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Photo by Rosie Powell The iconic 1970s British sitcom Fawlty Towers took the world by storm when it first premiered, winning numerous awards and inspiring the next generation of comedy writers. Though a show obviously of its time, it is still adored by audiences today, who can recite all of the most memorable lines from its twelve episodes. And these viewers still have an outlet to enjoy their favourite series in the heart of London, through the means of immersive theatre. St

Writer Hannah Breen reviews Only The Poets' £1 sold-out concert at the O2 Academy Brixton while also discussing the importance of keeping music accessible to audiences and musicians.

Writer Tamara Wanja shares her narrative review documenting her experience at The Others for the Champion Trees headline performance.

Image by Pearl Murphy courtesy of French Press PR The Grace, long one of my favourite London venues, carried a familiar sense of anticipation that only an intimate venue of its kind can summon, where every note and movement is entirely magnified by proximity. Located in Islington, the iconic music venue has been celebrated for hosting the city’s greatest emerging talents as they find their footing; its past guests only underline the venue’s well-deserved reputation, with arti

'Da Vinci’s Laundry' is sensational in its precision. Nothing is overlooked, and the play never lets up. The compact cast sustains total focus, demanding and rewarding an equally engaged audience. No beats are missed, and the only unscripted pauses between jokes occur during particularly lengthy bouts of laughter, bordering on hysterical. The efforts of the entire team are in plain sight, as the minimalist and white set allows nothing to hide, and it all comes together magnif

However, if LACRIMA was intended to serve as a dissection of the haute couture world, an intense exploration of both its beauty and brutality, ultimately it falls short, a production that relies so heavily on melodrama and immense scale that it loses the very humanity it seeks to celebrate.

Ann Marie Fleming’s film opens with documentary footage of a burning forest. The harrowing scene is not followed by such violence; instead, chased by golden sunlit shots of a planet healing.

Sorda (2025) is a Spanish drama directed by Eva Libertad about a woman named Ángela (Miriam Garlo) who is deaf and leads her life in Spain’s countryside with her partner, Héctor (Álvaro Cervantes). She experiences the new onset of pregnancy and the following stages of early motherhood, whilst facing the frustrations and difficulties which arise within a hearing-normative world.

A Polish journalist plays cards in his Tehran hotel room. He observes the disconcerting cycle of missing people and 'criminals' on his hotel television screen. Thus begins Ryszard Kapuściński’s tale of the Iranian revolution in Shah of Shahs.

Photo by Schorle via by Wikimedia Commons ( licensed under the Creative CommonsAttribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license) ‘Don’t...