Kieran Knowles' new play 31 HOURS, about the men whose job it is to deal with the aftermath of suicides on the country's railways, is readying for its world premiere this week at London's Bu…
Given how she's doing such amazing work in Follies at the minute, it's kinda gobsmacking to discover that Janie Dee has not one but two cabaret shows lined up for the beginning of October. R…
There is a magic that pervades Nikolai Foster's production of Sunset Boulevard, and it flows from leading lady Ria Jones. Twenty-six years after creating the role of Norma Desmond for Andrew…
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Freshers week at Mountview is complete and 12 producers from UK, Peru, Spain and Greece are now settled down in Wood Green with assignments, projects, lectures and meetings packing their liv…
Great singing, bold choreography and an entire show of strong acting " this is a fresh and fun production of Annie.
Created with complete respect to the original concept, yet feeling fresh and new, this production is a thrilling 105-minute rollercoaster ride of insidious malevolence, blatant self-righteou…
Both stories centre on Promethean ambitions: scientists who, like the Greek Titan who created mankind, seek to crack the code of life and consciousness itself.
Are there laughs after death? Award-winning playwright and librettist Stephen Clark's comedy-drama Le Grand Mort makes its world debut almost a year after the celebrated writer died and serv…
Having excavated Visconti (Ossessione), Ivo van Hove has now moved on to Ingmar Bergman. Much as I admire van Hove " and I do " I am a little perplexed as to why he's involved himself quite …
Oliver Ormson is currently playing the role of Lucas in the first ever UK Tour of The Addams Family. He was kind enough to chat all things Addams, career and Harry Potter with me.
Nigel Havers, Denis Lawson and Stephen Tompkinson star as Serge, Marc and Ivan respectively in a major revival of Yasmina Reza's Art, opening on tour in February.
The Mercury Theatre, Colchester's touring version of Monty Python's Spamalot for Selladoor Productions is consistently funny and may just be the best version of the show to have come to Edin…
The night started with two twenty-something girls who had no clue who Carole King was (don't judge us!) and ended up with two brand new super fans, striding out of the theatre arm in arm, be…
A mesmerising feast of modern dance, Self is an exploration of the pressures, choices and questions that shape The Artist. Choreographer du jour Michael Ralph has created 55 minutes of thoug…
We hope every Shakespeare fan has Front Foot Theatre's upcoming take on Richard III in their diary. If not, take a look at the show's thrilling new show trailer and get booking! Its limited …
"Caroline Langrishe is playing the role of my wife [in Alan Ayckbourn's How the Other Half Loves] and I filmed a Midsomer Murders episode with her last December!"
From Les Enfants Terribles theatre company, the creators of Olivier nominated immersive smash hit Alice's Adventures Underground, comes Inside Pussy Riot, premiering this November at London'…
I'm sure I'm not alone in having gruelling flashbacks to A-level English literature when I hear Brontë's novel mentioned, and what's lovely about this adaptation, thanks to the minimal se…
Chances are that Arrows & Traps' version of Frankenstein will disarm you and make you consider it anew as it introduces a new, crucial character into the narrative - Mary Shelley hersel…
Angela Betzien's award-winning Australian play The Dark Room gets its UK premiere in November care of Paperbark Theatre Company.
Grace McKenzie discusses Island Song, the launch production for Polyphony Performances, her new company founded with Poppy Brooks. It's performed for one night only this Saturday 30 Septembe…
As part of her ongoing event series, on 26 October 2017, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock will talk to the writer, director, producer and cast of Metal Rabbit's critically acclaimed Fishskin T…
Marcus Brigstocke and Laura Pitt-Pulford star as PT Barnum and Charity Barnum in Gordon Greenberg's forthcoming revival of BARNUM at the Menier Chocolate Factory.
Pink, energetic and a whole load of fun, the current tour of Legally Blonde is a joyous way to spend a carefree few hours at the theatre. It tells the story of Elle Woods, a sorority girl wh…