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…