Review: FIRE FIRE, Arcola TheatreSeptember 12, 2026New play that veers off in an unfortunate direction and loses much of its punch as a consequence
Review: THE CHERRY ORCHARD, Riverside TheatreSeptember 11, 2026Presented as part of a rep season, Flywheel's take on the Chekhov classic works well enough to honour its source
Review: THE DATING GAME, Jack Studio TheatreSeptember 7, 2026A new play that mixes gentle comedy with post traumatic stress disorder
Review: TWELFTH NIGHT, Drayton Arms TheatreSeptember 4, 2026Led by a wonderfully accomplished Molly Hockham as the cross-dressing Viola, everyone has a wonderful time and goes home happy to ask Alexa to play the Bee Gees.
Review: KRAPP'S LAST TAPE, Cockpit TheatreSeptember 3, 2026Peter Marinker brings his own past and his own present to a man living in both timeframes
Review: TROUBLE IN TAHITI and THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS, Opera Holland ParkAugust 21, 2026Leonard Bernstein and Kurt Weill write great tunes and tell terrific stories in brilliant debut twin productions by Opera Prelude
Review: THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, Yvonne Arnaud TheatreAugust 10, 2026A real sense of fun lifts an already frothy opera, Mozart at his most mischievous
Review: HAVE YOU TOOK THE BINS OUT?, Drayton Arms TheatreJuly 25, 2026Debut production from Lamp Light Theatre has its heart in the right place and promises much for the future
Review: THE TRIAL, National Youth TheatreJuly 24, 2026Tremendous wit and energy drive an accomplished show created in no time at all!
Review: TRAINSPOTTING THE MUSICAL, Theatre Royal HaymarketJuly 23, 2026Irvine Welsh and Stephen McGuinness make their Musical Theatre debuts - and it shows
Feature: The National Theatre's Flagship Playwriting Scheme For 14-19 Year-Olds, The NEW VIEWS FESTIVAL 2025July 7, 2026The next generation find their voices with help from the National Theatre's development programme
Review: LAST GOAL WINS, Broadway Theatre CatfordJuly 4, 2026Three footballers compete for two slots on the Nigeria football squad, exploring complicated identities and tangled heritage along the way
Review: OUR PUBLIC HOUSE, Marylebone TheatreJuly 2, 2026Barney Norris's new play is raw slice of life based on extensive research in left behind towns
Review: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, Wyndham's TheatreJuly 1, 2026Like many in the audience, my introduction to To Kill A Mockingbird was at school, a set book on the English Literature curriculum.
Review: THE TRUTH, Apollo TheatreJune 25, 2026Starry cast fails to lift a play that can be funny, but proves rather too pleased with its own cleverness
Review: TURANDOT, Opera Holland ParkJune 24, 2026Less Orientalism, and less passion too, but the music sustains
Review: A FINE IDEA, Arcola TheatreJune 16, 2026Development Aid is nearly 80 years old, but who really benefits?
Review: MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN, Shakespeare's GlobeMay 17, 2026Putting a radical translation of the classic play into so iconic a venue doesn't quite work for all its chutzpah in conception and execution
Review: SHERLOCK HOLMES, Regent's Park Open Air TheatreMay 14, 2026Something for everyone in Joshua James's tremendous turn as the great detective