Reading Time: 5 minutesThe outrageously hilarious show KAREN will be embracing London as it heads for The Other Palace from 19 – 24 March, following its hit run at Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Centred around a storm of heartbreak, this uproarious…
Reading Time: 3 minutesThink it’s a Stand up solo show? Think again. This immersive comedy, Banana Beard, from Su Mi, invites you all on a surreal misadventure of absurdist sketch, untamed thrash metal guitar solos and imaginary costumed personas. Banana…
Reading Time: 2 minutesAward-winning comedian Kathryn Mather’s show, Please Just Give Me a Chance, is a slightly dark, slightly whimsical show about working for the NHS, finding love and finding yourself against the backdrop of the pandemic. Please Just Give…
Reading Time: 2 minutesHenry Queen of Squats is a high camp jukebox stand-up hour in which Henry Moss unpacks flashbacks from his days as a young ballet dancer to now planning his wedding and asks is this enough of an…
Reading Time: 2 minutesA comedic delight, promising a killer soundtrack and a riotous good time! If you have seen Roger Kumble’s 1999 Cruel Intentions then this show is perfect for a fun, boozy night out. It is the classic story…
Reading Time: 2 minutesChuckle-worthy but set sail into some choppy waters Being my first experience of opera, and perhaps not being the target audience, the recent HMS Pinafore production in Oxford left me with mixed feelings. The cast were clearly…
Reading Time: 4 minutesA talented cast, a good premise, but requiring a deeper dive into the recovery from addiction Before you ask, no, this show is not about Amy Winehouse, or what happens to Premier League footballers when they twist…
Reading Time: 3 minutesLee Mack and Frances Barber excel in Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat’s comedy ‘What is the worst thing you could suddenly find out about the person who’s coming to stay in your house for a week?’ Debbie…
Reading Time: 2 minutesRelatable and familiar; goofy best-friend handshakes, turns at speed dating, and winning confrontations with the ex-girlfriend Traversing the world of modern dating is a treacherous landscape; familiar to many, cringe inducing for more. One Year Itch covers one…
Reading Time: 2 minutesAshfaq has the ability to charm, and in my experience as a comedy goer, this is half the battle Urooj Ashfaq tells us at the start of her show that in India she is considered an edgy…