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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Fusing tender romantic comedy with dreamlike storytelling, Isabella Waldron’s The Watch is a contemporary love story exploring the delicate dance between time, intimacy, and identity.
An autobiographical comedy that follows a queer, demisexual woman as she attempts to transcend her fears so that she can find true love. When her intrusive thoughts manifest as monsters made of plastic bags, she is forced to come face to face with her OCD. Can she experience...
“Who knows but after my honourable burial, I may have a glorious resurrection in following ages” - Margaret Cavendish, 1655. A woman stands alone in a pit of ashes. What happens next is a live resurrection. It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad Madge is a one-woman musical, where 17th Century...
‘A’ight mandem, so what race would you not date?’ 4 brown girls meet at an audition for Priti Patel’s biopic and realise despite the big bucks, they’d prefer to tell their own stories, from their take on The Wizard of Oz, Love Island: India and the Kardash-Asians! Written by...
