Review: MORE THAN ONE STORY, Trafalgar Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - November 10, 2025
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.” The sentiment was declared proudly by Rory Kinnear in his opening speech and echoed warmly by co-host...
Review: THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY, Richmond Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - November 11, 2025
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. This excellent new stage adaptation, written and directed by Mark Leipacher, strips...
Review: ROMEO A JULIET, Shakespeare's Globe
by Clementine Scott - November 07, 2025
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. With nothing made explicit, the audience comes away reflecting on their own use of language and dialect in their daily life, as well as on how o...
Review: HERE & NOW, New Wimbledon Theatre
by Laura Jones - November 05, 2025
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. Set in a seaside supermarket, the musical blends tongue-in-cheek humour with heartfelt moments, deliveri...
Review Roundup: MACBETH, starring Sam Heughan and Lia Williams
by Aliya Al-Hassan - October 27, 2025
Directed by Daniel Raggett, the Royal Shakespeare Company’s brings a new version of Macbeth to the small studio space in Stratford-upon-Avon. Starring Sam Heughan, best known for his role in the series Outlander, and Lia Williams as Lady Macbeth. This staging imagines the play in a gangland pub in 2...
Review: MACBETH, starring Sam Heughan and Lia Williams
by Cindy Marcolina - October 26, 2025
Something wicked this way comes: it’s another exciting high-concept Shakespeare. Director Daniel Raggett moves the action of the Scottish Play to a safe-house pub in the midst of a racketeering war. Succession meets Sons of Anarchy with a hint of The Sopranos in this daring, new production. With a h...
Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, Glyndebourne
by Aliya Al-Hassan - October 20, 2025
Sir Peter Hall's iconic production of Benjamin Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream has achieved legendary status since its premiere in 1981. In 2025, it has lost none of its magic, with the Glyndebourne audience still wide-eyed at the visual feast on stage....
Review: LA BOHÈME, Glyndebourne
by Aliya Al-Hassan - October 15, 2025
PucciniAs the nights draw in, it seems highly appropriate to return to Glyndebourne for the start of its Autumn season and the chilly streets of Puccini’s La bohème. Floris Visser’s production, beautifully revived by Rachael Hewer, has the spectre of death ever-present. In this case, quite literally...