REVIEWS

Pretty Ugly – Camden People’s Theatre

We all wrestle with existential questions, but what makes a performer an artist of those questions is worth experiencing firsthand.…

4 days ago

Who Are We? – Southbank Centre

Baro d’evel’s Who Are We? is a uniquely multidisciplinary spectacle, combining dance, music, acrobatics, ceramics, and clowning to bring a…

4 days ago

Jane Eyre – Rose Theatre

Jane Eyre has always been on my to-read list but quite honestly, it has always seemed just out of reach.…

4 days ago

The Notion of Recompense – Old Red Lion Theatre

It’s clear that English Gothic folklore is defining the horror genre as of this minute and its newest addition is…

4 days ago

Pride & Prejudice* (*sort of) – Liverpool Playhouse

Pride, Prejudice and a party like no other. Isobel McArthur’s interpretation of the Austen classic is equal parts ingenious and…

4 days ago

Waitress – Sheffield Lyceum

The sugar and flour the cast were sprinkling on stage must’ve gotten in my eye during the performance of “Waitress”…

4 days ago

Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody – Underbelly Boulevard Soho

Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody is exactly what it promises to be: a gloriously outrageous send-up of the hit…

5 days ago

The Choir of Man – The Lowry

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

5 days ago

Sylvia – Festival Theatre, Edinburgh

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

5 days ago

Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man – Birmingham Hippodrome

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

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