Top Reviews

    October 3, 2023

    Ian Smith: Crushing – Soho Theatre, London

    Ian Smith is stressed, and in fact, it’s crushing him. Thus commences an hour-long comedic foray into his frantic attempt…
    October 3, 2023

    The Full Monty – Belgrade Theatre, Coventry

    Writer: Simon Beaufoy Director: Michael Gyngell Everyone knows the story of The Full Monty, it’s a play about male strippers…
    October 2, 2023

    Persona Metropolitana – Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin

    Writer & Director: Annachiara Vispi Before the performance begins there is chit chat, led by actor Sarah Berkeley. It is…
    October 2, 2023

    The Mahabharata – Barbican, London.

    Adaptors: Ravi Jain and Miriam Fernandes Director: Ravi Jain A king, for kingly reasons, sets fire to a house. Among…
    September 30, 2023

    Classics at the Movies with the CBSO – Symphony Hall, Birmingham

    Conductor: Stephen Bell When you think of movie music, you’ll likely think of the music of John Williams or Hans…
    September 29, 2023

    Frankie Thompson and Liv Ello: Body Show – Soho Theatre, London

    Comedy duo Frankie Thompson and Liv Ello are a riot. Body Show sees them smoking tampons, performing a rocky Great British…
    September 29, 2023

    The Easy Rollers: Drop Me Off in Harlem – Toulouse Lautrec Jazz Club, London

    There is a reason the 1920s are referred to as the Roaring Twenties. The Western world was in a period…
    September 29, 2023

    The Island – Cervantes Theatre, London

    Writer: Juan Carlos Rubio (translated by Tim Gutteridge) Director: Jessica Lazar Spaniard Juan Carlos Rubio is something of a polymath.…

    Features

      September 22, 2023

      Guest Blog: PERMISSION TO FAIL

      Tom Keegan is a BAFTA-nominated director and writer who works in games, theatre, and film. He is the author of…
      July 23, 2023

      Guest Blog: Bringing Theatre From Thailand to Liverpool

      Bringing an entire production from the mountains of northern Thailand to Liverpool is no small feat, but challenging yourself is…
      July 10, 2023

      National Theatre New Views Winner

      This year’s National Theatre New Views Festival, a playwriting competition for 14-19-year olds, received 450 submissions. Over two days the…
      July 8, 2023

      BLOG: Sh!t-faced Shakespeare: A day in the life of the SFS drunk.

      08.37: Wake up. Check the calendar. July 15th, circled in blood. It’s today: I’m drinking a lot of alcohol today.…
      July 5, 2023

      BLOG: The Power of Opting In

      How often in life do we have real conversations about things that actually matter? So often the real and the…
      June 12, 2023

      Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year 2023 – Sondheim Theatre, London

      Director: Hannah Chissick As it celebrates its 15th year, the Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year may have…

      Film

        October 3, 2023

        Taming the Garden – London Georgian Film Festival 2023

        Director: Salomé Jashi In a week in which the deliberate felling of a 300-year-old tree at Sycamore Gap on Hadrian’s…
        October 3, 2023

        Let Us Flow – London Georgian Film Festival 2023

        Director: Sophio Medoidze Sophio Medoidze does not think of Let Us Flow as a documentary but as a poem to…
        October 1, 2023

        Hidden Letters – Fragments Film Festival 2023

        Writers: Violet Du Feng and John Fairbrother Director: Violet Du Feng and Zhao Qing Violet Du Feng’s documentary Hidden Letters…
        October 1, 2023

        Bela – London Georgian Film Festival

        Writer and Director: Vladimer Barskyi Based on the Russian novel, A Hero of Our Time by Mikhail Lermontov, Bela reframes…
        September 30, 2023

        Oink – Fragments Film Festival 2023

        Writers: Tosca Menten and Fiona van Heemstra Director: Mascha Halberstad Aardman animation has taught the world a great deal about…
        September 30, 2023

        Ginger and Honey Milk – Fragments Film Festival 2023

        Writer and Director: Mika Imai A covid-based story of isolated and unrequired love is the basis for Mika Imai’s one…
        September 30, 2023

        Into the Spotlight – North East International Film Festival 2023

        Director: Thaddeus D. Matula Theatre should be for everyone and can be made by anyone. It’s a simple premise but…
        September 29, 2023

        Big Boys – Fragments Film Festival 2023

        Writer and Director: Corey Sherman What is more symbolic of the uncertainty and the unknown that plagues us during our…
        September 29, 2023

        Unidentified Objects – Fragments Film Festival 2023

        Writers: Juan Felipe Zuleta and Leland Frankel Director: Juan Felipe Zuleta Two strangers with nothing in common on a road…
        September 25, 2023

        The Job of Songs

        Writers: Lila Schmitz and Anika Kan Grevstad Director: Lila Schmitz Ireland’s music traditions have been in decline ever since the…