Meet Sarah Louise Hughes, who, straight out of drama school, has been cast in the title role of Michael Strassen's major new production of Jim Cartwright's modern classic The Rise and Fall o…
An important hour of theatre that moves, amuses & informs in equal measure " exquisitely written and brilliantly performed.
Key to Sea Wall's effectiveness is Andrew Scott's ability to connect so entirely with his audience. Laughing and joking, we're totally with him in the anecdotes of his ideal life.
A properly entertaining evening of innocent fun pitched at a level which remembers the old days as being good but without ever indicating they would be worth going back to.
Written by Nadim Naaman and Dana Al Fardan, the concept album of new musical Broken Wings marks an ambitious debut and an impressive arrival.
Love London Love Culture's Emma Clarendon spoke to the Ovalhouse Theatre's head of theatre Owen Calvert-Lyons about the theatre's upcoming season.
With the World Cup tournament currently in play, football parlance seems appropriate in describing Opera North's Kiss Me, Kate, arriving this week for a short stay at London's Coliseum as a …
We all have our favourite Abba song, right? Imagine what's it like to be part of the Mamma Mia! sensation, either on tour or in the West End? I spoke to Sarah Pozer who plays Donna and Georg…
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
A smart and gripping play that leads you from one suspenseful situation to another, through the thoughts of two independent people " Agatha Elwes' performance in particular marks her out as …
The play perfectly balances entertainment with an honest, powerful portrayal of the impact dementia can have on families and relationships. Highly recommended, but prepare to be put through …
As much a tribute to Mary Shelley's classic novel as a way of scrutinising its themes from a 21st-century perspective, SISATA Theatre's Frankenstein straddles the past and the future.
How many productions does it take for a playwright to have a moment? We could be on the cusp of a William Wycherley wave, with the second production of The Country Wife to arrive this year (…
Notes From the Field is an even more searing, brilliant, majestic account " an examination, profound in its detail and presentation by Anna Deavere Smith of disenfranchisement and the broken…
An impeccable five-star production from Opera North in association with Welsh National Opera. Do not be put off by the word opera this is West End musical theatre at its very, very best.
In this episode of The Show People Podcast, host Andrew Keates is joined by Julie Atherton, shortly after completing the West End run of The Grinning Man at Trafalgar Studios.
This deeply fascinating true story makes for surprisingly compelling drama that reminds us that what a major difference ordinary people made in the outcome of the Second World War.
Mischief Movie Night is enormous fun and the cast clearly loves what they do. The sense of kinship is refreshing and invigorating as we giggle alongside the actors on stage at the absurdity …
Actress Katharine Moraz spoke to Love London Love Culture's Emma Clarendon about bringing Shakespeare's As You Like It to London's parks and squares this summer.
The songs which open and close the show (explaining the night and the rules) are simple and funny, the cast is strong and believable, and the two presenters create a comfortable atmosphere f…
If you fancy an evening of cutting-edge, experimental, hard-hitting theatre, you might want to look elsewhere. But if you want to see a British institution, directed by a British institution…
With such an array of talent on offer, it's a mystery why tutors chose as a graduate showcase this thinly-written early 80s spoof of 1920s girls' school fiction long eclipsed by St Trinian's…
The US composer and lyricist John Bucchino is the man of the moment here, but it is tempting to consider director Tania Azevedo the real star, leading a superb company of cast and creatives …
West Yorkshire Playhouse today announced it will change its name to Leeds Playhouse. The name change marks a new chapter in the theatre's 50-year history.
Following award-winning, sell-out runs at Edinburgh Fringe 2017 and Soho Theatre, Dust by Milly Thomas, directed by Sara Joyce, will transfer to the West End's Trafalgar Studios (4 September…