With this production of The Cherry Orchard, the Royal Exchange once again takes an important classic and makes it wonderfully accessible and relevant to the modern age. It is highly recommen…
The reviews are in for the National Theatre's production of Rodney Ackland's Absolute Hell, directed by Joe Hill-Gibbins (playing until 16 June 2018). Here, Love London Love Culture rounds u…
If you've never seen Chess before then I think you'll love it. I urge you to see the show regardless of its faults, it's got a beautiful score and a moving story that you can't help but fall…
As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, on Wednesday 13 June 2018, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock returns to Clapham's Omnibus Theatre to quiz the team behind the modern Gothic thr…
Chicago remains fine Fosseian musical theatre. Strong story, stylish dance, and Kander and Ebb's brilliant songs. Class, indeed.
Well done Spamalot " it rips off the motion picture (as promised in the title) admirably. We were whistling "always look on the bright side of life" and grinning all the way home.
Got your tickets yet for the return of Beth Burrows' "exceptional" one-woman cabaret Sirens of the Silver Screen? Watch this fantastic video trailer from the show's London premiere last year…
An exciting couple of months coming up on the Fringe " this month I'm checking out Theatre N16's new venue for a couple of shows, for one thing, and next month The Bunker Theatre will be a b…
Following the success of The Wipers Times in the West End and across the country, Ian Hislop and Nick Newman have once again taken inspiration from real life events for their new play Trial …
Technology is so often blamed for our woes in modern life, but in Natalie Inside Out it helps to bridge the gap between performers and spectators.
Patch of Blue, the company responsible for We Live By the Sea, specialises in devised theatre that expands the conventional scope of audiences and here they share the life of a 15-year-old w…
The thing is this: If I knew that many people in the performing arts industries are hostile towards, or despairing about (or both) what they see as the government's dismissal of the arts in …
No rest for the wicked old-school grifters of The Gift of the Gab, even as we hurtle towards a Bank Holiday weekend. Preparations are in full swing for the premiere of Simon David Eden's lat…
London-born actress Natasha Gordon's warmhearted play, Nine Night, now making its first appearance at the National Theatre, is as much about family, music and mourning as it is about ethnici…
The beauty and simplicity of Chess allowed the audience to enjoy the sublime orchestration and performances. It really is a beautiful visual delight which shouldn't be missed in this short f…
Former EastEnders star David Witts is returning from three years in LA to make his West End debut as Fiyero in Wicked from Monday 23 July 2018.
Got your tickets yet for the world premiere of 1970s Brighton-set The Gift of the Gab, opening this month at London's White Bear Theatre? We catch up with screenwriter turned playwright Simo…
Joe Penhall's new play Mood Music is set in the music industry and examines the complex and tricky personalities whose deep and longstanding knowledge of how the 'business' works means they …
Olivier Award-winning cabaret artist Christopher Green is performing as his latest stage creation, Music Hall Monster: The Insatiable Fred Barnes, at Wilton's Music Hall now. Have you seen s…
I do feel anyone going to see Son of a Preacher Man because of Dusty Springfield could be a bit disappointed, but in saying that it was an entertaining and enjoyable evening and the audience…
This year's JB Shorts is just as unmissable as the last, showcasing some magnificent local talents in an unforgettable evening. When it comes to short plays, JB Shorts has proved once again …
Casting has now been announced for the return of Broken Silence Theatre's critically acclaimed modern-day, feminist update on the Garden of Eden story. Adam & Eve runs at the Hope Theat…
Ove Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a poignant and still relevant story about the way society treats those who don't fit the mould and it feels like an appropriate choice for a theatre compan…
Miss Beautiful at your peril, the reason it was such a success in the West End couldn't be clearer and I for one feel fortunate to have had the opportunity to have caught this show at one of…
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.