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'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

House of Jazz is a resource for professional dancers, keeping dancers sharp, adaptable, and ready for the demands of the industry: essentially a hub of some of the best dance talent in London. Their Community Cabaret is one of many events they hold to allow their artists to grow and develop. Many of the artists used the cabaret to explore new disciplines: choreographing, songwriting, or experimenting with interdisciplinary forms.

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.

Unfortunately, the pacing of the show makes it difficult to believe the genuine depth of Lucy and Henry’s romance at first, as the directors/writers have ambitiously attempted to keep the musical’s running time the same as the film’s. Moreover, the sacrifices and grief of Lucy’s family (only examined in “Stay Away”), who every day painstakingly recreate the same day for Lucy, could have been explored more deeply if the show were longer.

King’s Shakespeare Company has gained a reputation at King’s College London for remarkable productions - Emma Howard-Littlefield’s directorial debut ‘As You Like It’ is no exception.

The tragedy of the coal spill in the play is dealt with care, a love letter to those who suffered in Aberfan.

Brian Cox, as Bach, delivers a solid performance with a grandiose energy that harkens back to an older, less naturalistic style of acting.