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★★★ A a decent enough achievement, but one that made my mind wander throughout. I tend to associate Shakespeare with army fatigues,...

★★★ A timely revival that doesn’t quite hit the right notes. 'I wish my story was about love or sunsets or snow’ sings protagonist...

I went in entirely blind to see Blood On Your Hands. I had done no research in advance of the evening, so I scarcely had any idea what to...

Editor's Note: This article was originally written for Strand's 2023 Spring printed edition, based on the theme of 'New Beginnings'. The...

Spoilers ahead for Macbeth. Although you have had 418 years to catch up… Max Webster’s Macbeth is as much a feast for the eyes as it is...

Content warning: the play contains references to suicide, sexual assault, racism and misogyny. Hebe Hancock considers these themes in the...

Last October, Danny Kaan got to see his work displayed on a West End theatre, but it wasn’t too long ago that his parents suggested he do...

Smoke fills the awe-stricken auditorium in London’s Phoenix Theatre as the opening scene of Stranger Things: The First Shadow draws to a...

The latest effervescent play from the King’s Shakespeare Company, Lady Disdain, is a modern retelling of Shakespeare’s comedy Much Ado...

Lkhagvasuren Bavuu’s three-act tragedy The State Without a Seal is luridly and deftly brought to life in Hero Baatar’s stage adaptation...