It's time to escape the grey for the colour-filled dance hall of Strictly Ballroom. Bogo Pogo your way to the Piccadilly Theatre for a spectacularly sparkly experience.
There are moments in Gut " presented by the Traverse in association with the National Theatre of Scotland " where it is difficult to breathe, such is the power of Frances Poet's psychologica…
The fact that the opening scene, in which disenchanted art teacher Melissa tries to hang herself with her favourite scarf, isn't the most dramatic moment in Moormaid immediately tells you qu…
Following its huge inaugural success with The Secret Garden musical, the Barn Theatre announces casting and creatives for its second production, a major new revival and fresh, social media t…
I'm loving the line-up for May so I've all my fingers crossed that you'll find something in this list for you too.
It's no exaggeration to say that the in the round seating has brought an extra dimension to Tumble Tuck, allowing Sarah Milton to interact more readily with the audience and in keeping with …
Rodney Ackland's great disappointment, his ill-timed 1952 play, The Pink Room, is given another chance at the National Theatre with its reworked and renamed production called Absolute Hell.
Bat Out Of Hell " The Musical has announced a wide-ranging partnership to support the Invictus Games Foundation, the governing body of the Invictus Games, a global sporting event for wounded…
The entire cast of Present Laughter executed every scene with a fabulous, animated, flamboyant energy yet there seemed to be an awful lot of unnecessary shouting throughout this production.
ALL OR NOTHING " THE MOD MUSICAL will now close at the West End's Ambassadors Theatre in London on Saturday 12 May 2018, having previously been booking until 2 June.
The Writer makes a strong case for theatre as a place to debate the most urgent issues of the day and prove that, for some women, experimenting with form is not an option, but a necessity.
The Menier Chocolate Factory has announced the UK premiere of Gerard Alessandrini's Spamilton which opens at the theatre on 24 July 2018, with previews from 12 July and runs until 8 Septembe…
In a world of phones, tablets and games consoles, the next generation of circus-goers need live entertainment on their doorstep, and Paulos Circus delivers…candy floss or no candy floss!
With Chicago returning to London, I spoke with Josefina Gabrielle who, as Velma, is sharing the show's leading credits, about the piece and her career.
Inspired by practitioners who climb rock faces without the aid of harnesses or other safety equipment, Free Solo tackles the subject of fear and whether one's passions can sit side-by-side w…
I was glad to see the RSC's recent Twelfth Night (starring Adrian Edmondson and Kara Tointon) has become part of its CD collection, saving several musical performances and songs for eternity
Humourous and heartfelt, Sunshine on Leith is utterly joyous. It is everything I want from my musical theatre and I couldn't recommend it more.
Yes, the Present Laughter is a bit jokey and, as one critic has said, cartoonish, but perhaps that is just what audiences want. You can't say that it isn't entertaining.
Lizzie Winkler plays a variety of roles in Quiz at the Noel Coward Theatre, an immersive experience which examines the conviction of 'the coughing Major' in Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
Got your tickets yet for the European premiere of the award-winning American two-hander THE GULF? Critics and audiences have been mesmerised by Audrey Cefaly's truthful two-hander and Anna A…
Not even an authentic and stylised production and strong performances can cover up a meaningful but messy look at women in society. With some editing, Masterpieces could be improved immensel…
The cast's good work goes a long way to saving what is hyped as a classic, but is actually not such a very good play. Absolute Hell is fun, but this time the show is better than the writing.
Inspired by David Mamet's play, Sexual Perversity in Chicago, Woohoo Debbie's Gap is a show devised around intimate and often confusing relationships.
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
No Show draws on themes of ignorance: of not knowing what circus is or how its done, and on patriarchy. The content comes from autobiographical examples but relate to much wider societal pro…