The RSC's touring production of Hamlet not only boasts engaging performances but situates them in a dynamic theatrical setting "enabling the entire cast and crew to assert this show as a com…
This extraordinarily lavish touring production of Sunset Boulevard makes the heart soar as much as the story and its characters break the audience's heart.
Set during JFK administration, this new musical by Lizzie Freeborn, at the London Theatre Workshop, is set in The White House and looks at the staff in-house at the time of the sexual scanda…
This production of Julius Caesar at the Bridge Theatre captures the audience's attention (no matter where you sit or stand) to such great effect that the (just over) two hours passes quickly…
Final casting for Myth: the Rise and Fall of Orpheus, directed by Arlene Phillips and playing at The Other Palace from 10 March, includes Jaymi Hensely, best known for his work in boy band U…
Having first appeared in a concert performance at the London Palladium in 2016, Eugenius! is a hilariously nostalgic musical by Ben Adams and Chris Wilkins which has grown into a confident a…
Police Cops in Space at the Vault Festival is a brilliant low-budget lo-fi parody, performed by a likeable and engaging cast. Recommended.
Queen C*unt " Sacred or Profane? at Camden People's Theatre is part of Calm Down Dear, a three-week festival of innovative feminist performance. Does it make me feel uncomfortable? Not reall…
After Chivaree Circus' No Show last year which highlighted the frustrations of female circus artists, the presence of such skilled performers in Becoming Shades at the VAULT Festival, a piec…
Overall Wrecked at The Vaults is a pretty accomplished piece of theatre and makes for a memorable experience.
At the heart of the story of Rothschild & Sons at the Park Theatre, London is a family and race trying to carve out a place for themselves in history.
At the time of writing, Stagedoor, the app dedicated to helping audiences discover great theatre, announces that it has raised more than £319,000 in the first three weeks of its Seedrs cr…
Opening night has arrived! Award-winning actor Rupert Graves officially makes his directorial debut tonight (2 February 2018) with The Ungrateful Biped. In this modern take on Dostoyevsky's …
But you'll have heard " Naomi Westerman's one-woman show Double Infemnity, at The Vaults, is more than a pun, it's a feminist take on a male genre.
Much like a street card conman setting out his stall, Tom Salomon's The Grift at the Town Hall, Bethnal Green, describes itself as "a practice in the art of deception".
As we fast approach February, Love London Love Culture's Emma Clarendon rounds up the productions she's most looking forward to in February. With Mates ticket links…
Renowned Broadway, West End and film actress Caroline O'Connor will star as Anna in the first London revival in 20 years of Kander and Ebb's THE RINK, having understudied the role of Angel i…
It is rarely a play that moves you and so it is here, even though Nicholas Hytner's production of Julius Caesar at the Bridge Theatre, London does provide moments of intellectual stimulus.
Mel Giedroyc will join the cast of Elliott & Harper's highly anticipated new production of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's Tony award-winning musical, Company, directed by Marianne …
Looking for theatregoing inspiration? MyTheatreMates co-founder Mark Shenton chooses his top three plays and top three musicals to book now.
I saw and loved Eugenius! back in 2016 at its premiere concert at the London Palladium, so I was very excited when I read it was returning to The Other Palace. I'm pleased to say I stand by …
Well, we're truly into 2018 now and there's plenty to see. From anarchic punk riot to classic mysteries, from Shakespeare to Dylan, and from troubled masculinity to a woman's battle with dep…
Nina " A Story About Me and Nina Simone, performed by Josette Bushell-Mingo, is not a tribute concert or a jukebox musical based on Simone's songs, it is a powerful and totally contemporary …
Theatregoers will be most familiar with Simon Evans as a highly accomplished director - did you know that he's also a magician? In his latest magic show, reuniting with his fellow director-i…
The Mischief Theatre company, founded in 2008, is well known for providing family entertainment and great comedy and they certainly don't disappoint with the UK tour of the West End hit The …