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I found Madama Butterfly beautiful, mesmerising and ultimately painfully sad. I congratulate Ellen Kent on bringing together a very talented cast and succeeding in making opera accessible to…
As a show, The Shape Of The Pain is meticulously crafted, with Hannah McPake vividly conveying how fatiguing " mentally and emotionally " living with CRPS is.
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
Nominations for the Olivier Awards 2018 are announced today. The shortlists are dominated by Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical Hamilton and Jez Butterworth’s latest play The Ferryman.…
In Trust, the attack on capitalist structures that have ruined the lives and livelihoods of an entire generation is sharp and well-staged, with striking imagery and conflict that lingers to …
Harold and Maude is so full of happiness and magic. This gem cannot stay hidden, it is too special to stay hidden, it needs the recognition it deserves. In a dreary winter, treat yourself to…
Jonathan O’Boyle’s production of Stephen Schwartz’s musical transfers to London from Manchester. Here’s a guide to what critics have had to say about the musical̵…
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Love Actually star and singer Martine McCutcheon and pop legend David Essex are to star in a supersized production of Elf this Christmas.
The Best Man says nothing directly about today's White House or the most recent struggle to occupy it " obliquely though, there's insight aplenty.
At the end of Ian Done a Bad Thing one of the actors asks us a question about what has challenged our ethical beliefs. This makes you feel involved and further activates the production. I wi…
Turns out it's exactly 12 months since we posted our first Circus Scoop guide to what's on where in UK circus, so that means March is a double birthday! Doesn't time fly when you're having f…
Final casting has been announced for the first complete London revival of Noël Coward's Tonight at 8.30 since 1936, being staged by Jermyn Street Theatre as part of its The Reaction Season
Natasha Sutton Williams spoke to Love London Love Culture about Freud the Musical and bringing it to the Vault Festival from 14 to 18 March.
Never before have I been gripped so much in 75 minutes watching a conversation between two people than I have seeing this Bismillah! An Isis Tragicomedy.
Initially, Foul Pages has a surfeit of innuendo, as the actors revel in saucy banter. However, once things settle down, Foul Pages reveals itself to be about the love of acting and what it w…
Harold & Maude at the Charing Cross Theatre is not dangerous or daring, but a light few hours of frivolous fun.
This Pippin is one of those productions rarely seen on the fringe. It captures the sparkle of Broadway, transporting it to south London in a whirl of unmissable musical theatre.
The King's Head Theatre has announced a new season of work by female playwrights, in direct response to the under-representation of female voices on stage. Under the title, Who Rules the Wor…
Curtains has a play-of-the-day feel to it as it seeks to deal with its big issue " euthanasia " and, in some ways, achieves a measure of success.
What makes Glitter Punch so compelling is the detail of the respective lives and how amidst life's slings and arrows, there are moments of beauty and solace that make it seem all bearable.
Allan Stewart has one against proved himself to be everyone's favourite entertainer. His Big Big Variety Show is a joyous night of entertainment that should leave you smiling for days.
Katie Caden's Conquest at The Vaults asks questions of how pro-active feminists need to be in contemporary society.
The West End Live Lounge concerts are truly joyous to be a part of because they not only celebrate the fantastic talent the West End has to offer but raise money for fantastic causes.
Actor and writer Siobhan McMillan drew from personal experience, and a determination to control the course of her career, when she debuted her one-woman show, Mirrors, in 2015. Now she's bac…
