Top Reviews
December 4, 2024
A Very Naughty Christmas – Southwark Playhouse Elephant, London
Creators: Alex Woodward and Daniel Venz When it comes to Christmas shows, many people want something light-hearted. That’s why pantomime…
December 4, 2024
Aladdin – Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
Writer: Hanna Diyab Adapter: Nick Lane Director: Gemma Fairlie Pantomime is an art-form steeped in British tradition. Participatory and topical,…
December 3, 2024
Bellringers – Original Theatre Online
Writer: Daisy Hall Director: Jessica Lazar Nominated for the Women’s Prize for Playwriting, Daisy Hall’s debut play, Bellringers, imagines a…
December 3, 2024
A Stan is Born – Hope Theatre, London
Writer: Alexis Sakellaris Alexis Sakellaris began this year touring the U.S. with talented comedian Matt Rogers, promoting Have You Heard…
December 3, 2024
Jack and the Beanstalk – Nottingham Playhouse
Writer and Director: Adam Penford As we head into December, panto season in Nottingham has kicked off at the Playhouse…
December 1, 2024
Pinocchio – Stratford East, London
Writer: Trish Cooke Music and Lyrics: Robert Hyman Director: Omar F. Okai A crimson and turquoise patchwork of painted wooden panels, doors and…
November 29, 2024
Pilgrimage – Old Red Lion, London
Writer and Director: Jack Robertson Pilgrim’s Rest was made infamous by the Pilgrim’s Unrest podcast, delving into the gruesome murders…
November 29, 2024
The Little Mermaid – Newcastle Theatre Royal
Writers: Michael Harrison and Ed Curtis with Danny Adams and Clive Webb Director: Michael Harrison The Theatre Royal pantomime has…
November 29, 2024
Dvorak & Britten – Huddersfield Town Hall
Conductor: Valentina Peleggi Soloist: Elena Urioste Once again the Orchestra of Opera North has come up with a potent combination…
November 29, 2024
Mother Goose, Theatr Clwyd, Mold
Writer: Christian Patterson Director: Daniel Lloyd Theatr Clwyd’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Pantomime has once again taken the Welsh festive season…
Features
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…
November 11, 2024
Central Scotland Documentary Festival – Macrobert Arts Centre, Stirling
Head Curator: Grahame Reid It was exciting. It was engaging. And it was very affordable. The Central Scotland Documentary Festival,…
November 9, 2024
Radical Rediscovery: Feminist Theatre in Britain 1969 – 1992 – London Performance Studios
Living in an age when female theatre makers and playwrights are profuse, prolific and form an integral part of the…
October 13, 2024
Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland’s Girl Bands hits cinemas
Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland’s Girl Bands will hit UK cinemas from 18th October. Popstars, post-punks and pioneers:…
October 13, 2024
Red Dwarf: Discovering the TV Series Volume 1: 1988-1993 by Tom Salinsky
Alan Rickman as Lister and Alfred Molina as Rimmer? The history of Red Dwarf could have looked very different if…
Film
November 29, 2024
The Taste of Mango
Writer and Director: Chloe Abrahams A film of rich, meditative quality, The Taste of Mango explores the intergenerational dynamic within…
November 24, 2024
Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light- 28th Made in Prague Festival 2024
Writer: Jana Šrámková Director: Filip Pošivač Stephanie Meyer’s variation on the vampire myth suggests the reason they avoid sunlight is…
November 23, 2024
We Have Never Been Modern – 28th Made in Prague Festival 2024
Writer: Miro Sifra Director: Matej Chlupacek Miro Sifra’s film, We Have Never Been Modern, showing as part of the 28th…
November 23, 2024
Liuben – One Fluid Night Festival 2024
Writer and Director: Venci Kostov Venci Kostov’s assured film begins as a love letter to the rural traditions of Bulgaria…
November 22, 2024
The Man with a Thousand Faces
Director: Sonia Kronlund Another year, another documentary about an unscrupulous man cheating lots of women. Badged as a Tinder Swindler-type…
November 19, 2024
Havel Speaking: Can You Hear Me? – 28th Made in Prague Festival 2024
Writer and Director: Petr Jancárek Much of Petr Jancárek’s film, Hável Speaking, Can You Hear Me?, shown as part of…
- Central
- December 3, 2024
Jack and the Beanstalk – Nottingham Playhouse
- November 29, 2024
My Fair Lady – Curve Theatre, Leicester
- November 27, 2024
Come From Away – Milton Keynes Theatre
- November 23, 2024
Dick Whittington – Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
- November 21, 2024
A Christmas Carol : A Ghost Story – Birmingham REP
- November 21, 2024
CBSO 2024/25: The Music Makers – Symphony Hall, Birmingham
- Ireland
- December 3, 2024
A Christmas Visit – Bewley’s Café Theatre, Dublin
- November 26, 2024
SWAN LAKE – Bord Gais Theatre, Dublin
- November 22, 2024
No Citation – Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin
- November 13, 2024
The Dole Wide World – Glass Mask Theatre, Dublin
- November 10, 2024
Paddy Goes to Petra – Bewley’s Café, Dublin
- Review
- December 4, 2024
Twelfth Night – National Youth Theatre, London
- December 3, 2024
ENO: The Pirates of Penzance – Coliseum, London
- December 2, 2024
A Woman’s Life – Canada Water Theatre, London
- December 1, 2024
Pinocchio – Stratford East, London
- December 1, 2024
The Crumple Zone – Waterloo East Theatre, London
- November 30, 2024
Twelfth Night – Orange Tree Theatre, London
- North East & Yorkshire
- December 1, 2024
Beauty and the Beast – Harrogate Theatre
- November 29, 2024
The Little Mermaid – Newcastle Theatre Royal
- November 29, 2024
Dvorak & Britten – Huddersfield Town Hall
- November 29, 2024
Mother Goose – The Customs House, South Shields
- November 27, 2024
The Rocky Horror Show – Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield
- November 24, 2024
Beauty and the Beast – Gala Durham
- Family
- November 29, 2024
Spend, Spend, Spend – Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
- November 27, 2024
Alice in Wonderland – Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
- November 27, 2024
The Jungle Book- Octagon Theatre, Bolton
- November 22, 2024
The Rock ‘n’ Roll Panto: Rapunzel – Liverpool Everyman
- November 18, 2024
The Magic Flute – The Lowry, Salford
- November 15, 2024
Ruddigore – Lowry, Salford
- Pantomime
- November 30, 2024
Treasure Island – Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
- November 29, 2024
Peter Pan – King’s Theatre, Glasgow
- November 28, 2024
Henry Rowley: Just Literally – The Glee Club, Glasgow
- November 26, 2024
Peter Panto and the Incredible Stinkerbell – Tron Theatre, Glasgow
- November 25, 2024
Paul Black: All Sorts – SEC Armadillo, Glasgow
- November 14, 2024
The Brenda Line, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
- Pantomime
- November 1, 2024
Nutcracker in Havana– Theatre Royal, Norwich
- October 7, 2024
The Deep – Mercury Theatre, Colchester
- October 6, 2024
The Whistling – The Mill at Sonning
- July 30, 2024
& Juliet – Theatre Royal, Norwich
- July 25, 2024
Silence! The Musical – Theatre Royal, Norwich
- July 17, 2024
The 39 Steps – Theatre Royal Brighton
- Review
- September 19, 2024
A Chorus Line – New Theatre, Cardiff
- September 18, 2024
The History Boys – Theatre Royal Plymouth
- April 10, 2024
Come From Away – Theatre Royal Plymouth