North of Portugal. Summer. 1999. The walls are decaying, the air is thick, death lingers and Rafaela is ready to go. 3 women bound to the same house governed by the Matriarch. Will Rafaela remain or will she break free? Set against the rural structure of Northern Portugal, we...
There's an indecently good chance that you will walk out of Jill's Tupperware Party very different to how you came in. It may be because you now have a brand new attitude to those leftovers that have been mouldering away in the fridge for the past week. Or maybe its the shiny new hairnet over your h…
Clifford Odets' 1937 indictment of consumer society gets a big revival, but proves a souless waste of acting talent…
Anne Frank. Jeff Mangum. And Salty Brine. Maybe especially Salty Brine. If the audience takes one thing away from this tremendous show, it is that one individual can illuminate an entire world.…
“It’s tradition, Oliver. Traditions are important”, so says Dawn in the Inside No. 9 episode “Last Night of the Proms”, explaining the actions of the Prommers during the Fantasia on British Sea-Songs section of the concert to her teenage nephew. Anyone at the Royal Albert Hall (or watching…
Those worrying that Tilda Swinton — the patron saint of Sunday afternoon arthouse movies and performance art best experienced through reviews — has gone mainstream should make themselves a cup of chamomile tea and relax. There are likely very few famous actors (never mind Oscar winners) queuing …
“It is difficult composing endings. Beethoven and Wagner could do it. Only great composers can do it. I can do it too.” It wasn’t just Richard Strauss’s death-embracing 'Four Last Songs' which fit this theme in the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra’s final Prom of the season, as Franz Schube…
New play that veers off in an unfortunate direction and loses much of its punch as a consequence…
At first glance, Night City appears like your classic boy meets girl – specifically, rideshare driver meets waitress, and takes her to see the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace in the morning light. What emerges from these foundations, however, is an unflinching love letter to London, and a candid illus…
A visually compelling Don Giovanni from Royal Ballet & Opera, with a superb set by Es Devlin and memorable star turn by Aigul Akhmetshina as Donna Elvira.…
What did our critic think of MERE MORTALS at Sadler's Wells?…
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“In a world so full of hate, misunderstanding and separation, we as people find love. It’s what gets us through isn’t it? Love is how we survive.” Growing up is hard enough, but when disaster strikes for Katie in the form of a ten tonne truck, there is a whole other world of...
Amelia has terrible luck with all love matters while her best friend and flatmate Jo has all men falling for her instantly. Obsessed with her childhood crush Julian, she decides to visit Luna, an unconventional spiritual healer, who helps turn her life around - with the help of...
The Staff Room examines the life inside a state school staff room. Three teachers. One staff room. But what’s the subject? Behind closed doors three teachers form an unlikely friendship. Bonding over fad diets, Instagram abs and the government’s impending sugar tax – in this...
