Honest, first-hand reviews of the shows playing in London. What worked, what did not, who stood out and whether it is worth your evening — so you can book with your eyes open.
MAN AND SUPERMAN is massive. It’s massive because of its playing time (anything up to four hours) the density of the philosophy it contains and because it’s a major event when an actor is deemed on top form enough to…
Anyone fearing the West End Theatre has become too safe, too commercial, too touristy can take comfort in this transfer from edgy new play powerhouse The Royal Court, developed by Headlong, one of our top theatre…
Experiencing the Royal Shakespeare’s epic production of the Bard’s play Henry IV is a must for serious theatre fans.
Kenneth Grahame’s novel THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS is one of the undisputed masterpieces of children’s literature.
If you’re considering going to see a play you’ll probably already know how theatre can help you forget your everyday pre-occupations by transporting you to the romance and adventure of another time and place.
Choreographer/Director Lloyd Newson and his celebrated company DV8 have been pushing at the boundaries of dance theatre for decades now, in and out of fashion, acclaimed and reviled by turn.
The blockbuster musical, MADE IN DAGENHAM, began life, like so much of current West End theatre, as a film. I didn’t see it but it’s dramatisation of how female factory workers became empowered to demand equal pay for…
The Tony-winning Broadway hit finally comes to the West End, bringing grit and bucket-loads of soul. This American import has taken a long time to make the leap across the pond and grace the London stage, but it has…
When were you last shocked by a piece of theatre? I mean open mouthed, horrified, shocked. Up at the Pleasance Theatre in Islington a new theatre company, Stripped Naked Productions, are getting exactly that audience…
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