Review: INNOCENCE, Royal Opera HouseApril 18, 2023Here it is, opera's answer to A Little Life: Kaija Saariaho's Innocence follows the aftermath of a school shooting and the emotional destruction felt by those connect to the event.
Review: LITTLE SCRATCH, New DioramaApril 15, 2023Katie Mitchell breathes dangerous life into Rebecca Watson's disarmingly experimental novel
Review: LIFE IS A DREAM (LA VIDA ES SUEÑO), Barbican TheatreApril 14, 2023A gem of 17th century Spanish theatre gets the David Lynch treatment in Cheek By Jowl's latest show
Interview: 'Addiction is a Leveller' Playwright Joe White on Gen Z Sobriety, British Musicals and the Return of his Play BLACKOUT SONGSApril 11, 2023BroadwayWorld caught up with Joe chatting about everything from Olivier nominations to what the future holds for this up and coming writer.
Review: THE DRY HOUSE, Marylebone TheatreApril 9, 2023An arduous deep dive into the moral murkiness of alcoholism and grief
Review: SEA CREATURES, Hampstead TheatreApril 5, 2023Cordelia Lynn’s atmospheric new play treads familiar waters
Review: PUSSYCAT IN MEMORY OF DARKNESS, Finborough TheatreApril 1, 2023A jagged knife of a play that could cut deeper.
Review: DRIVE YOUR PLOW OVER THE BONES OF THE DEAD, Barbican TheatreMarch 29, 2023For all the gleeful whimsey and creative flare, this stage adaptation of Olga Tokarczuk’s critically acclaimed eco-thriller lacks bite
Review: THE DEAD CITY (DIE TOTE STADT), London ColiseumMarch 26, 2023Annilese Miskimmon directs an arresting new production of Korngold's cult operatic meditation on melancholy
Review: BLACK SUPERHERO, Royal Court TheatreMarch 22, 2023A boldly inventive but flawed deconstruction of superhero obsession
Review: THE WAY OLD FRIENDS DO, Park TheatreMarch 18, 2023A heartfelt love letter to ABBA that'll want to make you say thank you for the music.
Review: FURTHER THAN THE FURTHEST THING, Young VicMarch 17, 2023A parable about the perils of capitalism that prioritises self-aggrandising polemics over dramatic substance
Review: TRUTH'S A DOG MUST TO KENNEL, Battersea Arts CentreMarch 1, 2023Metaphysical meandering comes at an opportunity cost
Review: THE WALWORTH FARCE, Southwark Playhouse ElephantFebruary 25, 2023Family memory is weaponised in this grime lined new production of Enda Walsh's 2006 black comedy
Review: WOMEN, BEWARE THE DEVIL, Almeida TheatreFebruary 23, 2023Tonally bombastic and unapologetically queasy
Review: RUSALKA, Royal Opera HouseFebruary 22, 2023A fish out of water tale that reflects our uneasy relationship with nature
Review: THE RHINEGOLD, London ColiseumFebruary 20, 2023A luminous production glistening with chutzpah and armed with a fresh new translation.
Review: MEDEA, @sohoplaceFebruary 18, 2023Sophie Okonedo adds flavour to a strong but otherwise vanilla production of Euripides' tragedy.
Review: GRACELAND, Royal CourtFebruary 16, 2023A one woman show that that lacks the emotional gravity to keep itself grounded