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Theatre Royal Haymarket Review: Is 'The Score' a relic of a bygone theatremaking era?
Brian Cox, as Bach, delivers a solid performance with a grandiose energy that harkens back to an older, less naturalistic style of acting.
Arianna Muñoz
Mar 63 min read


Reviewing 'Alterations' at the National: This Tailor Shop Comedy Has Audiences in Stitches
This show excellently weaves in light-heartedness alongside the more profound, so the NT's added spectacle to abstract it feels unnecessary.
Amy Calladine
Mar 44 min read


Rebecca Frecknall Makes a Little Temporary Magic: Reviewing A Streetcar Named Desire's Outstanding West End Transfer
Frecknall tethers us to Blanche’s psyche in an acute way. It is as though the other characters can see the new world while Blanche cannot.
Amy Calladine
Feb 244 min read


A Play Devoid of Playfulness? 'Barcelona' at the Duke of York's Explained
A keen sense of relatability propels 'Barcelona' forward, for comedy thrives on real-world relatability and is redundant in its absence.
Hannah Sugars
Feb 85 min read


'Second Best' Review: Play About Fame and Fate Fails to Shine at Riverside Studios, But Leaves Food for Thought
This monologue only allows a few moments of true reflection to shine through, but Butterfield does good work with the material he's given.
Gillian Choy
Feb 73 min read


Sh!t-faced Showtime Review: A "Pissedmas" Cocktail of Fun and Giggles, But It's Not Quite There
Admittedly, there are some hilarious moments, but the joke gets old fast.
Gillian Choy
Dec 16, 20242 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.
Gillian Choy
Dec 12, 20243 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.
Amy Calladine
Dec 3, 20247 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.
Ashley New
Nov 28, 20245 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.
Rowan McDonnell
Nov 25, 20244 min read
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