The joy created by this remarkable company is second only to the joy felt by those lucky enough to see The Nature of Why. This isn't a performance you simply see or hear. It's one you feel.
Tom Mack, currently studying for an MA in Creative Producing at Mountview, shared this piece with the Mates on why, as a young gay man, it’s so gratifying to see out-and-proud stories …
Fox Hunting is a clear and powerfully effective attempt to understand the root causes of the problems with knife crime " let's hope both the play and its talented writer have the successful …
Tackroom Theatre, with the help of Barnardo's, interviewed 10,000 6- to 22-year-olds on what they think love is and the effect of online pornography on their lives. Why is the Sky Blue? (or …
Flowing seamlessly from beginning to end, SOAP not only has a great energy about it but also is a reminder of why 250 years on circus is still considered fascinating to audiences as a form o…
Here, Agatha Christie's and Frank Vosper's 1936 play is in the assured hands of Lucy Bailey in a production for the Royal & Derngate. Where the play flounders, the production remains en…
This year's Wandsworth Arts Fringe has now opened and on a scorching hot day, I took the opportunity to dive into the cooling Arches under St Mary's Church to see Word of Mouth and Rachel Ca…
Prompted by the attack in a gay nightclub in Orlando that saw the deaths of 50 people, The Swallow is a highly emotional work exploring how loss can simultaneously separate and unite people.
This may not be Shakespeare or Ibsen but Tonight At 8.30 it is a hell of an entertainment. Whether it is effective in reappraising Coward is a moot point but it is unquestionably a worthwhil…
Nightfall is a beautifully written and realised piece of theatre, well worth catching before it finishes its run at the Bridge Theatre.
The joy of Matilda is not just that it celebrates cleverness, not just that it delights in naughtiness, but that it sees each as the essence of the other. All the joy in life is in bringing …
Semi-autobiographical in nature, Grotty " which is written by Izzy Tennyson and directed by Hannah Hauer-King " looks at the Dalston lesbian subculture in east London.
It's been to Edinburgh a few times, but this latest touring version of Wicked drops in on the Playhouse with the power of a flying farmhouse.
Worth A Flutter written by Michael Head and directed by Jonathan Carr is a simple story of love and its complications that sadly misses the mark.
The first half of Michael Head's Worth A Flutter is full of the kind of broad, sitcom-like humour of which I'm no real fan. But after the interval, a more thoughtful strand to his writing em…
Joe Penhall's play Mood Music about the music industry has officially opened at The Old Vic Theatre. Here's what critics have been saying about it…
Overall it is a good, if uneven, workman-like production of The Importance of Being Earnest that struggles, at times, to be funny. It delivers the goods without any flourishes of inspiration.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of Barry Hines' novel and I can think of no better way to mark the occasion than with this exquisite production of Kes.
Joining the previously announced Carrie Hope Fletcher, playing Veronica Sawyer in the Uk premiere of Heathers " The Musical at The Other Palace (9 June to 4 August 2018) are Jodie Steele (Ch…
Wolfblood's Louisa Connolly-Burnham and Robert Rees (Ladies in Lavender) will star in the UK revival of Beirut by American playwright and author Alan Bowne, playing at London's Park Theatre …
Named as one of the 1,000 most influential Londoners by the Evening Standard, Barney Norris' latest play, Nightfall, has just opened at the very high-profile Bridge Theatre.
Preparations are well underway for the Barn Theatre's much-anticipated new production of Simon Stephens' One Minute, the theatre's follow-up to its extended, wildly popular inaugural offerin…
Just a few days to go until Katy Brand's debut play 3Women gets its world premiere at the West End's Trafalgar Studios. Sneak a peek at our rehearsals photos to see how stars Anita Dobson, D…
The comedian and blogger Sam Avery spoke to Love London Love Culture about his new stand-up show going on tour from October, including a date at the Leicester Square Theatre.
There is more than one large-scale depiction of World War One on stage in Edinburgh at the moment. While the juggernaut that is War Horse may cause Birdsong to be overshadowed, the returning…