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We're counting down to the opening of Stephanie Martin's Alkaline, the latest play premiere from plucky new writing theatre company, pluck. productions. What happens when religion gets in th…
The wintry Russian setting and grand Tchaikovsky score prove an ideal fit for The Imperial Ice Stars, whose revived production of Swan Lake on Ice effortlessly integrates the spectacle of ic…
Beautifully performed by Reice Weathers, it's essential viewing and a powerful counterpoint to the anti-refugee rhetoric to which we're so frequently and depressingly exposed.
We're counting down to the opening of Stephanie Martin's Alkaline, the latest play premiere from plucky new writing theatre company, pluck. productions. What happens when religion gets in th…
The website for Knights of the Rose leads with the quote "is this the most epic rock musical?" and bold as that is, well, the answer is most definitively no.
Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson's acclaimed The Jungle transfers from the Young Vic to the West End. But what have critics had to say about it?
All the advance publicity for Knights of the Rose gave me a sense of foreboding. I thought the Arts Theatre had hit rock bottom with Ruthless but it seems there is further to go.
In this episode of The Show People Podcast, host Andrew Keates is joined by Cassie Compton who talks about growing up in Crouch End, London in a home filled with music, her supportive teache…
Not everyone knows who Joan Littlewood was but by the end of Sam Kenyon's enthralling biographic musical, Miss Littlewood, we're closer to understanding what drove this maverick director, wh…
Boxman is compelling, urgent and humane theatre about the trauma and terror hidden in plain sight on our streets. It is also an exceptionally high-quality piece, from a confident creative te…
I think this show will be perfect for anyone looking for an entertaining night out as long as they prepare to go with the trot, canter and gallop of a slightly bonkers romance mingled with s…
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews for Blanche McIntyre's production of The Winter's Tale, playing at the Shakespeare's Globe until 14 October.
There's a reason Circa is known as the rockstars of the circus world; the company certainly knows how to put on a great show that thrills and entertains.
A vital piece of theatre with an important message as well as a whole load of humour, performed with passion and physicality by a talented cast " an entertainingly filthy play that you will …
The Play About My Dad is a force of nature itself, blowing conventional storytelling out of the window. Poignant and heartbreaking, the hurricane is used as a framing device to tell the stor…
Joining the Tommy Steele on stage at the London Coliseum in The Glenn Miller Story this summer is Marti Webb. The show runs for a limited season from 6 July to 18 …
This is certainly a major theatrical event " Cicero's speeches, with their mixture of sarcasm and idealism, are great, but not everyone will enjoy the comic interpretation of some of these c…
Best-selling recording artist, X Factor winner and West End performer Matt Cardle is to join the cast of Strictly Ballroom The Musical, playing the role of bandleader Wally Strand from 31 Ju…
The Bush Theatre's artistic director Madani Younis has announced additions to the venue's autumn/winter 2018 season. Highlights include six plays to end the theatre's season " including t…
As a production, The Lieutenant of Inishmore is brutal and violent, yet somehow has a charm about it that keeps the audience successfully engaged from beginning to end. Who knew violence on …
There is no denying that Circa's Peepshow is a playful and cheeky show that captures the performers' talents well " but does it all become slightly tired?
American playwright's autobiographical The Play About My Dad, based on her experience in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, has just received its European premiere at London's Jermyn Street Thea…
Liam Ashmead and Laura Shoebottom are the co-founders of Thematic Theatre, a company they set up last year to specialise in new writing.
Wilton's Music hall is dressed beautifully by Eleanor Field with a minimalist, grey tone design and little set. This is The Faction's A Midsummer Night's Dream, featuring an ensemble of seve…
