I'm running out of superlatives for The Show Must Go Online. Each show is exceptional, including the latest staging of Henry V, and manages to improve upon the previous week in as many ways …
Platform 4's Invisible Music presents a beautiful and thought-provoking soundscape that is a wonderful manifestation of creativity in this period of isolation.
Nigel Slater's Toast is a top quality production full of heartwarming moments and alimentary temptations " grab yourself a Walnut Whip and make yourself comfy.
Writers Henry Roadnight and Adam Johnson have set about adapting their musical Third Wheel into an online production.
Actress Lucy Aarden is part of #IsolationEnsemble, a company formed by director Abbie Riddell to raise urgent funds for theatres across the UK.
Reading that the Globe may struggle to come back from this current crisis without the help of donations and emergency funding didn't seem quite real.
The Show Must Go Online was firmly back in history mode with the beginning of Shakespeare's second tetralogy in Richard II. Not quite as much bloodshed as the previous set of histories that …
I posed some questions to The Show Must Go Online returnees Luke Barton, Kristin Atherton, David Johnson and Lucy Aarden about their experiences with this weekly lockdown hit.
Last week was Shakespeare's birthday, so The Show Must Go Online went all out with their latest production, holding a Titus Andronicus party in the Bard's honour.
It feels slightly odd that my final show before the curtains came down wasn't a play or musical " instead, it was a dance show.
Following on from the instant success of National Theatre At Home streaming event, it's got me thinking about all the other wonderful NT Live screenings that I'd love to come to the small sc…
The success of Show Must Go Online's engrossing The Taming Of The Shrew is a real credit to the company's creativity and the magic of this emerging art form.
Last week saw the first production of The Show Must Go Online, a series devised by Rob Myles (who Mind the Blog regulars will recognise from Merely Theatre's Twelfth Night and his insight in…
Can I Help You? is a sensitively and engagingly performed play that tells an all-too-familiar tale of the battle for hope when all seems lost.
Can incremental racism make you sick and even a little crazy? Rasheeda Speaking is a fascinating exploration into the premise that no matter how well-intentioned we try to be, the toxic …
A bold production of the Scottish Play from Lazarus Theatre with a heavy focus on power and ambition " a great introduction to Macbeth and Shakespeare.
Elton John: It's A Little Bit Funny is a whistle-stop tour of Elton John's outrageous life, with a soundtrack of some of his greatest hits performed by an excellent live band.
A compelling & human story brought vividly to life by a company that pulses with energy " Sting's music and Kate Prince's choreography are a marriage made in dance heaven in Message in a…
Ladies"dig out your hat boxes, Crowns is back in town! The production at Creative Cauldron is captivating and beautifully relays the meaning, messages, stories and significance of church…
Venetian writers Carlo Goldoni and Carlo Gozzi have a battle royale throwdown in this giddy world premiere, Comedy of Venice. Esteemed writer Gozzi (Turandot) rules the roost in Venice a…
A welcome return for Once, a gorgeous show with music truly at its heart and soul.
Posted on January 7, 2020 by Debbie Stephen Ward Photo credit: Nobby Clark I very nearly did see this one, but it opened and closed so swiftly that I didn't really have the cha…
If you're struggling with all the choice, Mind The Blog has come up with her top five musicals you do not want to miss in 2020.
An energetic production of Fame that serves as a good reminder that you can't anywhere without hard work " the choreography is superb.
Mind the Blog has a fairly wide-ranging wish list of things I hope to see, including major shows such as Sunday in the Park with George, Evita, Magic Goes Wrong, Uncle Vanya and the Jamie Ll…