Sherman Theatre, Rachel O'Riordan will succeed Sean Holmes as the new AD and joint chief executive at the Lyric Theatre Hammersmith.
As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, on Friday 19 October 2018, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock returns to Trafalgar Studios for the European premiere of new American thriller A …
When a show really blows you away, mentally and physically, it's a rare and beautiful thing. Evita, one of Andrew Lloyd Webber's classics, has been on my radar for years and I have reviewed …
Bill Kenwright's first outing with his new The Classic Screen to Stage Theatre Company is a revival of Dan Gordon's Rain Man, based on the Oscar-winning film that starred Tom Cruise and Dust…
Mythic " a new pop musical by Marcus Stevens (book and lyrics) and Oran Eldor (music) which turns the ancient Greek story of Persephone on its head, with the gods as chart-topping rock stars…
Nav Sidhu, Penny Layden, Samuel James, Sean Michael Verey and Sophie Wu will star in James Graham's Sketching, playing at Wilton's Music Hall from 26 September to 27 October 2018, with a pre…
Fresh from the Edinburgh Fringe, The Political History of Smack and Crack draws on writer Ed Edwards' own experience of narcotics dependency to examine how the politics of the 1980s trapped …
The Pint-Sized Playwriting Podcast exists to help emerging playwrights understand how to get ahead in the world of new theatre. This latest episode is with the incredible Lisa Spirling, arti…
As someone who grew up spending her weekends visiting Hampton Court Palace, Six is pretty much my ideal musical.
Alice Pitt-Carter stars as thirty-year-old Jess, who chooses punk over having children, in Lydia Rynne's one-woman play HEAR ME HOWL. Check out these fab photos of Alice as she unleashes her…
Madani Younis will step down as artistic director and chief executive of the Bush Theatre to become creative director of the Southbank Centre in January 2019.
As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, on Sunday 23 September 2018, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock chairs a discussion with Stand and Be Counted Theatre, the UK's first Theatre Co…
After performances at the Landor Space, Barbican and Plymouth Fringe, Lydia Rynne's debut play, one-woman punk revolution HEAR ME HOWL, now transfers to London's Old Red Lion Theatre for a l…
Beheadings are brutal and barbaric, whether they occurred five months or five centuries ago. And yet, with heads jauntily skewed, grim grins (albeit momentarily) and hand-held mics tightly g…
How dangerous is the rising tide of nationalism in countries around the world? His concerns inspired Rib Davis to write his latest stage play, The Sword of Alex, premiering this month at Lo…
Kevin Mandry's new play EROS, exploring female objectification, has been attracting a wide range of responses at London's White Bear Theatre. In addition to reviewers - we've rounded up sele…