As a member of the LGBT community, I know, we all face our fair share of struggles. One of those struggles is the loss of family, whether it's you leaving them or them severing ties with you.
Cirque du Soleil have brought another of their spectacular shows to the Royal Albert Hall as they do every January, and this one is going to extend their stay by touring to several venues ar…
The world's hottest musical arrives in London in a pristine production that is matched by a gleaming, newly renovated West End theatre that is far superior to the show's Broadway home.
The hit Old Vic Theatre production transfers to the Noel Coward Theatre. But what have critics thought about it? Duluth, Minnesota. 1934. A community living on a knife-edge huddle toge…
Jessica Lazar's production of East is imaginatively directed, satisfyingly choreographed and acted with commitment by a talented cast within the tight boundaries of the King's Head Theatre's…
A warning from history? Aequitas Theatre relocates Bertolt Brecht's 1944 modern classic Fear and Misery of the Third Reich in the near future for a timely revival, starting performances this…
Compagnie MPTA are a regularly returning company to the London International Mime Festival with their forward-thinking and beautifully presented contemporary circus.
The sixth form common room in Simon Stephens pulsating Punk Rock is an incendiary point ready to spark. The seven sixth formers the play introduces us too are standing on an edge of a precip…
The Tristan Bates Theatre has announced an Alexander Matthews season, running from 31 January to 24 March 2018. The theatre will present the debut of the playwright and philosopher's two soc…
"Natural Duty is a one (wo)man cabaret exploring the life of Hollywood icon Marlene Dietrich. The show is a mix of theatre, drag and cabaret and uses songs and stories to explore a legends e…
There is much to enjoy in this close quarters examination of one short-lived relationship from the highs of its beginning, to the regrets and recriminations that marks its end.
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
A stage musical of Pinocchio sounds like a brilliant idea, but all the magical stagecraft in the world cannot save a show if the book is weak.
A new musical about Jane Austen launches a UK tour this month. Austen The Musical is a celebration of one of the best known British authors, taking audiences on a journey to discover the wom…
It's all too easy, as you enter the auditorium, to be sucked into The Play That Goes Wrong before it even begins. The cast, deep in character, intermingle with the audience to such effect th…
Lobster is the story of J and K, two young professional women in London. We follow them throughout as they narrate through their relationship history.
Got your tickets yet for Abi Morgan's Tiny Dynamite? David Loumgair's stylish and intimate production, the play's first London revival in 15 years, has just opened at the Old Red Lion Theatr…
Got your tickets yet for Oranges & Elephants, the brilliant new musical set in and premiering at London's Grade II -listed Victorian music hall gem, Hoxton Hall, this month? Catch up on…
Director Jessica Lazar and the cast make the most of every line and inject it with as much energy and emotion as possible to create a compelling and surprisingly humorous show that grabs the…
A decade after the mega-budget follow-up to The Producers flopped on Broadway, Mel Brooks is back with a scaled down Young Frankenstein, this time on London's West End. The sets may be small…
The show opens with the bad guys; Dr Bloom played by Marc Pickering and General Blight played by Carl Mullaney, both of whom worked well together and it felt like they had walked straight ou…
Lucy Foster's play is a heartfelt and tender love story, examining the pressures of modern life through the eyes of two women who desperately want to cling on to each other even at the cost …
Anoushka Warden's debut play My Mum's a Twat, a celebration of rebellion and resilience, is directed by Royal Court Artistic Director Vicky Featherstone and Jude Christian and runs at the Co…
Everybody's Talking about Jamie has extended its West End booking at the Apollo Theatre through to October 2018.
The team behind Footloose will this year launch a 30th-anniversary tour of another 1980 film phenomenon. The new production of Fame The Musical launches from Manchester Palace on 20 July 201…