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Sunset Boulevard is a thrilling ride through the film industry of mid-century America, filled with the song, dance and cultural ephemera of the era. It's an intoxicating spectacle that is bo…
Though often cited as one of the titans of new musical theatre writing, I think it is fair to say that Jason Robert Brown has never managed to nail a proper commercial hit on Broadway. Despi…
The Toxic Avenger is certainly a stylised, kitsch, cult musical " takis' set and costumes paint a vivid picture of a luminously dystopian New Jersey (or is it reality?), overrun with toxic w…
As The Toxic Avenger returns to London's Arts Theatre, Jonathan Baz spoke with composer and Bon Jovi keyboards ace, David Bryan. David , what attracted you to write The Toxic Avenger...
Chile has suffered regular bombings since 2005. Unlike the current spate of terrorism the UK is experiencing, more than 80 disparate, domestic anarchist groups have claimed responsibility fo…
It is now a little over a year since director Yukio Ninagawa died and this revival of his Macbeth, arguably his greatest hit, certainly brought an extra emotional tug to the Barbican.
This latest play by Kieran Knowles is brought sharply to life in Abigail Graham's brutally honest production.
Fresh from her performance as Mabel in the London Musical Theatre Orchestra's performance of Mack and Mabel at the Hackney Empire, Natasha Barnes spoke to Love London Love Culture about her …
A new adaptation of Jekyll and Hyde adds melodrama to the formula, diluting its potency.
B starts innocently enough with Marcela, a young woman, being comforted by Carmen, her older neighbour. Apparently, her boyfriend has been blown up by a terrorist bomb.
The actor is currently starring in the English Touring Theatre production of The Weir. He spoke to Love London Love Culture about starring in the production.
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
Playful with both words and physicality, Imagine If Theatre's production, You Forgot The Mince, is visually exciting and emotionally provocative.
Chris Hannah's What Shadows, making its London debut after a critically acclaimed run at the Birmingham Repetory in 2016, looks at the ever-changing United Kingdom by focusing on Enoch Powe…
Set in New Jersey, where pollution has over taken the city, we meet Melvin the dweeby teenager (in love with the town's blind librarian) who is thrown into a vat of toxic waste, becomes the …
English National Opera brings Verdi's opera of duty, love and betrayal back to the stage, directed by Phelim McDermott. Here, Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews. Aida continues a…
"My new show is about living with my emotionally abusive grandfather and the therapy I underwent because of it," says Sofie Hagen. "It's still stand up " there are plenty of jokes in there, …
There is no doubt that Ria Jones, as Norma Desmond, owns the Curve theatre's production of Sunset Boulevard that lights into the Edinburgh Playhouse on the first date of its major UK tour.
Based on the cult movie of the 1980's The Toxic Avenger is a gloriously silly and immensely enjoyable spoof on comic book heroes. It doesn't take itself seriously, it's just one delightful e…
The Tin Drum is an assault on the senses, a wild, unrelenting ride that jolts its audience out of any complacency and dazzles bright.
Worthy but earthbound, Rapture Theatre's touring production of Tennessee Williams' classic A Streetcar Named Desire never really convinces.
As a play, there is so much in What Shadows that touches on and echoes today's myriad trouble spots, it could hardly be more topical.
Kathy Burke is not a woman you'll often see on the red carpet of a West End press night. She doesn't enjoy the photographs and expectations that come with it, and she'd much rather see her c…
Comedy about Labour Party history is starry, but politically reactionary and tediously overblown.
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Cate Blanchett, former American Vogue editor Anna Wintour and Phoebe Waller-Bridge will help host this year's Evening Standard Theatre Awards on 3 December.
