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Review: THE AUTHENTICATOR, National Theatre


by Franco Milazzo - April 03, 2026

Eccentric artist Fenella Harford (Sylvestra Le Touzel) inherits her family’s stately home and uncovers a cache of hidden diaries that may rewrite its history. She recruits ambitious academic Marva (Rakie Ayola) to authenticate them, who in turn brings in her overlooked mentor Abi (Cherrelle Skeete...

Review: LIFELINE, Southwark Playhouse Elephant


by Clementine Scott - April 03, 2026

Lifeline is the kind of play that feels as though it was composed with the help of a mindmap with one word circled in the centre, around which all parts of the drama must orbit. In this case, that word – or phrase, in fact – was ‘antibiotic resistance’....

Review: GABBY'S DOLLHOUSE LIVE!, Eventim Apollo London


by Christiana Rose - April 02, 2026

Gabby’s Dollhouse Live! delivers a bright and engaging theatrical experience that leans confidently into its message of friendship, resilience and imaginative play. This four star production translates the charm of the popular series into a lively stage show that keeps its young audience firmly at...

Review: VICTORIA: A QUEEN UNBOUND, Watermill Theatre


by Mica Blackwell - April 02, 2026

With countless depictions of Queen Victoria in the media, Daisy Goodwin has managed to create something original and thought-provoking. Forcing the audience to question both history and memory, it's the wonderful cast and stunning visuals that complement her script and make for an all-around excitin...

Review: CHOIR BOY, Stratford East


by Katie Kirkpatrick - April 01, 2026

Having been on and off, in London, LA, and  New York, since 2012, Choir Boy clearly isn’t going away any time soon. While occasionally off-kilter, this immaculately performed powerhouse production is proof that it’s the kind of show that deserves a place among the classics...

Review: LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES, Starring Lesley Manville & Aiden Turner


by Aliya Al-Hassan - April 02, 2026

Pierre Choderlos de Laclos’s scandalous 1782 novel, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, has received several adaptations over the years. None more resonant than Christopher Hampton’s 1985 reinvention which is now revived and updated in a masterful manner by Marianne Elliot at the National Theatre....

Review: WAITRESS starring Carrie Hope Fletcher, New Wimbledon Theatre and on tour


by Gary Naylor - April 01, 2026

Good songs and good performances but a curiously mixed message from Sara Bareilles's smash hit show...

Review Roundup: KINKY BOOTS Struts Back Into The West End


by Aliya Al-Hassan - April 01, 2026

Inspired by a true story and based on the Miramax motion picture written by Geoff Deane and Tim Firth, Kinky Boots features a warm and witty book by four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein and a richly diverse musical score from Grammy Award-winning rock icon Cyndi Lauper, in her stunning theat...

Review: ROMEO & JULIET, starring Sadie Sink & Noah Jupe, Harold Pinter Theatre


by Cindy Marcolina - April 01, 2026

Robert Icke is back in the West End with another star-studded classic in tow. After tackling Sophocles last year, he returns to Shakespeare, revisiting the Bard’s most misrepresented tragedy: Romeo and Juliet. Fourteen years after his directorial debut for Headlong with a radical rendition of the ...

Review: MAYERLING, Royal Ballet And Opera


by Matthew Paluch - March 31, 2026

Mayerling is an experience - let no one tell you otherwise. Kenneth MacMillan’s 1978 ballet delves into the true story of the 19th century Austro-Hungarian court, and specifically the experience of the heir apparent; Crown Prince Rudolf. ...

Past Shows

The Tiger Who Came To Tea
The Tiger Who Came To Tea
Aug 20 – Aug 21, 2022

Direct from the West End, the Olivier Award nominated smash hit show, The Tiger Who Came to Tea returns to the Coliseum. The doorbell rings...

Jitney
Jitney
Jul 13 – Jul 16, 2022

Regular cabs wont travel to the Pittsburgh Hill District in 1977, so local residents turn to the unlicensed taxi company of Jim Becker and his...

Let Me Count The Ways
Let Me Count The Ways
Jul 15 – Jul 16, 2022

Let Me Count the Ways is a spoken word solo show which draws on speculative and realist storytelling to explore love, care and intimacy. It...

Little Boxes
Little Boxes
Jul 2

A joyful delve into one womans life, celebrating the successes, the heartbreak, and everything in between. The Plays the ThingLittle Boxes follows actor Joann Condon...

We Should Definitely Have More Dancing
We Should Definitely Have More Dancing
Jun 17 – Jul 2, 2022

The amazing adventures of a woman with a fist in her head. Clara Darcy is fit! Shes also (almost) care-free, (kind of) happily single and...

The Long Way Home
The Long Way Home
Jun 24 – Jun 25, 2022

Every year, for the last 30 years an absent father has sent his son an empty box for his birthday. This year, following his absent...

Beryl
Beryl
May 7 – May 21, 2022

Beryl Burton: quite possibly the most successful woman youve never heard of.When actress Maxine Peake was given cyclist Beryl Burtons autobiography as a gift she...

The Forgotten
The Forgotten
May 13 – May 14, 2022

The tragic tale of a scared dementia patient in a new care facility trying to tell the story of his abuse by the care staff,...

Robin Hood
Robin Hood
Nov 12 – Jan 7, 2022

Join real-life hero Robin Hood and his band of Merry Men (in tights) on the arrow-shooting, thigh-slapping adventure of a lifetime! Welcome to Sherwood Forest...

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