Following a successful run at Theatre503 last year, Jon Brittain's Rotterdam returns to the London stage this summer, for a limited season at the Trafalgar Studios. Running at the Trafalgar …
Based on a classic Chinese novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, this production presents a fascinating story " but just lacking a slight touch in the details.
This new musical with music by BB Cooper and book and lyrics by Chris Burgess has plenty of potential but needs stronger characterisations to make it even better.
The Royal Court Theatre has announced the British and Argentinian Falkland war veterans who will perform in Minefield by Lola Arias, which runs at Royal Court Theatre as part of the LIFT Fes…
British actor Jude Law will make a return to the stage in Ivo van Hove's production of Obsession, set to run at London's Barbican Theatre from 19 April to 20 May 2017.
Creative Director of St James Theatre James Albrecht has announced the theatre's Summer and Autumn season " which includes new British musical The Stripper, the European premiere of Off-Broa…
This poem turned play is directed by Ian Nicholson and explores the ways in which two people's love for each other can be directed by fate. Here is what bloggers have been saying about it. N…
Howard Brenton’s new play directed by John Dove is now playing at the Hampstead Theatre. But is this play commissioned to mark the centenary of the start of the Arab revolt a crit…
Emma Rice's first production as Artistic Director of the Shakespeare's Globe officially opened this week " but have critics been saying about it? A Midsummer Night's Dream continues in rep u…
This funny but poignant piece examines what it is like for young Muslim women growing up in a traditional family but also the the temptations of living in London.
The English National Opera has released details of its 2016/2017 season which will see the London Coliseum increase the number of productions it presents to 11 (10 fully staged and one conce…
This new full-length ballet from Liam Scarlett has a more romantic element to it in comparison to Mary Shelley's original tale " but is exquisitely danced by the Royal Ballet. Frankenstein c…
The End of Longing, written and starring Matthew Perry has become the Playhouse Theatre's most successful play to run at the theatre, it has been announced. As it approaches the end of its r…
Jam-packed with Michael Jackson hits, this is a show in which you are expected to enjoy the singing and dancing " but not to learn anything about the man himself.
Warning! Last chance to catch all of these shows which must close this month. You can still buy tickets via Mates for: Sunset Boulevard, The Caretaker, The End of Longing and The Maids.
From the beginning, what makes this musical so perfect is the way in which it manages to balance between the seriousness and heart-wrenching moments such as when Julie and Steve are forced t…
Harry Burton's production of Chips Hardy's blackly comic play shows the strength of the bond between two men, but the conclusion leaves more questions than answers.
This new play by Nick Payne stars Zoe Wanamaker,Nina Sosanya and Barbara Flynn and explores a world in which the brain is no longer a mystery to us and what the consequences of understanding…
This light-hearted and entertaining version of W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan's work delighted audiences from beginning to end.
How have critics reacted to the European premiere of Joe DiPietro and David Bryan's musical comedy The Toxic Avenger? The production continues at London's Southwark Playhouse until 21 May 20…
Game of Thrones hunk Kit Harington and Jenna Russell star in Jamie Lloyd's production of Colin Teevan's reimagining of Christopher Marlowe's original 17th-century play. But it seems to have …
A 2016/2017 tour of Simon Beaufoy's The Full Monty has been announced, set to open at Bournemouth on the 21st September 2016 and finishing at the Sheffield Lyceum on the 15th April 2017. The…
Transferring down south after its successful run in Sheffield and directed by Daniel Evans " can the show stay afloat or does it sink? Show Boat is booking at the West End's New London Theat…
Jamie Lloyd's latest production reinvents Christopher Marlowe's classic play for a more modern audience in a typically sinister, bold and inventive way.
Mischief Theatre is back with a brand new show – but is it a hilarious success or does it fall on its face? Here is what critics have been making of it… The Guardian: **** Mark L…