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Review: SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE, Mill Studio, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
A celebration of the power of art and one of the most loved of all Sondheim / Lapine collaborations...
Review: KING STAKH'S WILD HUNT, Barbican
Nobody can deny the humanitarian force of what unfolds on stage even if the artistry doesn’t hit the mark....
Review: MIKE BIRBIGLIA: THE OLD MAN & THE POOL, Wyndham's Theatre
Returning to the stage with a splash, The Old Man & The Pool is his latest solo show, written and performed by Mike Birbiglia, it follows the success of his previous shows including My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend....
Review: THE FATHER AND THE ASSASSIN, National Theatre
First opening in 2022, Anupama Chandrasekhar's (When the Crows Visit) debut play for The National Theatre, The Father and The Assassin . One of India’s most prominent and taboo-busting playwrights, her historical epic returns to the Olivier stage, now with Olivier winner Hiran Abeysekera (Life Of...
Review Roundup: THE LITTLE BIG THINGS Opens @sohoplace! What Did the Critics Think?
Based on the Sunday Times best-selling autobiography by Henry Fraser, The Little Big Things is a new British musical that has now opened in London's @sohoplace theatre....
Review: THE LITTLE BIG THINGS, @sohoplace
Based on the memoir of the same name, The Little Big Things recounts the story of Henry Fraser's life-changing accident on holiday in Portugal, and how he subsequently came to embrace the person he became. The book has been adapted for the stage by Joe White, with music by Nick Butcher and lyrics by...
Review: SORRY WE DIDN'T DIE AT SEA, Park Theatre
At its core, Sorry We Didn’t Die at Sea is a tad too simplistic to make a proper splash. It has a Beckettian aura to it, but this is, sadly, left unexploited. Absurdist black humour shape-shifts continuously into smart thriller and back in engaging flourishes that explode in often magnetic moments...
Review: THAT FACE, Orange Tree Theatre
It is hard to believe that Polly Stenham was not even 20 when she wrote this This Face; a dark and unnerving examination of parent-child relationships where teenagers try to parent immature and utterly self-indulgent parents. After debuting at the Royal Court in 2007, the play went on to win three m...
Review: PRIVATE LIVES, Ambassadors Theatre
A still very debonair Nigel Havers as dashing Elyot, and Patricia Hodge, very much at the top of her game as sensational Amanda – aged 72 and 75 respectively – command the stage of the newly refurbished Ambassadors Theatre....
Review: RED PITCH, Bush Theatre
Tyrell Williams’ tale of football, friendship, and societal shift has smashed records and garnered outstanding feedback across the board. More than a couple awards and the surprising surge in sports-themed plays we’ve had have put it back on the map for another limited run. Could this playwritin...
Review: RHYTHM OF HUMAN, Coronet Theatre
Ambiguous present the UK premiere of Rhythm of Human, choreographed by Kim at The Coronet Theatre. The work looks at the present day Korean man wrestling with societal expectations, and the Ambiguous blurb proposes “undefinable” content in order to communicate the narrative agenda through Kim's ...
Review: DAS RHEINGOLD, Royal Opera House
Given his political radicalism and fervent romanticism, it is more than fair to wonder if Richard Wagner would be partial to Just Stop Oil. Sporting his iconic beret, would he, if he were around today, brandish banners and block cars on the M1? Barrie Kosky may think so. He thrusts Wagner’s ecolog...
Review: INFAMOUS, Jermyn Street Theatre
The main problem is that the characters tend to dwindle down to two-dimensional figurines. We’re met by a garish personality and extravagant attitude, but we’re never offered enough reason and rationale to support them. There’s a bountiful of themes buried inside - from the more evident dysfun...
Review: THE AMAZING BANANA BROTHERS, Soho Theatre
The Amazing Banana Brothers begins with a promise to its audience - if there aren’t 1,000 slips on banana peels in one hour, everyone will get their money back. There’s a blank chalkboard for the slips to be recorded and an hourglass to keep track of the time left to slip....
Review: KIERAN HODGSON: BIG IN SCOTLAND, Soho Theatre
Kieran Hodgson: Big in Scotland begins with a Scottish-themed bang as Hodgson takes to the stage, expressing his love for Scotland with jokes and references that only those from Scotland would understand. Hodgson is wearing a tartan blazer and proclaims that he himself is Scottish, but this quickly ...
Review: PALATABLE GAY ROBOT, Phoenix Arts Club
The description of Palatable Gay Robot states, “Stephen Brower begs the question, how gay is too gay?” Not something that you would expect from a show about a comedian robot, but, Brower is determined to answer this question through a show introducing us to Billie Bowtie, a palatable gay robot w...
Book Review: BREAKING DOWN YOUR SCRIPT by Laura Wayth
The moment when you're presented with a whole new script can feel a little overwhelming for an actor, but Breaking Down Your Script: A Step-by-Step Guide for the Actor is here to help. It's written by Laura Wayth, who has worked as an acting teacher in Italy, Morocco, China and the UK....
Review: THE REVENGE OF POPPERFACE, The Place
The Revenge of Popperface by Gareth Chambers invites the audience to muse over 'an experimental exploration of masculinity' through the occult and opera no less....
Review: KATE, Soho Theatre
Walking into Kate felt like entering a modern art exhibition. Going up the stairs of the Soho Theatre, you are faced with black and white photos of Kate Berlant, the star of the show. Berlant herself is sitting in a chair, on her phone, with a sign around her neck stating, “Ignore me.”...
Review: SALTY BRINE: BIGMOUTH STRIKES AGAIN – THE SMITHS SHOW, Soho Theatre
The concept of Salty Brine: Bigmouth Strikes Again – The Smiths Show is quite a fascinating one. The show, created and performed by Salty Brine, merges Mary Shelley’s iconic Frankenstein novel, The Smiths’ The Queen is Dead, and some personal stories. How can something like this possibly work?...
Review: STRATEGIC LOVE PLAY, Soho Theatre
Will the Fringe hit land on its feet as it transfers to London's Soho Theatre?...
Review: MACBETH, Shakespeare North Playhouse
Macbeth has been brought to the stage once more in a phenomenal production of the drama at the Shakespeare North Playhouse....
Review: GOD OF CARNAGE, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
It’s good fun, but the last half hour of the 90 interval-less minutes drags. The dissection of their personalities and attitudes towards society doesn’t really go anywhere, but it’s an amusing, hyperbolic, melodramatic cut-out of a pretentious dispute between well-off fantoccini made to detona...
Review: 2:22 A GHOST STORY, Theatre Royal Bath
2:22 A Ghost Story runs at Theatre Royal Bath until September 9, and then tours the UK until summer 2024....
Review: PROM 69 – MOZART'S 'REQUIEM', Royal Albert Hall
Mozart received the commission for this requiem under mysterious circumstances, a “messenger in black” brought the request and then refused to divulge who had sent him. The identity of the person commissioning the work was eventually revealed to be that of Count Franz von Walsegg, as he had rece...
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