Review: GOOD NIGHT, OSCAR, starring Sean Hayes, Barbican TheatreAugust 7, 2025Long forgotten talkshow guest has plenty to say about culture today
Review: FOR THE LACK OF LAURA, Shaw TheatreJuly 25, 2025Fine singing and pleasant songs, but the book needs work and the staging kills the energy
Review: WODEHOUSE IN WONDERLAND, Theatre at the TabardJuly 22, 2025Lovely one man play that will delight Wodehouse fans - present and future
Review: LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR, Opera Holland ParkJuly 22, 2025Jennifer France gives everything in a role demanding bel canto singing and bloody revenge
Interview: Soprano Isabela Díaz, on The Royal Ballet and Opera's Jette Parker Artists ProgrammeJuly 21, 2025It's a long way from Santiago to the West End.
Review: THAT BASTARD, PUCCINI!, Park TheatreJuly 16, 2025Meta comedy never settles on its tone nor its focus, and runs out of steam long before the end
Review: EVITA, starring Rachel Zegler, London PalladiumJuly 2, 2025Turns out that The Revolution is Televised after all - and beamed back into the theatre
Review: PRESS, Jack Studio TheatreJune 21, 2025Nathaniel Brimmer-Beller's play has lots of good ideas but needs a more solid structure to succeed fully
Review: ANNA KARENINA starring Natalie Dormer, Chichester Festival TheatreJune 16, 2025La Dormer beams with five star wattage as the doomed Anna
Review: SOHO SONGS - THE TIGER LILLIES, Soho Theatre WalthamstowJune 7, 2025Martyn Jacques brings his unique sound and sensibility to a wonderful addition to London's panoply of theatres
Review: CUL-DE-SAC, Omnibus TheatreMay 30, 2025David Shopland's new dramedy is flawed by its lack of focus
Review: THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY, Chichester Festival TheatreMay 16, 2025Mark Addy and Jenna Russell lead a super cast in a show based on Rachel Joyce's runaway bestseller
Review: HOUSE OF GAMES, Hampstead TheatreMay 13, 2025Beautifully performed, but somewhat vanilla, Richard Bean's adaptation lacks a necessary bite
Review: BLOOD WEDDING, Omnibus TheatreMay 8, 2025Tensions rise, as does the encroaching mysticism, in an oft-forgotten county of England
Review: PIMPINONE, Royal Ballet and OperaMay 4, 2025Super show that lightens a very dark subject (corecive control), but does not diminish it
Review: THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR, starring Tom RosenthalMay 2, 2025Satire bites even today, but a little more sympathy in the characters would strengthen its appeal
Review: SCENES FROM A REPATRIATION, Royal CourtMay 1, 2025A virtuoso, multi-skilled, bilingual cast pick away at issues too often comfortably swept under the carpet - by us Brits
Review: THE BRIGHTENING AIR, starring Chris O'DowdApril 25, 2025'A strong cast cannot lift a play that promises more than it delivers
Review: SNOW WHITE: THE SACRIFICE, Sadler's Wells EastApril 19, 2025Caroline Reece leads the company as the wicked Queen, but every moving part is in perfect sync
Review: MR BURTON, in cinemasApril 18, 2025Richard Burton acquires a new name, a new voice and a new authority under the guidance of a loving teacher