Review: NINA CONTI: WHOSE FACE IS IT ANYWAY?, Apollo Theatre
If you wander down to the junction of ventriloquism and improv, there’s a chance you’ll meet Nina Conti standing there with her new show.
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Review: HEKA, The Place
After Gandini Jugglers went all retro on us last year by bringing back their classic outing Smashed, the sine qua non of British circus return with a brand new show Heka.
Review: DIMANCHE, Peacock Theatre
Three years in the making, Dimanche comes to London as part of MimeLondon 2025 and tackles the climate crisis with savage mockery and tender tragedy using life-size puppets, exquisite clowning and heartfelt writing.
Review: MOBY DICK, Barbican Theatre
With life-size puppets and cinematic stylings, Plexus Polaire’s Moby Dick is a dark and immersive plunge into Herman Melville’s epic story.
Review: ONE MAN MUSICAL, Underbelly Boulevard
If sacred cows make the best burgers, Underbelly Soho could soon become the most popular fast food joint around.
Review: CIRQUE DU SOLEIL: CORTEO, Royal Albert Hall
A spectacular that puts the “fun” into funeral, Cirque du Soleil’s Corteo is their finest London outing in over a decade.
Review: LA PENDUE: LA MANÉKINE, Barbican Centre
Fusing together puppetry, live music and projections, MimeLondon’s opener La Manékine brings to vivid life one of the more gruesome of the Brothers Grimm’s tales.
BroadwayWorld's 40 Immersive Shows to Experience in 2025
There's no doubt that 2025 will another fascinating year for immersive theatre, the fastest-growing art form around.
Review: FASCINATING AIDA, Royal Festival Hall
And so yet another Fascinating Aïda tour comes to a close.
Review: THE NUTCRACKER, Royal Albert Hall
When I first saw The Nutcracker, I was convinced one of these things must be true: either someone had spiked my drink, the cast were all on drugs or we were all in some kind of baffling nightmare.
Critics' Choice: Franco Milazzo's Best Shows Of 2024
Writing stage reviews is an adventure I have yet to tire of.
Critics' Choice: Franco Milazzo's Top 30 Immersive Shows of 2024
In 2024, the immersive genre in London and beyond grew and grew and grew, with the independent sector overshadowing the biggest names.
Review: LONDON COMMUNITY GOSPEL CHOIR AT CHRISTMAS, Royal Albert Hall
There’s something about the London Community Gospel Choir that will get any place - even one as large and grand as the Royal Albert Hall - up on their feet, dancing, clapping and singing along as if their entire Christmas was rolled into this one night.
Review: PLEASE RIGHT BACK, Southbank Centre
Somewhere in that creative space between cinema and live drama, Please Right Back looks at family, fantasy and the place fiction plays in difficult times.
Review: REVEL PUCK CIRCUS: THE RUCKUS, Fellowship Square
With enough vim and vigour to light up the nearby town hall, Revel Puck Circus brings The Ruckus back to their hometown of Walthamstow as part of their Winter Festival.
Review: CAROLS AT THE HALL, Royal Albert Hall
If you’re feeling more 'Bah humbug!' than 'Jingle bells!' this season, a visit to the Royal Albert Hall during its annual Christmas concert series might be just the thing to spark some holiday cheer.
Review: DEAD HARD, COLAB Tower
If there was an award for the most art forms smooshed into one show, COLAB’s Dead Hard could be a winner.
Review: SÉAYONCÉ’S PERKY NATIVITITTIES, Yard Theatre
In Séayoncé’s latest adventure, Dan Wye’s drag ghost whisperer joins forces with her ex-lover Satan to put on an anti-Christmas TV show.
Review: MATTHEW BOURNE'S SWAN LAKE: THE NEXT GENERATION, Sadler's Wells
Even 30 years after he created it, Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake is still his defining production.
Review: RUINATION, Royal Ballet and Opera
In a season where theatres are filled with the usual hoary horde - here a Christmas Carol, there a Nutcracker or Messiah - the Royal Opera House deserves praise and maybe even a standing ovation for bringing back its Yuletide hit from 2022.
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