Review: THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
A real sense of fun lifts an already frothy opera, Mozart at his most mischievous…
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Review: GAME OF THRONES: THE MAD KING, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford Upon Avon
With some reluctance, longtime fans of Game of Thrones have acknowledged that the novel series that inspired the era-defining HBO fantasy show – George RR Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire – will likely never be finished, and the franchise will be chiefly remembered for its disappointing TV endi…
Film Review: DAVID BYRNE'S AMERICAN UTOPIA, In Cinemas
Directed by Spike Lee, David Byrne’s American Utopia is a filmed version of David Byrne’s Broadway stage show, which itself is inspired by the record of the same name. The show ran twice on Broadway, first from 2019 to 2020 and then from 2021 to 2022. As someone who saw American Utopia ten times…
Review: DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL, Glyndebourne
It's over a decade since David McVicar’s glorious version of Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio) debuted at Glyndebourne. A fitting finale to a wonderful season, the comedy about a clash of cultures returns with an energetic young cast and some exceptional wor…
Review: THE TRIAL, National Youth Theatre
Tremendous wit and energy drive an accomplished show created in no time at all!…
Review: L'ELISIR D'AMORE, Dorset Opera Festival
The Dorset Opera Festival finds the perfect setting for Gaetano Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore. This little gem of an opera company cleverly relocates the action from an Italian town to its own surroundings in Hardy's countryside. Home-grown references include London Gin instead of red wine, taking th…
Review: THE CHERRY ORCHARD, Starring Kenneth Branagh, Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Kenneth Branagh triumphs as rags to riches Lopakhin in Laura Wade's fresh rendering of Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard. Part of a star-studded Royal Shakespeare Company cast, including Helen Hunt and Bill Pullman, he gives a multifaceted portrait of a serf's son who ultimately wins what he wants …
Review: ARIADNE AUF NAXOS, Glyndebourne Festival
Richard Strauss's opera within an opera, Ariadne aux Naxos, is a curious beast: a hybrid of spoken word and singing, a mix of musical influences and themes which ask whether high art can ever mix with popular entertainment. Two rival musical companies – a burlesque group and a serious opera compan…
Review: THE SECRET GARDEN, The Egg, Theatre Royal Bath
Tom Wentworth and Stephanie Kempson’s new reimagining of the beloved novel The Secret Garden has inclusivity and accessibility fused into its core from the ground up, and the result is an adaptation that boasts charm by the bucketload.…
Review: SHEAR MADNESS, The Mill At Sonning
Move over Punchdrunk: the longest running immersive drama in the world has arrived in the UK. Set in a unisex hair salon, Shear Madness’ intriguing mix of murder mystery and interactive sleuthing comes to The Mill At Sonning where artistic director Sally Hughes helms one of the first adaptations t…
Past Shows
19 total · showing 11–19
Twelfth Night
Shakespeare’s romantic comedy of mistaken identity is both hilarious and heart-breaking. Twins Viola and Sebastian are separated in a shipwreck on a strange shore. Oblivious to whether her brother has survived Viola sets out to explore this new land and is caught up in a heady...
Bark Bark
Bark Bark is a high-tech two-hander about the lifespan of a relationship from the perspective of a dog. The play follows Laika, an award-winning agility dog, and her reluctant new owners Peter and Laura. When Laika freezes on the spot one hour before her final run, Peter and...
A Christmas Carol
“It’s Christmas. The world won’t get the better of us.” This Christmas, Creation Theatre return to The North Wall with their usual brand of joyful, anarchic, heartwarming festive theatre. Creation’s Rep Company will present a new spin on their 2017 production of A Christmas...
PUSH
This is the story of a woman staring down the barrel of motherhood, torn between her own ambivalenceand an uncontrollable urge to push. A mischievous look at (un)maternal instinct, by one increasingly knocked-up performer.Fresh from debuting at Edinburgh Fringe, award-winning...
Beautiful Evil Things
What if there was another take on the Trojan War, an untold, breath-taking adventure you had never heard before?Enter Medusa. She was there. Monstrous gorgon? Snakes for hair? A turn-to-stone glare? Perhaps. But she was there as a bodiless head strapped to the shield of a...
Hot in Here
Hot in Here is a carbon-neutral dance-party celebrating action for climate justice. Developed from interviews between young people in the UK and climate activists around the world, Hot in Here explores the UKs place in the global climate crisis and shares the action young people...
Brown Boys Swim
Best friends Mohsen and Kash are gearing up for the biggest night of their lives Jess Denvers pool party. Theres just one problemthey cant swim.Fuelled by halal Haribo and chicken wings, the pair throw themselves in at the deep end, tackling cramped cubicles and cold showers as...
The Boatswain's Mate
Summer 1953: peace reigns in Europe, and the waters of the English Channel are troubled only by holidaymakers. Young and old alike have flocked to Margate for summer loving and strolls on the promenade.But at a quiet pub set back from the seafront, the landlady has a nuisance on...
Smart Casual: A New Musical
Sex with friends and other tiny catastrophes. Told over 18 months, Smart Casual is a brand new musical that follows six inseparable friends as they fall in love, and fall apart.MEL has got to get a job, MARC doesn't believe in love, WILLOW is addicted to yoga, BEN would wear a...
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