High octane musical Bat Out of Hell deserves its five stars simply for the high quality of the musical numbers and their performance. Polec, Bennington, Fowler and Sexton are simply stupendo…
Chicago is faultless, as always. There are no surprises from this revival but this multi-award-winning, slick and stylish, musical doesn't put a foot wrong. Sublime musical numbers, choreogr…
Devil With The Blue Dress is inspired and riveting testimony from the key players in the Monica Lewinsky Scandal which rocked American politics offering a timely reminder that little changes…
Polly Findlay pulls out all the stops for her visually enticing production of Macbeth for the Royal Shakespeare Company.
This month award-winning actress Kacey Ainsworth is treading the boards at Nottingham Playhouse, taking the role of the tyrannical Warden in Nottingham Playhouse's production of Louis Sachar…
The latest Restoration comedy on offer in London is the Donmar Warehouse's sumptuous production of William Congreve's The Way of the World that stretches into the night for more than three h…
It is Sophie Stanton's powerful and radiant turn in the title role which dominates Jo Davis' scintillating and uproariously funny production of The Fantastic Follies of Mrs Rich.
Spirited, effervescent and fun, The Country Wife, offers a night of unbridled entertainment " and not a periwig or frock-coat in sight
Philip Ridley's fiercely powerful two-hander Vincent River may only run for 80 minutes but it packs an emotional punch that left its opening night audience reeling.
William Golding's Lord of the Flies has been dapted for the stage by Nigel Williams and directed with real verve by Ricky Dukes, with some key parts from the original all-male story given to…
Summer & Smoke sizzles with repression. Lyrical, scintillating and stormy, it's a show not to miss.
The Dog Beneath the Skin is a bit of a dog's dinner and a disappointing end to a patchy Scandal Season.
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em is absolute pandemonium and a riot from beginning to end. Don't miss one of the funniest stage shows in years.
You may find, by the finish of Brief Encounter, that you've got a little bit of grit in your eye too, but don't be afraid to be swept along with this exquisitely flawless production.
Gore Vidal's novel is fascinating and compelling but its power is diminished on stage.
Two of the stars of Fat Friends the Musical, X Factor winner Sam Bailey and Coronation Street legend Kevin Kennedy, put down the doughnuts in-between shows to talk about the musical, which i…
At over two hours, Fat Friends the Musical is a little flabby in the middle and could lose a scene or two, but, overall it's a heart-warming, lively and entertaining production.
Actor and writer Siobhan McMillan drew from personal experience, and a determination to control the course of her career, when she debuted her one-woman show, Mirrors, in 2015. Now she's bac…
Foul Pages, not as funny, original or inspired as it likes to think it is, runs at the Hope Theatre, Islington.
Advice columns have often suggested lonely hearts should take up dog walking as a sure-fire way of finding romance. They may be barking up the wrong tree but love-sick mutts are suckers for …
Directed by Thom Southerland, Harold and Maude is an absolute delight. True to the book, but with a few diversions taken out, it will keep fans happy and introduce many more to Maudism and t…
Nostalgic, trying too hard to shock and no longer a force to be reckoned with, Jubliee is, nevertheless, a period piece with a difference which will find fans hoping to relive their youth or…
Charlie Brooks and Patrick Ryecart will play Sally and Mike in the UK tour and London run of Torben Betts's new comedy, Monogamy. They join the previously announced Janie Dee as Caroline Mor…
A stage revival of taut psychological thriller Strangers On a Train is now touring the country and this week it had opening night audiences at Woking's packed New Victoria Theatre on the edg…
From its rock fest opening to its fast and furious battle finale, Nicholas Hytner's modern-dress Julius Caesar packs a powerful punch.