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 …
1965, New York City. Trevor Copeland and Arthur Brightman’s romance is against the law. In their secret nightclub act, “Midnight,” they perform love songs in an act of defiance of a world that demands they stay hidden. As tensions rise at the start of a historic movement, Trevor and Arthur are…
In Midnight at the Never Get, time is not a straightforward thing. It’s never clear what’s real and what’s fiction, how old the characters are, or what decade we’re in. We’re hearing Gershwin-esque jazz standards, but also references to “peaceniks” and Woody Allen.…
It's an outstanding win for Spain in the World Cup – and for the sizzling Spanish National Orchestra in their BBC Proms debut. Both display tremendous talent and teamwork in their respective fields on a night to remember.…
Finally, prog gets its Prom. The BBC's heart is unarguably in the right place in handing the genre's back catalogue to their Concert Orchestra, in tribute to a 'pioneering, British-driven movement' rendered, as the billing has it, 'on an orchestral scale'. And yet the result falls a fair way short o…
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…
Black Dyke Band brings its popular programme of classics and movie music, written or arranged for brass, to the BBC Proms. Showcasing their industrial roots and professional virtuosity, they prove why they are 'the best-known brass band in the world'.…
The Royal Ballet School annual Royal Opera House matinee is a big deal, but perhaps this year more than ever. 2026 marks the centenary of the school, and considering this when watching the performance amplifies what we see on the stage even more than usual. …
If the Last Night is about waving Union Jacks until arms ache, the First Night had some of that feeling too — albeit a different flag. The Proms this time around will commemorate the 250th anniversary of United States declaring bye-bye to Blighty and plotting its own course into history. Before th…
After their appearance at the London Coliseum in 2024, the State Ballet of Georgia return to the capital with a brand new version of Swan Lake. The Tbilisi-based company’s draw is its artistic director, the venerated ballerina Nina Ananiashvili, who performed in the Bolshoi and American Ballet C…
DRH Arts and Orsolya Nagy present CHARLIE and STRIPTEASE by Slawomir Mrozek. A double-bill of hilarious political theatre by the award-winning Polish playwright. These two...
“A riotous evening of fun, flesh and fabulous song.”Have you ever felt judged for not having the right body shape? Too fat? Too thin?Never exercise?...
Set in a crumbling execution chamber, The Dying Wish follows two weary hangmen, Rooney and Ingmar, as they prepare to execute Paul Freeman, a man...
What happens when you have the feeling that you are disappearing?Rhys wants to be a boxer while his father wants to learn Welsh. Yasmin is...
'Love, Edith' - The Secret CorrespondenceGiulia is about to quit the stage: she’s scared as hell! What if the public doesn’t like her show? Suddenly...
Blood. Guts. A voice on the wind. Vic won't let her lover down without a fight. A Queer reimagining of Frankenstein that will leave you...
A new play about love & artificial intelligence.Jordan and Connie want their AI voice assistant Alivia to make their perfect lives just that little bit...
