Review: END OF THE RAINBOW, starring Jinkx MonsoonMay 22, 2026Hollywood legend Judy Garland is preparing to take the stage at the infamous Talk of the Town theatre-restaurant in 1968.
Review: STAGE KISS, Hampstead TheatreMay 15, 2026Art imitates life, and life imitates art in Sarah Ruhl’s 2014 play Stage Kiss.
Review: THE LAST MAN, Southwark Playhouse ElephantMay 14, 2026A virus has decimated the entire population, turning them into zombies.
Review: THE WASP, Southwark PlayhouseMay 9, 2026An awkward school reunion between childhood friends turns into a seething, horrid thriller in Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s play The Wasp.
Review: ESCAPED ALONE, The Coronet TheatreMay 7, 2026Caryl Churchill meets ‘il dolce far niente’ in this reimagined production of her 2016 play Escaped Alone.
Review: FILMS IN CONCERT: THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY, Royal Albert HallMay 4, 2026It takes just under ten hours to appreciate J.
Review: UCCELLINI (LITTLE BIRDS), The Coronet TheatreMay 1, 2026Ghosts, death, and the local fauna join the living in a house in the middle of the woods.
Review: THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF ARTURO UI, starring Mark GatissApril 26, 2026A corrupt lot steeped in scandal puppeteers the economy.
Review: BETWEEN THE RIVER AND THE SEA, Royal Court TheatreApril 21, 2026“I’m just here to talk about my divorce,” says Yousef Sweid right after a preamble about the reception of political productions.
Review: HEART WALL, Bush TheatreApril 15, 2026Kit Withington writes a lightweight exegesis of grief, briefly touching upon what it means to grow up and leave home.
Book Review: STAGE COMBAT: ARMED (RAPIER & DAGGER) by Roger Bartlett, Nick Hern BooksApril 14, 2026“This book is about portraying a safe and dramatically effective staged fight using rapier and dagger,” so begins Roger Bartlett’s latest volume.
Review: FLYBY, Southwark PlayhouseApril 10, 2026The Last Five Years meets Gravity to introduce their unfortunate lovechild.
Review: ROMEO & JULIET, starring Sadie Sink & Noah Jupe, Harold Pinter TheatreApril 1, 2026Robert Icke is back in the West End with another star-studded classic in tow.
Review: HENRY V, Royal Shakespeare TheatreMarch 29, 2026Henry V of England is one of those big roles for an actor.
Review: JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN, Royal Court TheatreMarch 27, 2026When John Proctor is the Villain opened on Broadway last year, it lit a fire.
Review: WHERE THERE IS NO TIME, Seven Dials PlayhouseMarch 20, 2026Politically involved art is crucial to the healthy functioning of a nation.
Review: R.O.I. (RETURN ON INVESTMENT), Hampstead TheatreMarch 17, 2026Loeb certainly offers a list of thought-provoking provocations but doesn’t delve into anything that’s not already obvious if you’re a cynical mind.
Review: CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT, Southwark PlayhouseMarch 14, 2026The tail end of the 90s is shaking the walls of Southwark Playhouse’s studio space.
Review: THEATRE FOR ONE, BarbicanMarch 11, 2026The best of Irish playwriting lands at the Barbican in an exciting project.