Musical star Natasha J Barnes, who famously took over to rave reviews from Sheridan Smith in Funny Girl in the West End, now makes her fringe play debut in two-hander thriller Tryst. Sneak a…
The blurb for Graeme of Thrones mentions it could be seen as "an introduction for the unenlightened" but let's be frank, to expect a rapid-fire comedy show to catch you up on seven seasons o…
Written and directed by Hamza Mohsin, The Ends features a cast and crew of emerging, culturally diverse artists from a working class background, the majority of whom have been plucked from w…
Taking (very loose) inspiration from the 1935 film comedy The Ghost Goes West, Richard Ferguson and Andy Cannon's musical features a Scottish castle that is transported to Florida by an Amer…
It all feels like a childish game, a competition as to who can impress the other the most. Joanne (Tessie Orange-Turner) is in charge, the alpha female that demands attention and uses playgr…
It is a delight to review Dan Burton's debut album Broadway Melodies. As choreographer Stephen Mear has long known, Burton is currently amongst the finest of musical theatre "triple threats"…
Olivier Award-winning West End star Sheila Hancock is to star in the London premiere of the black comedy romantic drama Harold and Maude. The show will run at Charing Cross Theatre from Mond…
"I feel like my life's turning on the toss of a coin"There's something about the sweet spot as the embers of a house party start to die out - people lingering behind usually there for a reas…
Once again presenting a boutique musical with enough power to fill a theatre at least five times the size, StageArt has rewarded local audiences with a thrilling production of the Broadway a…
You win some, you lose some. Sometimes 'forgotten gems' are cast aside for good reason. Fashion, sensibilities, history " always changing.
There's something rather delicious about the winner of the Theatre503's International Playwriting Award hailing from Sunderland but a Mackem Andrew Thompson is, and what a winner In Event of…
I think I should start off by saying Heisenberg: The Uncertainty Principle that launches a brave new commercial venture in the West End by director Marianne Elliott and producer Chris Harper…
Although I'd never seen a production of Hair, many of the songs were familiar to me, and I felt as if I'd almost been born knowing them! Whilst I wasn't part of the 'Hair Generation' (I wasn…
Jeffery Kissoon stars in Split Moon Theatre's adaptation of Dostoevsky's prophetic DEMONS, stage in St Leonard's Church in Shoreditch for a strictly limited season to mark the centenary of t…
The former Strictly Come Dancing pair discuss their new dance spectacular, Tango Moderno, now touring the UK.
Nothing becomes Medea (or at least this version of her) as much as her entry into the world. Into a liminal space shrouded in smoke, summoned by a clarion call from the ether, an unknowable …
The Assassination of Katie Hopkins, a new musical from Chris Bush and Matt Winkworth inspired by the controversial tabloid columnist and conservative provocateur, will receive its world prem…
"Theatre is important. Theatre has the most amazing ability to give people an understanding of what can often be very complex social issues by telling human stories, while at the same time s…
Can you sum up Rules for Living in five words? "Mayhem, rules, Christmas, custard, gravy."
A group of six school students volunteer to assist with the clean up and rescue mission after a hurricane hits the tropics. Stranded after the pilot experiences engine troubles, the group of…
James Graham's latest play covers twenty-seven years of the life of a small town Labour MP across two-and-a-half hours, but it's frustratingly a middling affair. As a satirical comedy, it's …
London's newest Off-West End venue, the Playground, will officially open its doors to the public for the first time next month with the world premiere of PICASSO, a new play about the renown…
A Day by the Sea is beautifully written, nicely observed, often witty and very compelling in the hands of director, Tricia Thorns and her cast.
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
A starry home team enthusiastically play up the comedy. Sarah Tynan is one of ENO's most technically perfect sopranos but she's also their wittiest actress and her Rosina is effortlessly sun…