Tabitha James

Tabitha James

I’ve been in love with theatre for as long as I can remember but it was intensified when I joined Bedlam Theatre whilst at University of Edinburgh - the oldest student-run theatre in the UK. With an aversion to the spotlight I became involved in stage management and producing and then discovered reviewing. I’ve been reviewing for over six years now but am still delighted to be challenged and thrilled by shows at every viewing. When not working as a marketeer in my day job, I’m at home with my two demanding Siamese cats - more often than not knitting or with a glass of wine in hand.

FEATURE: Verbal Diary

Reading Time: 2 minutesBut forty years after it was first performed in its rawest form by the late Rik Mayall, Verbal Diary has returned — sharper, stranger, and more riotous than ever.

FEATURE: Into the Shadows: ‘Dark Secrets – The Esoteric Exhibition’ Unearths the Occult Beneath London

Reading Time: 2 minutesBeneath the train tracks of Waterloo Station, something strange is stirring. From 11 October 2025 to 31 May 2026, The Vaults—London’s subterranean haven for all things immersive and unconventional—becomes home to Dark Secrets: The Esoteric Exhibition, a vast and spine-tingling deep dive into the world of the occult, folklore, secret societies and all things unexplained