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Returning to the once-glittering Clacton-on-Sea, washed-up magician Bazza Cadabra is ready for a final comeback, determined to reclaim the spotlight and prove he’s still got...
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by Franco Milazzo - May 21, 2026
At this point in the history of humanity, a ballet translated from screen to stage or built around a real person is more likely to raise eyebrows than expectations. That’s not to say they have a uniform quality - Rambert’s Peaky Blinders: The Redemption Of Thomas Shelby blew the roof off Sadler�...
by Clementine Scott - May 20, 2026
Despite her relative unpopularity within her lifetime, Barbara Pym always excelled at plumbing the depths in the lives of desperately ordinary people. In her 1977 novel Quartet in Autumn, she is concerned with those who live their lives waiting for something to happen, and what happens when that som...
by Clementine Scott - May 19, 2026
Rosanna Vize’s set for the world premiere of Care is sterile, harshly lit and unromantic. Like Alexander Zeldin’s script, it is almost mundane in its naturalism, yet unflinching in how it approaches its subject: life in a care home, both for the elderly residents and for those who care for them....
by Aliya Al-Hassan - May 20, 2026
Author John Le Carré famously banned stage versions of his work, and he may well have felt quietly vindicated with his decision having seen David Eldridge's adaptation of his third book, The Spy Who Came In From The Cold. Jeremy Herrin directs a cinematic and darkly-tinged production that ends u...
by Franco Milazzo - May 18, 2026
Drummers are a particular breed. Keith Moon of The Who famously drove a limousine into a swimming pool during his 21st birthday party. Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham and Motley Crue’s Tommy Lee both engaged in hotel debauchery: Bonham rode motorcycles along corridors while Lee launched fireworks fro...
by Christiana Rose - May 19, 2026
A Glimmer Daze Gambit by Revel Puck Circus is a dazzling celebration of hope, community and the joy found in imperfection. Attending the final performance of its two week run, the atmosphere was already one of success with a sold out Big Top filled with anticipation and excitement. What followed was...
by Aliya Al-Hassan - May 19, 2026
It's nearly twenty years since Daniel Radcliffe first tried to throw off the Harry Potter shackles in the 2007 version of Peter Shaffer’s 1973 play Equus. Now director Lindsay Posner has revived Shaffer's deeply traumatic story about the fluctuating relationship between a psychiatrist, Dr Dysart, ...
by Gary Naylor - May 17, 2026
Putting a radical translation of the classic play into so iconic a venue doesn't quite work for all its chutzpah in conception and execution...
by Clementine Scott - May 15, 2026
It’s clear before the curtain rises – before you’ve even set foot in the theatre – that The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals is about more than the sum of its parts. Several audience members are in costume, and need to be reminded via the pre-show voiceover not to sing along, even if they know...
by Clementine Scott - May 14, 2026
In many ways, @sohoplace is the perfect venue for The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind: the intimate thrust staging is perfect for elaborate ensemble choreography and carousing the audience. This new musical, based on the memoir and film of the same name, is at its heart a story about community, and it wo...
Past Shows
A radio station for young people! Why do we need that?Caroline dreams of something more than stacking shelves at the local greengrocers. Her days are...
Get ready for a wickedly funny night at the theatre as Joe Orton’s scandalous dark farce Loot bursts onto the stage.A bank robbery, a family...
A nightmare is about to break free…Herbert grew up in the Metropol. The eerie old cinema was his playground and prison – a place where...
Back in the 80s, Di, Viv and Rose are university housemates. Energetic and idealistic, they become friends – but where will life take them after...
Meet Gail, Hobby and Salty – three year 11 students about to leave their school days behind them, fighting their anxieties with imagination and theatre.As...
“When you have one of the first brains of Europe up against you, and all the powers of darkness at his back, there are infinite...
The Singing Mermaid by Julia Donaldson and Lydia MonksDid you ever go to SilversandsOn a sunny summer’s day?Then perhaps you saw the mermaidWho sang in...
The world premiere of a chilling and creepy tale of Essex witch huntsEssex, 1645. Blood runs cold with dread.After the tragic death of her husband,...
An entertaining premiere capturing the true spirit of Essex and its people.Its 1908 and Joannas planning to provoke the attention of Southend and the whole...
A brand new musical celebrating the very best of EssexWhat happens when an unposted love letter meant to be sent between a passionate young couple...
A world premiere of a witty and joyful family storyMaggie and Gordon first met in 1971 dancing to the sound of Rod Stewart. Now in...
Shakespeares darkest and spookiest thrillerBattles. Murder. Ghosts. And desireThree witches on a heath have a disturbing prophecy for a victorious warrior. Macbeth will be king...
Queens Theatre Hornchurch in partnership with the National Theatre presentA musical adaptation of William ShakespearesAs You Like ItAdapted by Shaina Taub and Laurie WooleryMusic and...
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