Midnight in Nashville at the Glitch theatre in Waterloo: Out of Prison and in the Studio Murder, prison, hard living, and a chance at redemption. It’s all in a night’s work when you’re making country music. The London premiere of Midnight in Nashville puts you in the sound booth...
This year’s Proms season has been awash with commemorations of America’s 250th anniversary, the entire season beginning with Aaron Copland’s “Fanfare for the Common Man” - and that piece featuring at several other points in various ways across the festival. So it was about time that there …
Much like Georgie Dettmer’s blockbuster debut play Are You Watching?, her sophomore effort Wanton begins and ends with childhood, and the messages women receive from a distressingly early age. A group of primary school girls do cartwheels and put on costumes in the playground – except most of th…
Yes, yes: ask the average person about Frankenstein and they will speak at length about the book and the films but, if it wasn't for the theatrical adaptations, Mary Shelley's gothic classic would arguably just be collecting dust in your local library.…
This celebration of the scores and songs from the James Bond's film franchise leaves us stirred, not shaken, with a surprise appearance from Lulu.…
The play itself is incredibly witty and sharp. Rogers and Leacy make a dynamic pairing. Their chemistry and ability to never drop the ball on the energy is stellar to watch. Director Julian Daye has a wonderful skill set for directing.…
Ultimately, it’s difficult to single out what Stephens wants to say here. Leaving aside the logistics of the events, which only make sense when you don’t look into them too much, the story feels flat. Even running at two hours (plus an interval), where the first half consists of a lengthy set-up…
Having only been established in 2015, it's important to remember the impact of the Chineke! Orchestra on classical music. Not only championing Black and ethnically diverse musicians, it also celebrates composers of Black and ethinically diverse heritage, giving deserved praise to often overlooked ta…
Banning’s script is clear when spoken. Her ability to form clear connections is strong, seen in the chemistry between Nick and Sarah. The actors seem at peace with each other; there is a real bond there.…
Sean Holmes at the Globe has been characterised as something of a purist, his A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Much Ado attracting praise for their Elizabethan costumes and rowdy atmosphere. In the opening scenes of his As You Like It, much of the same traditionalism is on display, except here the re…
Leonard Bernstein and Kurt Weill write great tunes and tell terrific stories in brilliant debut twin productions by Opera Prelude…
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Man-meat meets mental health in this dark comedy. In a dark corner of the internet, two men find each other. They meet in a coffee shop, chat, make plans... Think you know where this story is going? Think again. Two men meet in a coffee shop, having previously only spoken...
Winner of the 2026 VCA Playwriting Award “I’m not going to die happy, I’m going to die really fucking angry and I want people on Radio 4 to hear all about it.” Zara is dying. But she’s not about to go out without making some noise. At seventeen, with a terminal diagnosis and a...
"It's always been the end." The sky's on fire and everything's falling apart. Out of options, inseparable trio Ash, Oliver, and Kieron have retreated to their old childhood hangout to figure out what the plan is – or whether there's even one at all. That’s until Phoebe turns up...
Dive into an energetic and fresh telling of A Midsummer Night's Dream, presented by an all-female and non-binary company. Step into a world where young lovers flee the corporate city for the freedom of the forest - a place where everyone can express themselves freely… until a...
‘I had one when I found out. Just as I saw my mum pick up the phone.’ When war breaks out in Ukraine, a young person starts to get nosebleeds. A lot. It’s all they think about. These nosebleeds aren’t just nosebleeds, they are signs of grief, danger and uncertainty. In this...
A Terminator built with Windows 95 must time travel back to Dudley to save the world and find out the truth about her life.
“ There are stories in everything. If only you know where to look.” It’s Christmas Eve and Isla is lost. Wandering through the vaults and tunnels of Waterloo, she is searching for something – a gift for her mother, after a tumultuous year past. But nothing’s quite right. Until...
It’s been five years since LADYLIKES took the world (okay, pockets of Brighton, London and Edinburgh) by storm with their debut Top Secret House Party! Now, after a pandemic, political chaos, and turning thirty, these two lost millennials are back with their new work-in-progress...
T(EA) - BOY is a genre and gender bending poetic mashup of physical theatre, clowning and cabaret. Using distortion through movement, lip sync, projection and audience participation. You are the tea bag in my cup, let me bathe you in queer and trans voices. There is room for joy...
Inspired in part by the real-life friendship between the playwright’s mother of two and renowned mountaineer Alison Hargreaves - who lost her life on K2
