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‘Twelfth Night’ Review: A Climactic Twist of Shakespeare’s Classic
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s production of Shakespeare’s timeless comedy, Twelfth Night, places the Bard’s text in a coastal bar, and...
Anwesh Banerjee
May 25, 20244 min read


'A Streetcar Named Desire' by Scottish Ballet Review: A Mesmerising Take on a Classic
★★★★★ On May 16th, the Sadler’s Wells theatre stage was graced with the Scottish Ballet for their opening night performance of ‘A...
Faye Elder
May 17, 20244 min read


Reviewing 'Legally Blonde' by KMTS: "If there ever was a perfect musical, this one qualifies!"
The King’s Musical Theatre Society’s run of Legally Blonde, directed by Bea Watts and produced by Zelenie Luk , opened last week at the...
Dan Ramos Lay
May 1, 20243 min read


Gory Glory á Lucia: Reviewing 'Lucia de Lammermoor' at Royal Opera House
★★★★ Returning for its second revival at Covent Garden, Katie Mitchell’s infamous production of Lucia di Lammermoor has lost some of its...
K A Thickett
Apr 20, 20243 min read


'The Death and Life of All Of Us' Review
The Death and Life of All Of Us at Camden People's Theatre — starring Victor Esses — was perhaps less of a theatrical performance than it...
Hannah Sugars
Apr 14, 20242 min read


Reviewing 'Jenůfa' at the English National Opera
★★★★ ‘You only sinned out of love, as I sinned out of love’ sings Jenůfa, in the remarkable statement of forgiveness and hope which...
K. A. Thickett
Apr 10, 20242 min read


Politics is Personal: Reviewing 'Nye'Â at the National Theatre
Full of Welsh whimsy, political integrity and technicolour, Nye immerses you. Staged and Good Omens actor Michael Sheen is Aneurin Bevan,...
Roxy-Moon Dahal Hodson
Apr 5, 20243 min read


'The Greatest Play Of All Time' Review: A Blistering Love-Letter To Theatre and Greatness
"A 75-minute long blistering take-down of theatre culture in the UK." I remember reading Pirandello’s Six Characters In Search Of An...
Anwesh Banerjee
Apr 2, 20244 min read


Reviewing 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' by King's Shakespeare Society
"When the opportunity to see King’s Shakespeare Company arises again, I will seize it with both hands." Despite having studied A...
Hannah Sugars
Apr 2, 20243 min read


Reviewing 'How To Flirt: The TED XXX Talk' at The Box, Soho: Missing Notes but Electric in its Bones
Daisy Doris May took the stage at The Box as drag king persona Steve Porter for one night only, before the show debuts at Edinburgh...
Georgia Gibson
Mar 20, 20244 min read
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