REVIEW: CUL-DE-SAC
Reading Time: 2 minutesSoaring Start, Sinking Finish: CUL-DE-SAC Loses Its Way
Month May 2025
REVIEW: Traplord at Sadler’s Wells East
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt is clear that this evocative show will continue to impact people; to shock and to move them
REVIEW: The Merry Widow
Reading Time: 3 minutesClass, elegance and pure joy from start to finish! The Merry Widow truly is a visual and orchestral delight
REVIEW: This is not a Murder Mystery
Reading Time: 2 minutesThree aging starlets and a lesser known director prepare for opening night in Peter Rae’s genre-bending new play. Well-written and wonderfully performed, This Is Not a Murder Mystery will have you rolling with laughter.
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Shaboom!
Reading Time: 3 minutesIN CONVERSATION WITH: Shaboom!
REVIEW: Vuela
Reading Time: 2 minutesVuela, which means fly in Spanish, marks the 25th anniversary of the Ballet Flamenco Sara Baras, named for founder and lead performer Sara Baras.
REVIEW: Marriage Material
Reading Time: 2 minutesAn adaptation of the novel by Sathnam Sanghera of the same name, Marriage Material explores the complexities of moving to Britain for a better life, only to find that life may not want you in it.
REVIEW: Derry Boys
Reading Time: 2 minutesThough the title invites comparisons to Derry Girls, this is no light-hearted sibling. Instead, McCarthy’s debut full-length play delivers a bruising, tightly wound exploration of fractured ideals, friendship, and the long, uneasy legacy of Northern Ireland’s past.
REVIEW: The Jazz Cafe – Nicola Benedetti
Reading Time: 2 minutesViolin virtuosa: Nicola Benedetti is a magnificent maestra that brings classical chamber pieces well and truly into the modern music scene
REVIEW: The Rock ‘n’ Roll Alien
Reading Time: 2 minutesSimon Gwilliam's creative direction thrusts this show into a vibrant kaleidoscope of Bowie’s defiant legacy, unraveling a visual feast that catapults us through his electrifying songs, tumultuous life, groundbreaking sound, outrageous costumes, and a fearless refusal to be bound by any genre or form.