Theatre

Gillian Choy

1 day ago3 min read

National Theatre Review: 'Ballet Shoes' Soars Above the Stage

The stellar performances from everyone in the cast are everything: moving, humorous, and uplifting.

‘The Real Thing’ at the Old Vic Explained: A Play For The Times or Of Its Time?

Amy Calladine

Dec 37 min read

‘The Real Thing’ at the Old Vic Explained: A Play For The Times or Of Its Time?

Tom Stoppard's encrypted word games sing of an ingenious thesis on love and its different forms.

Old Vic Review: This Mince Pies- and Snow-Filled 'A Christmas Carol' Is A Feast For the Soul

Ashley New

Nov 285 min read

Old Vic Review: This Mince Pies- and Snow-Filled 'A Christmas Carol' Is A Feast For the Soul

The production itself is a gift to the senses, packed to the brim with old-school theatre magic.

Birmingham Rep Review: This Delightfully Surprising 'Christmas Carol' Has Puppets, Projections, and a Narrator

Rowan McDonnell

Nov 254 min read

Birmingham Rep Review: This Delightfully Surprising 'Christmas Carol' Has Puppets, Projections, and a Narrator

These video projections are second to none and unlike anything I have ever seen from the Rep.

'Benjamin Button' Review: The West End's Newest Musical Hits Home Deeply But Doesn't Travel Far

Arianna Muñoz

Nov 184 min read

'Benjamin Button' Review: The West End's Newest Musical Hits Home Deeply But Doesn't Travel Far

There is much to enjoy about this folk-infused, upbeat musical, but they come at odds with the flatness of the musical itself.

'Matilda' to Welcome Another School Year at Crunchem Hall with Discounted Tickets

Angelika Etherington-Smith

Nov 122 min read

'Matilda' to Welcome Another School Year at Crunchem Hall with Discounted Tickets

The Royal Shakespeare Company is releasing special £10 tickets for all Matilda performances.

'Barcelona' at the Duke of York's Review: It Doesn’t Just Sightsee, But Leaves A Permanent Mark

Gillian Choy

Oct 315 min read

'Barcelona' at the Duke of York's Review: It Doesn’t Just Sightsee, But Leaves A Permanent Mark

This is an evocative play about the past, present, and future; one word for Collins and Morte’s performances: brilliant.

An Ageing Tale, Finally Interrogated: 'The Taming of the Shrew' at the Globe, Explained

Sophie-May Ward-Marchbank

Oct 224 min read

An Ageing Tale, Finally Interrogated: 'The Taming of the Shrew' at the Globe, Explained

So hysterical was the acting that it was easy to forget that the thematic undercurrents driving this story are less than comedic.

Performance and History Collide at the Southwark Playhouse: 'Land of the Free' Review

Gillian Choy

Oct 213 min read

Performance and History Collide at the Southwark Playhouse: 'Land of the Free' Review

The cast must be applauded for breathing life into the best elements of this play.

It's What Really Happened To Him: Reviewing 'The Fear of 13' at the Donmar

Ashley New

Oct 154 min read

It's What Really Happened To Him: Reviewing 'The Fear of 13' at the Donmar

An emotive and narratively-driven account of a wrongful convict's life story, told with extraordinary candour and humanity.

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