The Final Exam: Gao Kao
The Final Exam: Gao KaoWhat if your biggest exam became a fight for your life?On the day of the Gaokao — China’s notoriously demanding university...
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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…
Feature: The National Theatre's Flagship Playwriting Scheme For 14-19 Year-Olds, The NEW VIEWS FESTIVAL 2025
The next generation find their voices with help from the National Theatre's development programme…
Review: EUGENE ONEGIN, The Grange Festival
Love, jealousy, arrogance, death and rejection, Tchaikovsky's opera Eugene Onegin has all the trappings of a grand opera, but in essence is a simple story. Brimming with the composer's trademark emotion, Max Webster directs a captivating production at The Grange Festival, featuring an exceptional pe…
Review: ANYTHING GOES, Kilworth House Theatre
There's a cruise ship in the grounds of Kilworth House this summer. The ship's grand upper deck, with its gently smoking cowl vents and sweeping staircases, sits nestled among the woods, and is the setting for Kilworth's annual musical production, which this year is Anything Goes.…
Review: LA BOHÈME, The Grange Festival
Puccini's tear-jerker La bohème is always a crowd-pleaser for any opera festival. This production at The Grange Festival is the first opera from French actor-turned-director David Geselson who created it for Opéra National de Nancy Lorraine in 2025. Featuring some strong singing and exquisite play…
Review: CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG, The Watermill Theatre
Whether you grew up with the 1968 film or are learning about it for the first time, this Chitty Chitty Bang Bang proves that with some imagination, theatrical magic can come from the simplest things.…
Review: THE BEEKEEPER OF ALEPPO, Theatre Royal Brighton
Heartbreaking, thought-provoking and beautifully staged, The Beekeeper of Aleppo is one of those productions that stays with you. More than anything, it reminds us that behind every headline about refugees is a human story. For that reason alone, it feels like a play that everyone should see.…
Review: GIULIO CESARE, The Grange Festival
A new version of Handel's 1724 opera Giulio Cesare is always an exciting prospect. The love story between Julius Caesar and Cleopatra, with the backdrop of war with Egypt, political ambition and domestic unrest is ripe for reinterpretation. Indeed, Handel and his librettist the librettist Nicola …
Review: THERE’S A MONSTER IN YOUR SHOW, artsdepot
Tom Fletcher’s much loved Who’s in Your Book? series makes a joyful leap from page to stage in There’s a Monster in Your Show, a lively and engaging family musical which celebrates imagination, friendship and the importance of working together.…
Review: THE TEMPEST, Starring Kenneth Branagh
Kenneth Branagh has returned to Stratford-upon-Avon to tread the boards of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, where we last saw him 33 years ago as the Prince of Denmark directed by Adrian Noble. This time around, Branagh takes on Shakespeare’s swan song under Richard Eyre. He gets to tick Prospero of…
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10cc's Graham Gouldman at Cadogan Hall - London Cadogan Hall (10/29-10/29) |
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Killing Swine Upstairs at the Gatehouse (8/07-8/08) |
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The George Harrison Project, SEVENOAKS, Stag Plaza, Sat 12th Dec 2026 The Stag Plaza (12/12-12/12) |
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Verdi Requiem Milton Abbey Church (7/25-7/25) |
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Funhouse Comedy Club – Edinburgh Festival Preview All-Dayer in Sheffield August 2026 New Barrack Tavern (8/02-8/02) |
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The Final Exam: Gao Kao The Whisper Current Productions (8/23-8/24) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! New Theatre Cardiff (4/30-4/30) |
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Baga Chipz - Bagz to Riches - Chelmsford Chelmsford Theatre (9/02-9/02) |
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Trainspotting the Musical Theatre Royal Nottingham (1/18-1/23) |
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Chuck Prophet and His Cumbia Shoes at Islington Assembly Hall - London Islington Assembly Hall (4/22-4/22) |