ONE DAY THE MUSICAL★★★★Royal Lyceum Theatre
ONE DAY THE MUSICAL Royal Lyceum Theatre ★★★★ “a beautiful piece of theatre” Headlining the Edinburgh musical theatre scene this season is the musical adaptation of One Day making its world premier at The Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh. With a stellar cast led by Jamie Muscato and Sharon Rose, this
ROCK & ROLL MAN★★★★UK Tour
ROCK & ROLL MAN Theatre Royal Windsor ★★★★ “An inspiring show about an inspirational man” “No man had as much influence on the coming culture of our society in such a short period of time as Alan Freed, the real King of Rock n Roll”. If you were asked to
YENTL★★★★Marylebone Theatre
YENTL Marylebone Theatre ★★★★ “Amy Hack’s Yentl is superb, expertly capturing the tension between self-determination and destruction, outwardly uncertain yet inwardly blazing” Fresh from its award winning Sydney Opera House run, ‘Yentl’ lands in London with a bang. Worlds away from the Streisand musical, this new bilingual adaptation delivers a
THE BEEKEEPER OF ALEPPO★★★★★UK Tour
THE BEEKEEPER OF ALEPPO Richmond Theatre ★★★★★ “amidst the devastation, Almeida allows moments of tenderness and humour to emerge” In Anthony Almeida’s powerful stage adaptation of The Beekeeper of Aleppo, the audience is invited into the profoundly moving story of Nuri (Adam Sina) and Afra (Farah Saffari). Based on the
IT WALKS AROUND THE HOUSE AT NIGHT★★★★Southwark Playhouse Borough
IT WALKS AROUND THE HOUSE AT NIGHT Southwark Playhouse Borough ★★★★ “a well-conjured fright fest, a confident piece of storytelling and a wholly entertaining experience” The play that brought writer Tim Foley to award-winning attention was Electric Rosary, which featured a robot nun. With this new work, he sticks with
THE WRONG THEY KNEW★★★½Chickenshed Theatre
THE WRONG THEY KNEW Chickenshed Theatre ★★★½ “Most impressive of all were the amazing, big ensemble pieces.” From the moment the show opens, the soaring ambition of Chickenshed Theatre’s latest production strikes you on the face like a beam of sunshine after a dull grey morning. The large size of
ALCHEMY★★★★Brighton Dome
ALCHEMY Brighton Dome ★★★★ “highly skilled bodies in dialogue with their histories and with one another” Liam Francis Dance Company’s Alchemy fused autobiography and ensemble work into a double bill that explored identity, memory and connection. The two contrasting pieces revealed both the playful, introspective side of Francis’s practice and
THE LAST DAYS OF LIZ TRUSS?★★★The Other Palace
THE LAST DAYS OF LIZ TRUSS? The Other Palace ★★★ “An entertaining and occasionally sharp piece of political theatre” A play about Liz Truss arrives with an odd sense of temporal dislocation. Chronologically, her premiership only ended little more than three years ago, yet the relentless chaos that has filled
SALT★★★Riverside Studios
SALT Riverside Studios ★★★ “The real magic is to be found in the performances which are quite captivating” Contemporary Ritual Theatre’s play “Salt”, written and directed by Beau Hopkins, aims to fulfil its objectives of creating ‘innovative, powerful and challenging theatre’. From the outset it is, indeed, atmospheric. With no
THE MURMURATION OF STARLINGS★★★Seven Dials Playhouse
THE MURMURATION OF STARLINGS Seven Dials Playhouse ★★★ “a heart-warming story about past and present coming together” Balancing Act first came to be in 2001 and they have been around long enough to know how to create a world full of colour, humour and deep connections onstage. It’s clear that
WHILE THEY WERE WAITING★★★★Upstairs at the Gatehouse
WHILE THEY WERE WAITING Upstairs at the Gatehouse ★★★★ “a tender and humorous reflection on the art of pausing” At first glance, the set suggests a threshold to anywhere or nowhere. A yellow door stands centre stage, framed by a bench, clusters of plants, drifting clouds and scattered boxes. Designed
TOP GS LIKE ME★★★Royal and Derngate Theatre
TOP GS LIKE ME Royal and Derngate Theatre ★★★ “a timely, sharp eyed look at how easily vulnerable young people can be radicalised” Masculinity is under threat… or is it? When algorithms decide what you see and hear, it’s easy to miss when you’ve slipped off the deep end. A
SAVAGE★★★★White Bear Theatre
SAVAGE White Bear Theatre ★★★★ “A disturbing experience but a pleasure to witness the stagecraft” There are some stories that shock because of their subject matter and some that are disturbing due to the knowledge that they are true. Claudio Macor’s one-act play, “Savage”, has both of those qualities. And
SINEMATIC★★★Emerald Theatre
SINEMATIC Emerald Theatre ★★★ “Unashamedly irreverent, camp and over-the-top” “I see you shiver with anticipation…” croons the black-corseted, suspender-belted, fishnet-stockinged Charity Kase during the opening number of the glamorous cabaret show, “Sinematic”. With a late – and a false – start, anticipation is what it is all about. Although the
A THING OF BEAUTY★★★★Theatre at the Tabard
A THING OF BEAUTY Theatre at the Tabard ★★★★ “refuses to pass judgement, leaving instead a residue of discomfort that invites reflection on where one has turned a blind eye” A Thing of Beauty confronts head-on a discomfiting question: should artistic brilliance be allowed to exist independently of moral responsibility?
LAST AND FIRST MEN★★½The Coronet Theatre
LAST AND FIRST MEN The Coronet Theatre ★★½ “visually arresting and conceptually intriguing” First and Last Men is a contemporary dance work inspired by Olaf Stapledon’s 1930s science-fiction novel of the same name. The production draws heavily from Jóhann Jóhannsson’s film and score, originally created as a cinematic meditation on
