Blogs about Theatre

Four years ago this production was supposed to happen – the pandemic happened instead. On the occasion of Alan Ayckbourn’s 85th birthday, however, I thought it was high time that I reshared my thoughts about …

Quote of the day: As his new play, The Hills of California opened in the West End, playwright Jez Butterworth talked to The Guardian about working in Hollywood some 25 years ago. “I was directing …

“He do the police in different voices.” If ever one phrase summed up a work of fiction, and the art of its writer, then surely it is this description, by Charles Dickens in his 1865 …

What is on Edinburgh’s stages this week? There’s not a lot of choice this week, but some great stuff on offer, although though the top local amateur production Cyrano de Bergarac sees Arkle in the …

Max held me at right angles to the ground and un-prised my fingers from the railings. I must have looked like one of the nannies blown out as Mary Poppins blows in.Merrin Peeble's hooking email …

The battle of the sexes is a perennial theme in narratives and especially comedies. In recent years, the backlash against feminism from some quarters has grown exponentially through social media platforms dissemimating vitriol. It is …

Review from: The Peacock Theatre (Sadlers Wells), London; 3rd February 2024 I approach circus-theatre with an element of dread, fearful[…] The post ‘Tess’, by Ockham’s Razor appeared first on The Circus Diaries.

Daniel Evans and Tamara Harvey announce their arrival as the new co-directors of the Royal Shakespeare Company with a year long season of work with serious star power, bringing the RSC back into the spotlight …

With the munchkins getting older, it’s getting harder to find shows aimed at their age group. As we said in last week’s review of Romeo and Juliet at Polka Theatre, it’s rare that you come …

Scottish tour for When Mountains Meet 5 April – 28 May 2024 The captivating cross-cultural tale tells the true story of Scottish musician Anne Wood as she travels from the Highlands to the Himalayas to …

It was a week of almost in Bristol this week. Shows thrumming with good intentions, clever ideas, talented theatre makers, and fringe buzz around them. Shows that I wanted to love. Shows that I came …

At the Criterion Theatre Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) makes its transfer from a successful run at Kiln Theatre last year. A sweet new British musical taking on the typical rom-com structure …

As long as there are phoney celebrities, there will always be Chicago. Whereas the previous three outings were spaced ten years apart, this fourth Australian tour of the iconic 1996 Broadway revival comes only five …

SpitLip Photo credit: Getty Images I was in two minds as to whether I’d write anything about the Oliviers this year; I haven’t done anything for quite some time, as my enthusiasm for the awards …

Picture: Roy Tan Hit new British musical Cable Street will march back to London’s Southwark Playhouse this autumn with 42 performances at Southwark Playhouse Elephant. Inspired by the story of a multi-cultural community which came …

There’s a trailer for an American version of Re-Animator The Musical that features a large cast, impressive songs and a heavy dose of blood and gore that makes it look like it’s a delight, at …

Writer-director Bijan Sheibani has worked with Irfan Shamji multiple times before, so you can see why he'd take advantage of that working relationship to cast the extraordinary actor in his latest play as well, putting …

by Zahid Fayyaz Following on from his success run at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2023, Jason Byrne brings his one-man play to London for a few dates. On a stage set up to look like …

Player Kings at the Noel Coward Theatre is Henry IV parts 1 & 2 squished together to create just under four hours of Shakespeare with one interval. Ian McKellen is the big star name, playing …

2:22 A Ghost Story (Tour)New Victoria TheatreSince premiering in the West End and playing at a number of theatres, 2:22 A Ghost Story has established itself as a must-see spooky night out. It's a production …