Top Reviews

    April 26, 2024

    Blue Beard – Battersea Arts Centre, London

    Writer and Director: Emma Rice Blue Beard is a reimagining of an old folk tale presented with an unfolding mystique.…
    April 26, 2024

    Disney’s Aladdin – Milton Keynes Theatre

    Book: Chad Beguelin Music: Alan Menken Lyrics: Howard Ashman and Tim Rice Director: Casey Nicholaw Disney’s Aladdin is a story…
    April 26, 2024

    English Kings Killing Foreigners – Camden People’s Theatre, London

    Writers and Directors: Nina Bowers and Philip Arditti William Shakespeare’s plays are a vital component of British theatre, meaning that…
    April 25, 2024

    Boys from the Blackstuff – Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool

    Writer: Alan Bleasdale Adapter: James Graham Director: Kate Wasserberg Returning to Liverpool’s Royal Court after a ‘smash hit’ success back…
    April 25, 2024

    A Spectacle of Herself – Battersea Arts Centre, London

    Writer: Laura Murphy Director: Ursula Martinez In A Spectacle of Herself, writer and performer Laura Murphy fearlessly delves into her…
    April 25, 2024

    Coppelia – Marylebone Theatre, London

    Director and Choreographer: Kevan Allen Coppelia is loosely based on E.T.A. Hoffmann’s dark, psychological tale, Der Sandmann. Repurposed as a…
    April 25, 2024

    Birmingham Royal Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty – Sadler’s Wells, London

    Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreography: Marius Pepita, Lev Ivanov and Peter Wright Director: Carlos Acosta Before it moved to Birmingham,…
    April 24, 2024

    Tender Mercies – The New Theatre, Dublin

    Writer: Colette Cullen Director: Caroline Fitzgerald Colette Cullen’s Tender Mercies is a surprisingly affecting play. The stage in the New…
    April 24, 2024

    Life of Pi – Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton

    Writer: Yann Martel Adaptor: Lolita Chakrabarti Director: Max Webster Life of Pi is as near perfect as a theatrical production…
    April 24, 2024

    Baby, He Loves You – Stage @ The Dock, Hull

    Writer: Maureen Lennon Director : Paul Smith It’s a rather nice feeling being asked to be part of something special.…

    Features

      April 4, 2024

      BLOG: What about Improvisation in the UK?

      Mark Smith is an actor/director/producer, with a specialism in Improvisation and creator of the Liverpool Improvisation Festival which opens for…
      March 30, 2024

      Hippodrome Silent Film Festival 2024, Bo’ness, Falkirk

      Festival Director: Alison Strauss For those in the know, silent film with live music is a rich and beautiful artform.…
      March 21, 2024

      Hello Imelda! It’s So Nice to Have You Back Where You Belong

      After her stint playing Queen Elizabeth II in the Netflix series The Crown, Imelda Staunton will be returning to her…
      March 12, 2024

      BLOG: Why is Devoted & Disgruntled Needed More Than Ever?

      Ellie Claughton is Executive Director at Improbable Theatre who are behind Devoted & Disgruntled, an annual event where challenges in…
      March 5, 2024

      Camden People’s Theatre celebrate 30 years

      In a city where small fringe theatres are fighting every day to keep the doors open, celebrating any anniversary is…
      January 31, 2024

      GUEST BLOG: Sensory Theatre And The Art Of Curating A Panel Event

      Theatre director, facilitator and newly appointed Artistic Director of Interplay Theatre, Kirsty Pennycook, has recently worked on organising the company’s…

      Film

        April 26, 2024

        Summer Vacation 1999 – Queer East Film Festival

        Writers: Moto Hagio and Rio Kishida Director: Shûsuke Kaneko A cult Japanese Gothic thriller that we’ve never heard of, Summer…
        April 26, 2024

        Omen

        Writer and Director: Baloji Omen, by Belgian Congolese rapper and film-maker, Baloji, is his first feature, entered by Belgium for…
        April 26, 2024

        Stephen

        Writers: Melanie Manchot and Leigh Campbell Director: Melanie Manchot Lying in the archives of the British Film Institute is a…
        April 26, 2024

        Land of Bad

        Writer: David Frigerio and William Eubank Director: William Eubank There are guns, blood and muscles galore in William Eubank’s visceral…
        April 25, 2024

        Jericho Ridge

        Writer and Director: Will Gilbey Writer and director Will Gilbey pays a number of tributes in Jericho Ridge. There is…
        April 24, 2024

        5lbs of Pressure

        Writer and director: Phil Allocco Well, this is embarrassing. While there was no trouble identifying the Liverpool landmarks used in…
        April 24, 2024

        Abang Adik – Queer East Film Festival

        Writer and Director: Jin Ong Receiving its UK premiere at the Queer East Film Festival, some viewers may question if…
        April 23, 2024

        Met Opera Live: La Rondine

        Music: Giacomo Puccini Libretto: Giuseppe Adami Production: Nicholas Joël Conductor: Speranza Scappucci The least well-known of Puccini’s operas is given…
        April 23, 2024

        I Am What I Am – Queer East Film Festival 2024

        Director: Shinya Tamada Here’s a worthwhile subject for a movie: the orientation of asexuality, which applies in the case of…
        April 22, 2024

        The Missing – Queer East Film Festival 2024

        Writer and director: Carl Joseph Papa Oscar Wilde euphemistically defined homosexuality as ‘the love that dare not speak its name.’…