Ria Jones, so resplendent when she stepped into Norma's shoes at the Coliseum in 2016 (we were lucky enough to be at one of those shows is once again in the title role and she gives a powerh…
Through the smooth tones of Frank Sinatra, the audience are swept back to The Sands Hotel, Las Vegas during the height of Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr and Frank Sinatra's success.
This lively revival of Steven Berkoff's 1975 modern classic is energetically sweaty, if a bit messy as well.
The final performance of Rigoletto for the current season thrilled opera lovers around the nation and the world via cinema relay. Viewed live at the Royal Opera House, the performance had a …
With its episode of a game of blind man's bluff being both very funny and rather horrible, this is a Birthday Party for a generation brought up on The League of Gentlemen.
The story is set in 1930's America, where Blueberry the clown has just been left by his wife. He takes us on a journey of redemption, knitting his memories with an honest reflection of his p…
Casting has been announced for the world premiere of Cassie McFarlane and Adrian Hope's new play Mad as Hell, about star of the film Network, Peter Finch.
George Bernard Shaw's Heartbreak House, stylistically inspired by Anton Chekhov, was first performed in 1920. Set on the brink of the First World War, its message about the very real danger …
Everyone's favourite tap dance musical is back on the West End, and, really, shouldn't 42nd Street always be playing somewhere in the world at any given time?
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
Joe Sellman-Leava is doing double duty at this year's VAULT Festival with two one-man shows. His multi award-winning Labels returns for one performance only on 28 January 2018 while his late…
The sickly, yellow lights of a featureless meeting room are making Serge thirsty. He just wants some water, to tell his story and get back home to Streatham.
It is always fascinating to revisit the early work of writers who have gone on to bigger things and Tiny Dynamite offers that chance with Abi Morgan, screenwriter of such hits as Shame, The …
This perceptive monologue by Jack Thorne tackles a huge range of topics as seen through the eyes of one teenage girl.
Set in the East End of yore, Steven Berkoff uses his bastardised Shakespeare'n'slang prose style to depict the lives there with an extraordinary vigour.
Child casting has been announced for the first five venues of the upcoming UK & Ireland tour of Matilda the Musical, which launches from Leicester Curve on 5 March 2018.
It's a real delight and breath of fresh air to see such a beautifully written and performed new play from seasoned actors. I very much hope Louise Jameson and Nigel Fairs write and perform t…
Overall, this play has a timely and well-delivered message particularly in the second half of the drama which held my attention throughout and brought new meaning to the phrase "death by Pow…
With over 300 shows to choose from at this year's VAULT Festival, we know it can seem almost impossible to decide what to see! The Mates are pleased to be working with several festival shows…
Ruthie Ann Miles will reprise her Tony Award-winning and critically acclaimed Broadway role of Lady Thiang in the West End production of THE KING AND I.
The Royal Shakespeare Company last night reported the death of John Barton at the age of 89. Barton co-founded the company with Peter Hall, who also passed away in September. Current RSC art…
Ian Rickson's production is a tense and unnerving experience that utilises all the skills of its excellent cast to reinforce the oddity of one of Pinter's most performed plays.
For me, it's this ongoing decision to keep Rita, Sue and Bob Too performed as a comedy more than a drama that is at the heart of its problem. This should be a play of tiny tragedies.
Were you one of the four million who tuned in to watch Mischief Theatre's A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong over the holidays? You can see these comedy geniuses performing a different show every …
Were you one of the four million who tuned in to watch Mischief Theatre's A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong over the holidays? You can see these comedy geniuses performing a different show every …