"Vivien fucking Leigh!" An opening statement that certainly makes its feelings clear, in Keith Merrill's Irrelevant, now on at the Seven Dials Playhouse and starring stage and screen stalwar…
Though the title is a bit of a mouthful, Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol is an unexpectedly brilliant retelling of the Victorian tale. With Robert Bathurst as Scrooge and a liv…
Following a successful West End engagement at the Dominion back in 2019, White Christmas has been taken on the road for the 2022 festive season. This time round, the Irving Berlin classic mu…
Tiny Tim has his say! It's about time. The name conjures up images of a hapless waif, crippled, poor, unfortunate, tiny, at the mercy of the unscrupulous miserable miser Ebeneezer Scrooge. K…
The endearing show helps us root for Hershel while we recognize our own inner struggles. Quite an accomplishment for puppets!
If you're looking for a show with a happy ending, We Were Promised Honey! makes it clear from the outset that this isn't something they're going to provide. The audience will get to see into…
A frank conversation with the eminent artist about being 'chased by race' and an exclusive excerpt from his inspiring new memoir, 'My Own Directions.'
Too old for trick or treating? Local fireworks display cancelled? You could stay in and binge-watch a Netflix boxset, or plan a scary movie marathon " or you could try something a bit differ…
Fear and laughter often go hand-in-hand (you only have to look at work from the likes of Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith to see that), so Tall Stories' approach to the Oscar Wilde novel…
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The game is afoot once more, as Blackeyed Theatre hase adapted the Sherlock Holmes story The Valley of Fear into a brand new stage show. This production is currently touring the country, and…
A new exhibit at the American Writers Museum featres prominent and lesser-known Black authors, poets, and journalists. The post Writers on the wall appeared first on Chicago Reader.
Kehlani's fans discuss the queer R&B artist's music and impact. The post Blue water road to Chicago appeared first on Chicago Reader.
Following in the footsteps of the likes of David Suchet and Ian McKellen, celebrated Irish actor Gabriel Byrne brings his memoir, Walking With Ghosts, to the stage. This brief West End run c…
Charlie Josephine's play I, Joan at Shakespeare's Globe does give Joan a feminist mantle; that is probably for the best, as the character would be pretty unbearable if focused solely on thei…
The Tempest at Shakespeare's Globe is an unexpectedly hilarious production of a potentially tricky play, with vibrant direction from Sean Holmes " George Fouracres, Ralph Davis and Ciarán…
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Written in collaboration with John Fletcher, Henry VIII is quite possibly Shakespeare's final play " but, despite this country's continued obsession with all things Tudor, it remains a rarel…
Running in rep alongside Henry VI: Rebellion (a.k.a. Henry VI, part two), the Royal Shakespeare Company's Royal Shakespeare Theatre is also currently home to Henry VI, part three. As with th…
The bed-hopping is kinky, funny, freaky, the works in this co-production by Silver Spring Stage and Cogent Theater Collective.
The story begins with Henry welcoming his new bride, Margaret of Anjou, with a boisterous feast that isn't exactly suited to his calm and reserved temperament " though Margaret immediately f…
Welcome to a fractured fairy tale, kids. This is not your mama's Rumpelstiltskin.
In this world-premiere musical for young people, based on poems by bestselling author Elizabeth Acevedo, they discover love, joy, and possibility.
Watching Mike Bartlett's play Cock today, it seems strange to think that it was actually written 13 years ago, as it covers themes that are so resonant with life in 2022.
Inspired by the Stono Rebellion, this show brings history to life in smashingly real stepping glory.