One of the strongest points of Gary McNair's lovable, almost-poetic telling of McGonagall's life is the pathos it evokes when detailing the onstage abuse he received. It also confronts the p…
Got your tickets yet for In the Shadow of the Mountain, a new mental health play by Felicity Huxley-Miners? This new play has been specially selected for this month's Who Runs the World? sea…
The hit musical Mamma Mia! is celebrating the show's 19th birthday in London today (Friday 6 April) by opening a new booking period from 22 October 2018 to 2 March 2019 and announcing some m…
Since its arrival in Manchester, Hope Mill Theatre has brought much needed fresh and original plays to its stage. The already high bar that Yank! left has been raised even further by the tri…
As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, on Thursday 19 April 2018 at the Pleasance Theatre, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock will talk to Charlotte Merriam and the #FemalesWithNoFilt…
Spirited, effervescent and fun, The Country Wife, offers a night of unbridled entertainment " and not a periwig or frock-coat in sight
As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, on Saturday 14 April 2018, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock is heading back to Cirencester to the new Barn Theatre to chair a post-show Q&…
Originally produced in Edinburgh and Chichester in 2014, Pressure is worth the four-year wait for London audiences. If you miss it at the Park then it is moving to the West End in June 2018,…
This is a full period-dress production, executed immaculately but probably needing another few cuts to be unalloyed joy. The plot is labyrinthine, with a wordy torrent of finely honed wit an…
Full casting has been announced for The Old Vic and Bristol Old Vic's world premiere of A Monster Calls. Patrick Ness' piercing novel is being brought to both venues in The Old Vic's 200th y…
The Donmar's new version of William Congreve's play has plenty of musings on marriage and the role of women which still feel extremely pertinent; it just needs to even out the tone to make t…
I was the first one to declare how much I hated the idea of using existing pop music for a 'new' musical. I was certain that Mamma Mia! would not last long and I'd pick up some deeply discou…
The jewel in the crown of Broadway's golden age, My Fair Lady is masterfully revived by director Bartlett Sher and his dream team of collaborators.
Disappearing with a travelling troupe used to be the only way to learn the tricks of the circus trade if you weren't born into an established circus family. Over the last 50 years, however, …
If you enjoyed Antony Sher's Lear, his Willy Loman or any of his previous books this is a must read, and if you have any interest in the inner thoughts of a performer at the top of their pro…
Robert Hastie once said that the director's role is "to provide the clearest conduit between a writer and an actor". Such an approach, effectively of getting in the way as little as possible…
The Barn Theatre in Cirencester triumphantly flung open its doors this week with its inaugural production of The Secret Garden. Dominic Shaw's fresh new actor-musician, folk-influence take o…
Fancy three and a half hours of Ingmar Bergman? At least the Old Vic's seats are comfortable for Fanny and Alexander with a marvellous Penelope Wilton.
As a progressive company, Ramps on the Moon is leading the way by showing what inclusive theatre looks like. It is encouraging that this fundamental innovation is coming from regional UK the…
Discover Shakespeare in a different light via Will at the Rose Playhouse, illuminated on stage rather than in the pages of his plays and poems.
The Network of Independent Critics, the brainchild of two outstanding bloggers in the My Theatre Mates collective, Katharine Kavanagh and Laura Kressly, ramps up for another Edinburgh Fringe…
With enormous compassion, David Haig weaves together a thrilling story that is both personal and political. Having done his research, he makes the gobbledygook of technical weather reports s…
Got your tickets yet for the European premiere of Audrey Cefaly's award-winning American two-hander THE GULF at London's Tristan Bates Theatre. Watch these fantastic videos with stars Anna A…
In the writing of Songs for Nobodies, Murray has invented singular anecdotes that grasp an entire life in a moment, without a heavy-handedness that condescends. Rather it elevates the serend…
Another jam-packed month for all you circus nuts " how many events are you going to get to?