I am no Hamilton aficionado. I knew remarkably little about the show before I sat down in my seat in the Grand Circle. I didn't even know a single song, let alone have the cast recording on …
Thanks to the power and brilliance of the London cast, all comparisons with Broadway fade away. The entire company pump in soul, heart and skill to the glorious narrative created by Miranda,…
Ever wondered what would happen if the characters of Beauty and the Beast swapped gender? Well, wonder no more with Fat Rascal Theatre's gently entertaining musical parody.
When a family-friendly Christmas clown show seems more akin to Waiting For Godot rather than an act from a big top, three-ring circus, something's gone wrong.
As 2017 draws to a close, we look forward to the first awards ceremony of the new year celebrating the best of this year. The Critics' Circle Theatre Awards has confirmed its annual ceremony…
Emily Cochrane plays the title role in Keith Strachan's 40th-anniversary production of The Little Match Girl, now running at London's Tabard Theatre until 31 December 2017.
Matthew Parker is best known as the Artistic Director of the Hope Theatre but this production of 1920s Aldwych farce Thark sees him go west, to the Drayton Arms pub theatre, a lovely fringe …
Jethro Compton, the accomplished writer and director of White Fang, has created this gritty and magical adaptation of Jack London's novel of the same name. It is exceptional.
There is a warmth and sense of tradition to Jack and the Beanstalk at the Church Hill Theatre that makes it an extremely attractive proposition.
Headed up with an engaging performance from RSC stalwart David Troughton as the frail but somehow still intimidating Titus Andronicus, the play is quite the ride with humour kept firmly at t…
As pantomimes go, Cinderella is up there with the most renowned and the magic of the fairy tale has been brought to life superbly at Malvern Theatres.
The Rose Theatre's latest festive treat takes audiences to a wintery themed Wonderland " but does it fully embrace the madness of the world that Lewis Carroll created?
The action is tightly choreographed, with the nine-strong cast playing multiple characters in a black and white world, wearing black and white costumes and performing in black box speckled w…
It's always been an 'open secret' that the 'perfect family Christmas' doesn't exist and that in a post-letter society, writing about 'picture-perfect' lives has been superseded by the advent…
Children " for the most part, don't find filth and innuendo funny even if they understand it. Actually, neither do I if it's there simply because it's smutty. A joke has to be really clever …
The reviews are in for Dick Whittington, QDOS' second annual, big-budget, blockbuster pantomime in the West End, running at the London Palladium until 14 January 2018. What is the critical v…
Already a tale of stirring adventure, the joy of Russ Tunney's adaptation for the stage is that it revels in its theatricality, taking a much different but no less effective route.
Award-winning John Tiffany directs, bringing to life a show that has been in his thoughts for several years now " he's joined on the team by long-standing collaborator Bob Crowley, as well a…
Did you miss BUNNY this year? You're in luck! Fabricate Theatre's critically acclaimed revival of the one-woman play Olivier Award winner Jack Thorne (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) retu…
From the moment the women of Hot Brown Honey take to the stage, they immediately command your attention and awe. This award-winning show is an explosion of female rage against the systems th…
Big, bright and brash, there are plenty of laughs in the new touring production of Shrek the Musical, which is debuting at the Playhouse until the first week of the new year.
Over the last few years, the Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond has put itself back on the map for a younger generation of theatregoer, with an eclectic and unpredictable programme of events th…
No matter the weather, as you walk into the Lyttelton's auditorium for Pinocchio, you'll find that it is snowing. A simple trick but one that inspires just the right childlike wonder for an …
As a company specialising in making work with disabled people, it makes sense for the company to have chosen to adapt Hans Christian Andersen's story as it's one of the few children's storie…
George Bernard Shaw was a theatrical superman. A critical attack dog as well as a creator of problem plays both pleasant and unpleasant, he invented the drama of ideas.