Top Reviews
May 17, 2024
Cold Water – Park Theatre, London
Director and Writer: Philippa Lawford Cold Water; a brilliantly constructed story from Tightrope Theatre about dreams and desires, offers a…
May 17, 2024
David Suchet: Poirot and More, A Retrospective – Original Theatre Online
Directors: Andrew Muir and Tristan McShepherd Creators: Liza McLean and David Suchet With over 50 years of playing heroes and…
May 17, 2024
Now, I See – Stratford East, London
Writer and Director: Lanre Malaolu With 2021’s SAMSKARA, Lanre Malaolu used monologue, hip-hop dance, and physical theatre to show the…
May 17, 2024
A Streetcar Named Desire – Sadler’s Wells. London
Choreographer: Annabelle Lopez Ochoa Director: Nancy Meckler The physicality of Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire is ideally suited to…
May 17, 2024
Two Tickets to Greece
Writer and Director: Marc Fitoussi A grand, Greek adventure, Marc Fitoussi’s film Two Tickets to Greece celebrates the tenacity of…
May 17, 2024
Taking A Love Pill at The End of the World – The Hope Theatre, London
Writer and director: Sam Smithson Would you take a pill to fall in love? Not Quite Ready Productions’ Taking A…
May 16, 2024
Mind Mangler: Member of the Tragic Circle – Palace Theatre, Manchester
Writers: Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields Director: Hannah Sharkey We know from their previous work that if you…
May 16, 2024
Ballet Black: Heroes – Barbican, London
Choreographers: Sophie Laplane and Mthuthzeli November Cassa Pancho founded Ballet Black in 2002 to improve the representation of black dancers…
May 16, 2024
Fawlty Towers: The Play – Apollo Theatre – London
Writer: John Cleese Director: Caroline Jay Ranger It can’t be that hard running a hotel, can it? Fawlty Towers is…
May 15, 2024
Withnail and I – Birmingham REP
Writer: Bruce Robinson Director: Sean Foley Why are there two gleaming, classic Jags purring outside the Rep inducing a fan-crazed…
Features
May 13, 2024
Unrestricted View 25th Anniversary – Hen & Chickens Theatre, London
Taking up residency in 1999, Unrestricted View gathered at its Islington venue the Hen & Chickens Theatre to celebrate its…
May 12, 2024
Book Review: Feminist Theatre Then and Now: Celebrating 50 Years
Editor: Cheryl Robson Does theatre still need feminism 50 years on? It is a resounding yes from every contributor to…
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…
Film
May 17, 2024
Two Tickets to Greece
Writer and Director: Marc Fitoussi A grand, Greek adventure, Marc Fitoussi’s film Two Tickets to Greece celebrates the tenacity of…
May 17, 2024
Alba Rosa
Writer: Thomas Kear Director: Bogdan Radu Based on a true story, well-to-do Grace is trying to rebuild her life after…
May 13, 2024
Is This True Love?
Writer: Kevin Douglas Director: Kevin Douglas and Lauren Dunlop A chance encounter in a park, romantic sparks fly and two…
May 13, 2024
Met Opera Live: Madama Butterfly
Composer: Giacomo Puccini Director and Choreographer: Carolyn Choa This livestream of the New York Met’s Madama Butterfly is simply glorious.…
May 10, 2024
The Almond and the Seahorse
The title, The Almond and the Seahorse, refers to the shape of the parts of the human brain which allow…
May 3, 2024
Much Ado About Dying
Writer and Director: Simon Chambers Made without funding, Simon Chambers’ Much Ado About Dying is a wonder: you just can’t…
April 30, 2024
Bye Bye Love — Queer East Film Festival 2024
Writer: Fujisawa Isao Director: Fujisawa Isao The Queer East Film Festival 2024 was rounded off with a 50th anniversary screening…
April 29, 2024
Prey
Writer and Director: Mukunda Michael Dewil Prey begins with an intriguing premise that blends elements of survival thriller with horror.…
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…
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- May 15, 2024
Withnail and I – Birmingham REP
- May 15, 2024
Grease – Royal & Derngate, Northampton
- May 1, 2024
Blood Brothers – Birmingham Hippodrome
- April 26, 2024
Disney’s Aladdin – Milton Keynes Theatre
- April 24, 2024
Life of Pi – Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton
- Festivals
- May 3, 2024
Children of the Sun – Abbey Theatre, Dublin
- May 3, 2024
Madeira – Viking Theatre, Dublin
- April 27, 2024
Celebrity – Glass Mask Theatre, Dublin
- April 24, 2024
Tender Mercies – The New Theatre, Dublin
- Review
- May 17, 2024
Sniff – Park Theatre, London
- May 17, 2024
Cold Water – Park Theatre, London
- May 17, 2024
The Tailor-Made Man – Stage Door Theatre, London
- May 17, 2024
Now, I See – Stratford East, London
- Comedy
- May 15, 2024
Cluedo 2 – Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield
- May 15, 2024
Pretty Woman – Leeds Grand Theatre
- May 14, 2024
Twelve Angry Men – Grand Opera House, York
- May 10, 2024
ROTTEN – Harrogate Theatre
- May 9, 2024
The Syndicate – Newcastle Theatre Royal
- Magic
- May 15, 2024
Constellations – Theatr Clwyd, Mold
- May 9, 2024
Kinky Boots – Story House, Chester
- May 8, 2024
The Accountants – Aviva Studios, Manchester
- May 8, 2024
The Kite Runner – The Lowry, Salford
- May 3, 2024
42 Balloons – The Lowry, Salford
- May 3, 2024
On Me – Waterside Arts, Sale
- Musical
- May 13, 2024
Maggie & Me – The Tron Theatre, Glasgow
- May 9, 2024
La Traviata – Theatre Royal, Glasgow
- April 26, 2024
Cyrano de Bergerac – Hill Street Theatre, Edinburgh
- April 25, 2024
James V: Katherine – Tron Theatre, Glasgow
- Review
- April 10, 2024
Come From Away – Theatre Royal Plymouth
- April 4, 2024
Come From Away – Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
- March 27, 2024
Bonnie & Clyde – Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
- March 12, 2024
And Then There Were None – Theatre Royal Plymouth
- Review
- April 30, 2024
A Very British Rhythm — The Museum of Colour
- April 28, 2024
Murder in the Dark – Original Theatre Online
- March 29, 2024
Jekyll & Hyde – Original Theatre Online
- March 1, 2024
Barnes’ People – Original Theatre
- February 21, 2024
U.Me: The Complete Musical – BBC World Service
- December 22, 2023
The Interview – Original Theatre