There are few ballet dancers who can claim to be a household name, but the former Royal Ballet Principal, Carlos Acosta, is one of them. Acosta is now 53 and the Artistic Director of Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB) and Acosta Danza. Both companies feature in this mixed programme showcasing Acosta hi…
It was a night of cinematic imagery all round, from the colourful splashes of Oliver Knussen’s “Flourish with Fireworks” and Sergey Rachmaninov’s “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini”, to Dmitry Shostakovich’s “Symphony No. 11 in G minor, The Year 1905”. Under Thomas Søndergård’s w…
What did our critic think of BBC PROMS: UNDER AFRICAN SKIES - SONGS FROM PAUL SIMON'S 'GRACELAND' at Royal Albert Hall?…
Some hour-long shows at the Fringe are the longest hour-long shows you’ll ever see. Pam has a twitch only she can see. She’s tried to turn to medicine, but now the only thing that’s gone is her ability to dream. It doesn’t help that her son is missing. Joslyn defreece stars in Liliana Padill…
In prison, a young Black man tells his story. Good with numbers, charismatic, and highly driven by ambition, he details how he went from being a scrappy kid with a demanding father in New York City to earning a $1 million bonus before landing himself in prison. Quaz Degraft’s bleak view of family …
It is press night for I’m Every Woman: The Chaka Khan Musical at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre, where one of music’s most influential voices is celebrated in a vibrant biographical production exploring 'the fame, the fire and the fight' behind an extraordinary career.…
There are few children’s books which have captured young imaginations quite like Dav Pilkey’s Dog Man series. With millions of copies sold around the world, the beloved comic adventures now leap from page to stage in their European premiere, bringing plenty of colourful chaos, infectious humour …
It's fiendishly difficult to pull off a one-person show, guiding the narrative arc of a story and playing a multitude of roles. But actor-writer Sophie Lenglinger is in total control throughout GAPTOOTH Collective's Kätzchen at Riverside Studios.…
Fluxorama, one of 21 short plays in Riverside Studio's Bitesize Festival, is a series of three monologues written by award-winning Brazilian playwright Jô Bilac. It's a bold attempt to deal with life and death themes in under an hour – and although it's commendable to tackle such substantial subj…
Packed to the brim with illusions and disillusionment, it quickly becomes clear that Now You See Me Live is only a magic show in one sense of the word.…
Following two completely sold-out runs at Southwark Playhouse last year, the musical Cable Street returns to London with its latest iteration.Presented by 10 to 4 Productions, written...
When Russia’s invasion of Ukraine casts a shadow of censorship over Kon’s reimagining of The Seagull, his free-spirited new production is reduced to a hollow...
Set in 1963 Durban South Africa, THE UNLIKELY SECRET AGENT tells a true story of bravery and hope in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds.
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