by Clementine Scott - April 27, 2026
For a play ostensibly about wildlife photography, we don’t actually see too many photographs in Firewing. Instead, this is a story about truth: our relationship to it, how we represent it, and what it can cost us....
by Clementine Scott - April 27, 2026
Much like All My Sons, the virtuosic Arthur Miller tragedy revived in the West End earlier this year, Miller’s lesser-known 1967 play The Price holds a mirror up to the American Dream and finds people varying degrees of broken by their desire to succeed. “I want money,” declares a character e...
by Gary Naylor - April 26, 2026
Zeb Soanes captures the voice perfectly to give us the life and times of a huge figure in 20th century acting on stage and screen...
by Vikki Jane Vile - April 25, 2026
Carlos Acosta’s favourite ballet full of Spanish sun and slapstick humour is a very silly story. But with an audience who’ve braved tube strike misery Don Quixote (Don Q) is just the ticket for a bit of carefree escapism, transporting us to an exotic and colourful land and danced with great reli...
by Gary Naylor - April 27, 2026
Two technically brilliant performances illuminate a play interesting in form and content , but can't quite rescue its outdated approach to its key issues...
by Gary Naylor - April 24, 2026
The Beatles' first manager flies too close to John Lennon's sun and falls to earth...
by Cindy Marcolina - April 26, 2026
A corrupt lot steeped in scandal puppeteers the economy. Unreasonable taxes are plaguing the people. Violence is rampant. All the while, a megalomaniac is gaining more traction by the day. Did we turn on the news, or are we watching Bertolt Brecht’s merciless satire? Seán Linnen transforms the al...
by Clementine Scott - April 21, 2026
Virginia Woolf isn’t the easiest author to adapt for the stage, and her lesser-known 1931 experimental novel The Waves presents a particularly interesting dramaturgical challenge. Six friends meet at school, and undergo the typical trials of a bildungsroman, all within an ambitious stream of multi...
by Aliya Al-Hassan - April 21, 2026
First seen at last year's Edinburgh fringe, Jules Coyle's semi-verbatim play, Managed Approach, now comes to Riverside Studios for a short, but important run. Between 2014 and 2020, a local government initiative in Holbeck, Leeds allowed sex workers to operate under certain regulations and was know...
by Cindy Marcolina - April 21, 2026
“I’m just here to talk about my divorce,” says Yousef Sweid right after a preamble about the reception of political productions. He and Isabella Sedlak write a poignant reflection on how beliefs and birthplaces raise us and shackle us at once. Between The River and The Sea approaches the Pales...
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Join pianist and composer Belle Chen for a special intimate evening in the Elgar Room.A musical maverick whose original works are frequently heard on radio throughout UK, Europe,...
Following the unfortunate cancellation of our 2020 event, we are delighted that British classic Brassed Off will be returning to the Royal Albert Hall in...
Late Night Jazz favourites, The Shirt Tail Stompers return with their swinging Christmas show for a second year.Inspired by the Harlem swing and hot jazz...
Late Night Jazz celebrates the freshest sounds on the London jazz scene in the intimacy of the Elgar Room.Trumpeter Alexandra Ridout, renowned for her incredible...
This year, celebrate the Christmas season with the Peanuts gang in a family screening of the original 1965 classic A Charlie Brown Christmas.Join Charlie Brown,...
As part of our Christmas season, enjoy a special evening of Vince Guaraldis music from the classic animated TV special A Charlie Brown Christmas, plus...
Join the London Community Gospel Choir for an evening of uplifting festive tunes, seasonal fun and special guests.After dazzling sold-out concerts in 2018 and 2019,...
As part of out Christmas Season, were delighted to welcome back Earl Okin to the Elgar Room.Earl is a true legend of the UKs Jazz...
Presented in association with Soundcrash, AVAWAVES are Anna Phoebe and Aisling Brouwer a classically trained duo who create ambient soundscapes based on an intricate interplay...
World-renowned handpan player and composer Manu Delago presents his first audiovisual solo-programme Environ Me as part of Journeys, a festival curated by Nitin Sawhney, celebrating...
Soumik Datta is an award-winning musician, producer and television presenter. He plays the 19-stringed sarod and combines Indian music with songwriting, spoken poetry and live...
Late Night Jazz celebrates the freshest sounds on the London jazz scene in the intimacy of the Elgar Room.As the first and only British winner...
World record-breaking beatboxer SK Shlomo makes mad music with his mouth. Become one of this sonic superheros sidekicks in a world of funny sounds, brilliant...
Late Night Jazz celebrates the freshest sounds on the London jazz scene in the intimacy of the Elgar Room.Desta Haile is a storyteller, throwing together...
Reykjavk-based pianist and composer Eyds Evensen will perform music from her debut album Bylur, live in the Elgar Room.Bylur is the first record released on...
You might have thought that Arabs couldnt get any funnier. Think again. After over almost two years of hibernation, four of the funniest Arabs in...
Poetry slam winners from round the UK compete for the coveted title of National Poetry Slam Champion which sees you the audience, decide who takes...
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