After a spine-chilling post-show talk for ghost story When Darkness Falls last year, I'm looking forward to reuniting with writer Paul Morrissey at London's Park Theatre for his latest new t…
The National Theatre's Lyttelton stage has been transformed with steps and terraces around the performance space, creating a look that is a cross between an ancient greek theatre and a fight…
It's the festive season, and of all the Christmas shows on offer this year, I'm not sure they could possibly come much bigger than Chickenshed's Jack! Playing is believing… As ever, the No…
Thought to be inspired by Virginia Woolf's romance with Vita Sackville-West, Orlando depicts a boisterous protagonist whose journey spans five centuries and two genders. Its awareness of gen…
Love London Love Culture's Emma Clarendon takes a close look at what critics have had to say about Mother Goose at Hackney Empire.
It's that time of year when days get shorter, nights get longer and tale telling revolves around the supernatural. Just a couple of days ago the last thing I saw on stage, Here, was (partly)…
There was an infectious feeling of fun, frivolity and non-stop belly-busting laughter across Leeds as the famous Rock 'n' Roll panto presenting Dick Whittington, was showing at the fabulous …
A Christmas Carol is of course a tradition at Christmas time and I defy anyone who doesn't get to see at least one production at this time of year and there are certainly many different inte…
In his latest, Blackout Songs, a powerful 95-minute two-hander, Joe White uses a flexible structure to represent some excruciating emotional material, and the result gives an almost overwhel…
AIN'T NO MO' by Jordan E Cooper Directed by Stevie Walker-Webb Belasco Theatre, New York City " until 26 February 2023 https://aintnomobway.com All aboard the final flight of African America…
Mother Goose at the Hackney Empire moves along at a cracking pace. Even with a short salute to the 120 years of the Hackney(wood) Empire, Mother Goose is one of the best options available th…
Theatre Royal Windsor brings you this year's panto and what a panto it is. Sleeping Beauty tells us the story that we all know and love but with a few twists thrown in, alongside with much e…
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…
Take a look at what critics have had to say about Vardy v Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial at the Wyndham's Theatre, the play about the trial of the year.
The Rocky Horror Show started as a tiny fringe production upstairs at the Royal Court, nearly 50 years ago. Over time it has grown and developed, but still retains the connection with fans w…
La Maupin is a folk punk musical celebrating this queer icon, written by Olivia Thompson and performed by a small cast of actor-musicians from female-led theatre company Fantastic Garlands. …
Othello at the National Theatre is a production that has thought very carefully about the things it wants to say and, particularly, what Othello has meant at different points in its performa…
No doubt about it, Lea Michele is the Greatest Star, singlehandedly salvaging a train wreck of a revival and tuning it into a white hot hit. Not seen on Broadway since its original 1964 prod…
Endearing, funny and charming, the National Gallery's Picture Perfect Christmas is truly the perfect event for wholesome family fun. Writer and director Francesca Renee Reid bases the produc…
At best Baghdaddy at the Royal Court Theatre is a surreal trip into traumatic memory, at its worst it's a self-indulgent mess. If you think that American crime are worse than Saddam's you'll…
When individual members of a family are facing a variety of problems, can looking back at their collective past help to resolve matters or does that simply serve to make things worse? This i…
Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The Musical comes to Leeds Playhouse for the festive season. The musical invites one into a world of imagination of Charlie's plight and Willy …
What have critics said about the Old Vic Theatre production of A Christmas Carol directed by Matthew Warchus and starring Owen Teale as Scrooge. Love London Love Culture's Emma Clarendon fin…
What happens when you cross A Christmas Carol with Sherlock Holmes in The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle and add a murder mystery and a love interest (Rosie Armstrong) from the past? It's A…
Christmas has exploded over Birmingham in a shower of confetti with the arrival of Nativity! The Musical, written and directed by Debbie Isitt. If the spirit of Christmas has yet to grab you…