14+ hour, 13+ min ago   (355+ words) Nearly four decades after Man to Man first passed through the Royal Court, Tilda Swinton returns to the same role, with much of the same creative team, in a production that now feels less like a revival than a loop…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (560+ words) Rope Drop at The Other Palace Review Theatre and Tonic Rope Drop at The Other Palace Review Whether it’s childhood memories of watching Pixar at the cinema, collecting princess dresses, or being lucky enough to visit a Disney theme park,…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (238+ words) Richard Kent’s set is simple yet incredibly effective, and alongside his costume design, we see this production as timeless yet modern. Ryan Day’s lighting design gives the barren wasteland of the set life without being brash, the use of lighting…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (500+ words) Ladies and Gentleman the sprawling and striped big top of P.T. Barnum’s circus has arrived at Leicester’s Curve Theatre this week after its 2024 production at the Watermill Theatre in Newbury. With the popularity of Disney’s ‘The Greatest Showman’ growing over the…...

2+ week, 16+ hour ago   (221+ words) A one woman show about growing up in Ireland in a family that expects certain things from you, whilst also trying to understand your sexuality, What’s the craic, God? explores how Aoife tries her best to balance everything and still…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (677+ words) Herstory in History at Rich Mix London Review Theatre and Tonic Herstory in History at Rich Mix London Review ‍There was something inherently intriguing about watching a semi-autobiographical musical in London that was performed in Chinese with English surtitles. Herstory…...

3+ week, 13+ hour ago   (495+ words) As You Like It at Shakespeare’s Globe Review Theatre and Tonic As You Like It at Shakespeare’s Globe Review The Globe is continuing its frolicking summer of fun by escaping to the forests of Arden in As You Like It....

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (183+ words) Alone is a two-hander sci-fi thriller written by Luke Thornborough and performed by Courtney Bassett and Kat Glass, and it is one of the tensest hours you will spend at this year's Fringe. Bassett and Glass are superb: taut, truthful,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (144+ words) Brought to the Fringe by Beserk Theatre, Spin Cycle explores the story of a launderette meet-cute with charm and humour. But characters Kitt and Noel feel oddly familiar to each other, and as they gradually remember their past relationship, former…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (469+ words) Children’s theatre can be a difficult balancing act. Keep things moving enough to hold the attention of the younger audience members, while slipping in just enough for the adults who have brought them along. The Big Bad Wolf manages that…...