The Choir of Man – The Lowry

1 month ago

Every so often, a show comes along which reminds you that theatre doesn’t need elaborate scenery, spectacular special effects or…

Sylvia – Festival Theatre, Edinburgh

1 month ago

This is some show! Having watched Jersey Boys at the Edinburgh Playhouse the previous evening, I thought I had witnessed musical theatre…

Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man – Birmingham Hippodrome

1 month ago

The sultry, slinky melodies of Carmen have been sliding across our collective consciousnesses since they slipped from George Bizet’s quill…

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical – Cambridge Theatre

1 month ago

Olivier-award-winning improv group, Showstopper! The Improvised Musical, are back at London's Cambridge Theatre performing their long-form improv. As their name…

The Silence of the Lambs – Bradford Alhambra

1 month ago

The Silence of the Lambs is one of only three movies to ever win the ‘big five’ Oscars, including golden…

Jersey Boys – Edinburgh Playhouse

1 month ago

There is something reassuringly familiar about Jersey Boys. This is my third encounter with the musical in approximately six years, suggesting…

The Awkward Guide to Friendship – White Bear Theatre

1 month ago

An Awkward Guide to Friendship is an auditory treat featuring poetry, music, sing-alongs, and improvisation. It’s a collaborative piece by…

Back in the USSR: Opera North’s Eugene Onegin – Leeds Grand Theatre

1 month ago

Tchaikovsky’s life had a habit of imitating his art. In the spring of 1877, while he was sketching an opera…

The Big Cheese – The Golden Goose

1 month ago

Surely it can't be hard to sell cheese, can it? Inspired by her own experiences of working in a cheese…

Who Killed Marilyn? – Emerald Theatre

1 month ago

There is a particular pleasure in a story that makes you impatient for its next revelation, and ‘Who Killed Marilyn?’…