Review: BLOOD BROTHERS, Theatre Royal Brighton
Three years ago, I sat in this same auditorium reviewing Blood Brothers for this publication, and I wondered then what gives this show its extraordinary staying power.
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Review: THAT'LL BE THE DAY, London Palladium
If it's not quite as slick as it might be, this oldies show can still push a lot of the right nostalgia buttons
Review: ALL IS BUT FANTASY starring Whitney White, RSC, The Other Place
Whitney White collapses time and space to insert new perspectives into old plays
Film Review: HAMNET, In Cinemas
There are many times you catch yourself, as a parent, doing things you never thought you would do - worse, that you would scoff at if reported by others.
Review: NT LIVE'S HAMLET, Starring Hiran Abeysekera
NT Live's filmed screening of Hamlet, featuring Hiran Abeysekera (Olivier award-winner for Life of Pi) in the title role, will be released in UK cinemas on January 22 and soon after around the world.
Review: WOMAN IN MIND, Starring Sheridan Smith
Alan Ayckbourn’s 1985 play Woman In Mind is a darkly comic look about mental disintegration and a mid-life ennui that would have rarely been spoken about forty years ago.
Review: THE RIVALS, Orange Tree Theatre
After staging a charming version of Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer two years ago, the Orange Tree's Tom Littler brings us Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s 250-year-old comedy The Rivals.
Review: THE BFG, Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Co-Artistic Director of the RSC Daniel Evans brings to life one of Roald Dahl’s most darkly beloved children’s books in an utterly thrilling adaptation by Tom Wells.
Review: CINDERELLA, Norwich Theatre
In Norwich’s 2025 pantomime, Cinderella, audiences are transported to the beach town of Crabbington Sands, where Cinderella (Georgie May Foote) has been trapped in the old hotel that her deceased parents used to run by her wicked sisters, Lou (Owen Evans) and Lav (Kenny Moore).
Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL, Reading Rep Theatre
A biscuit-scented, warm-hearted Dickens – Beth Flintoff's adaptation relocates the classic to Reading's Huntley & Palmers factory, and the result is festive theatre with real local soul.
Exhibition: THE LINBURY PRIZE FOR STAGE DESIGN 2025, National Theatre
A free exhibition at the National Theatre proves an eye-opener for those of us who, too often, take stage design for granted
Film Review: BLUE MOON, In Cinemas
Richhard Linklater's film is set of the opening night of Oklahoma! in 1943, the beginning of the end for Richard Rodgers' first lyricist
Review: PUSS IN BOOTS, Theatre Royal Winchester
At Theatre Royal Winchester this holiday season, Play to the Crowd is bringing one of the classic pantomimes, Puss in Boots, to life in a pawsome new production, written and directed by Robin Belfield.
Review: MY FAIR LADY, The Mill At Sonning
For their Christmas show this year, The Mill at Sonning is putting on My Fair Lady, the 1956 Broadway musical written by Alan Jay Lerner (Lyrics and Book) and Frederick Loewe (Music).
Review: THE SOUND OF MUSIC, Leicester Curve
There are some stories that never grow old, and The Sound of Music is definitely one of them.
Review: HAL CRUTTENDEN: CAN DISH IT OUT BUT CAN’T TAKE IT, Leicester Square Theatre
Hal Cruttenden is at truly at the top of his game, in his skilled and polished new show Hal Cruttenden: Can Dish It Out But Can’t Take It.
Review: THE NUTCRACKER, Birmingham Hippodrome
Falling snow, a rapidly-growing Christmas tree and an army of sword-fighting rats: it can only be Sir Peter Wright's The Nutcracker.
Review: SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS, Birmingham Rep
Sherlock Holmes and the 12 Days of Christmas, written by Humphrey Ker and David Reed with original songs by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Price, has the iconic duo of Sherlock Holmes (Ker) and John Watson (Reed) solving a string of mysterious murders on the West End in Victorian England.
Review: MORE THAN ONE STORY, Trafalgar Theatre
If there is one message that those who were in attendance at More Than One Story LIVE on 9 November absorbed through their skin, it is that “The arts don’t belong to a few, they belong to everyone.
Review: THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY, Richmond Theatre
Patricia Highsmith's psychological thriller The Talented Mr Ripley was published 70 years ago, but remains fascinating due to her brilliant writing, but also movie and Netflix versions that have kept the story alive.
Review: ROMEO A JULIET, Shakespeare's Globe
Romeo a Juliet does not make any of its political points overtly, and this is an occasion where some things are better left unsaid, without cheap gimmicks.
Review: HERE & NOW, New Wimbledon Theatre
Here & Now arrives at New Wimbledon Theatre with all the sparkle, nostalgia and high-camp energy you’d expect from a show built around the hits of one of Britain’s most beloved pop groups, Steps.
An Englishman Abroad - Gary Naylor Goes To Glasgow
Theatre beyond London proves varied and interesting
Review Roundup: MACBETH, starring Sam Heughan and Lia Williams
Directed by Daniel Raggett, the Royal Shakespeare Company’s brings a new version of Macbeth to the small studio space in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Review: ARLINGTON, Tron Theatre
Bleak, yet hopeful, drama/dance hybrid gives food for thought
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GETTING REKT (The Evening Star) The Union Theatre (9/21-9/24) |
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Trevor Nelson's Soul Christmas The Royal Albert Hall (12/17-12/18) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! Gordon Craig Theatre (6/04-6/04) |
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Christmas In Ireland Scarborough Spa Grand Hall (12/17-12/17) |
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Mammy's House Upstairs at the Gatehouse (9/01-9/13) |
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The Celine Experience Victoria Theatre Halifax (9/12-9/12) |
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Reuben Solo: Someone in This Crowd Will Betray Me [Revenge Edition] Manchester Fairfield Social Club (9/10-9/11) |
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Scott Binns presents We're In It Together Victoria Theatre Halifax (11/14-11/14) |
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Michael Starring Ben: The Magic Of Michael Jackson Victoria Theatre Halifax (11/21-11/21) |
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Reuben Solo: Someone in This Crowd Will Betray Me [Revenge Edition] Wardrobe (9/15-9/15) |