Top Reviews

    February 10, 2025

    The Years – Harold Pinter Theatre, London

    Writer and Director: Eline Arbo There is a scene in The Years that has already caused some media controversy with…
    February 9, 2025

    Vicki Igbokwe-Ozoagu’s Our Mighty Groove – Sadler’s Well East, London

    Choreographer: Vicki Igbokwe-Ozoagu In the icy cold drizzle of a dark February night, a red-lit sign rises like a mirage…
    February 9, 2025

    Heaven – Southwark Playhouse Borough, London

    Writer: Eugene O’Brien Director: Jim Culleton A wedding in a rural Irish town is the setting for Eugene O’Brien’s Heaven,…
    February 8, 2025

    Driftwood – Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse, Sheffield

    Writer: Tim Foley Directors: Neil Bettles and Elle While Tim Foley’s play Driftwood tells the story of two brothers as they process…
    February 7, 2025

    Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake – Birmingham Hippodrome

    Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Director and Choreographer: Matthew Bourne Elegance and grace, a timeless classic is gifted the opportunity to…
    February 6, 2025

    Death and the King’s Horseman – Crucible Theatre, Sheffield

    Writer: Wole Soyinka Director: Mojisola Kareem Death and the King’s Horseman is based on true events that happened in Nigeria…
    February 5, 2025

    Re-Review: MJ The Musical- Prince Edward Theatre, London

    Writer: Lynn Nottage Director: Christopher Wheeldon Adapting pre-existing material for the stage comes with its own challenges. Re-enactments inevitably invite…
    February 5, 2025

    Vanya is Alive – Omnibus Theatre, London.

    Writer: Natalia Lizorkina Director: Ivanka Polchenko Seldom has a stage been quite so bare as the performance space at Clapham’s…
    February 5, 2025

    Oedipus – Old Vic, London

    Writer: Ella Hickson, after Sophocles Co-Directors: Hofesh Shechter and Matthew Warchus Choreographer: Hofesh Shechter The Greeks are having a field…
    February 5, 2025

    The Merchant of Venice 1936 – Liverpool Playhouse

    Writer: William Shakespeare Adaptors: Tracey-Ann Oberman & Brigid Lamour Director: Brigid Larmour The Merchant of Venice 1936 at the Liverpool…

    Features

      January 26, 2025

      PREVIEW: Figaro: An Original Musical

      Book: Ashley Jana & Will Nunziata Director: Will Nunziata Music and Lyric writer: Ashley Jana The media event for Figaro:…
      December 19, 2024

      Offies 2024 Revamp

      Founded in 2010, The Offies have been championing independent British theatre for well over a decade through their yearly awards…
      December 10, 2024

      Interview: Scotland’s leading Loud Poets speak out

      Performance poetry is one of the fastest-growing and most vibrant artforms in Scotland’s creative sector, but its potential as a…
      December 9, 2024

      National Youth Music Theatre: Christmas Celebration – Sinfonia Smith Square, London

      Performing its annual concert performance at Sinfonia Smith Square, the National Youth Music Theatre: Christmas Celebration is a tour of…
      November 14, 2024

      The Value of Comedy in Dark Times

      It’s easy to look around and feel like the world is falling apart. A few minutes of scrolling through social…
      November 13, 2024

      Vogue: Inventing the Runway – Lightroom, London

      Vogue: Inventing the Runway is the third of the highly imaginative immersive experiences created for London’s Lightroom – and it’s…

      Film

        February 3, 2025

        Mrs Robinson

        Director: Aoife Kelleher A documentary biography of former Irish President Mary Robinson had a screening at the Irish Film &…
        January 31, 2025

        Botticelli’s Primavera

        Writer and Director: Howard Burton A deep-dive into one of the great images of the Renaissance, Botticelli’s Primavera is a…
        January 31, 2025

        The Colors Within

        Director: Naoko Yamada The condition synaesthesia is not something often explored in drama and film, and despite an early work…
        January 29, 2025

        Brian and Maggie

        Writer: James Graham Director: Stephen Frears “It’s only television” Bernard Ingham tells Margaret Thatcher after a gnarly interview with journalist…
        January 27, 2025

        Into The Deep

        Writers: Chad Law and Josh Ridgway Director: Christian Sesma Will we ever tire of shark films? Will directors ever tire…
        January 10, 2025

        It’s Raining Men

        Writer and Director: Caroline Vignal About an hour into It’s Raining Men writer/director Caroline Vignal stages a fantasy song and…