Leeds Playhouse and Belgrade Theatre Coventry's co-production of William Golding's Lords of the Flies is brought to the stage and re-imagined 70 years after it was first written. Nigel Willi…
"It's not a f***ing musical. it's an opera you c**t!" This statement, from the lips of Silvio Berlusconi as imagined in this uneven but technically inventive show packed with pulsating rock …
Anyone who has read the book will know what to expect or if you haven't then there are enough content warnings to prepare you at least for some of what is to come in Ivo van Hove and Koen Ta…
Love London Love Culture's Emma Clarendon take a look at what is being said about the new revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical starring Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford.
Taking as his central text American journalist John Reed's seminal book Ten Days That Shook The World, Matthew Jameson's "labour of love" project Ten Days (it has taken a mere 10 years or so…
Seeing Hay Fever at the lovely Mill at Sonning, not far from the Thames-side village Cookham, where Coward's play is actually set, feels almost like immersive theatre. It also feels a little…
This scenario is a ready-made play, a situation where some of the greatest scientific minds of their time are confronted with the consequences of their personal and political actions. The tr…
Titanic The Musical sailed its way into Blackpool and what a show it was. I have to say that the 11 Academy Award-winning worldwide film directed by James Cameron is a huge favourite of mine…
What does it take for a man to become a feminist " and why does it matter? In seven diverse and poignant vignettes from his own life, Peter Pruyn (pronounced "prine"), an American trauma the…
In Olivier Award-nominated actor and activist Danny Lee Wynter's Royal Court debut, the attractively titled Black Superhero, the ambitious theme of black queerness is explored through the co…
Deep in the Hundred Acre Wood, just off the Hammersmith Bridge, Pooh Bear goes on search of some 'hunny' and has a host of adventures with his friends in Winnie the Pooh: The Musical at Rive…
Oliver Sykes' debut children's novel is inspired by growing up as a keen amateur boxer in a single parent family on the breadline. Having long been a passionate advocate for underrepresented…
Expertly directed by the ever dependable Mark Gatiss, The Way Old Friends Do at the Park Theatre is a surprising delight which does what it says on the tin, and then a bit more.
Recently crowned winners of the Best Musical Production at the Off West End Awards, SpitLip is set to move their hit show Operation Mincemeat to the West End for a limited run this spring; t…
Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Bad Cinderella has now officially opened on Broadway, Love London Love Culture's Emma Clarendon finds out what critics have had to say about it…
Originally written in 1941 by Bertolt Brecht, The Good Person of Szechwan was first performed in 1943 " and this year celebrates its 80th birthday with an update by Nina Segal.
After a London Palladium concert and subsequent runs at The Other Palace, the comic book tale of Eugenius! has been on the radar of many theatre lovers, and fans were thrilled to hear of the…
Empathetic revival of Zinnie Harris's 2000 play about a lost world and small island longings The post Further Than the Furthest Thing, Young Vic appeared first on Aleks Sierz.
"I'm holding out for a hero" is Bonnie Tyler's famous song, and it could be the theme tune for David (Danny Lee Wynter) in Black Superhero. He's long held a torch for friend King (Dyllón …
Waldo's Circus of Magic and Terror is advertised as a new musical, and it does have songs in, but it also has much more. To me, it feels like a play with music, dance, creative access design…
Usually, European productions find a home at the Barbican but The National Theatre of Norway has gone west to Notting Hill for the UK transfer of Dance of Death performed in the original Nor…
A breathless, rollicking rush of a feel good musical comedy, & Juliet makes its Australian premiere in killer form, with a peak Australian cast of fantabulous powerhouse artists.
Daniel Rigby won a BAFTA for his portrayal of the beloved comedian Eric Morecambe in a 2011 TV film. The spirit of Morecambe " endearing, absurd, inspired, with a slight edge of danger " per…
Calling all ABBA and new writing fans! I'm delighted to return to the Park Theatre for the premiere of The Way Old Friends Do, written by and starring Ian Hallard and directed by Mark Gatiss.
It is an unusual Macbeth that comes to life with the Porter's scene, the play's disconcerting post-murder comic interlude " even more so when it is performed without words. Dale Wylde's mime…