REVIEW: Figures In Extinction

Reading Time: 2 minutes"Every once in a while, a work of art humbly steps onstage, regards its audience with all the grief in the world, and then utterly stretches what anyone thought theatre could be or do."

Reading Time: 2 minutes"Every once in a while, a work of art humbly steps onstage, regards its audience with all the grief in the world, and then utterly stretches what anyone thought theatre could be or do."

Reading Time: < 1 minuteStunning visual intensity in a dark contemporary style.

Reading Time: 3 minutesA piece that glows long after the lights go out.

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Sadler's Wells production of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe celebrates the 75th anniversary of the legendary novel with a 'larger-than-life production' for all ages.

Reading Time: 2 minutesThis September, Sadler’s Wells’ Peacock Theatre welcomes Copenhagen Collective with The Genesis (3–6 September, 7.30pm), a breathtaking celebration of human connection and world-class acrobatics.

Reading Time: 2 minutesEve Stainton’s unhurried study of surveillance and suppression is brutally hypnotic. The Joystick and The Reins is a new, mostly solo work from Mancunian performance artist Eve Stainton premiering at Bold Tendencies in Peckham. The arts centre’s…

Reading Time: 2 minutesDance company We All Fall Down’s latest piece Because You Never Asked powerfully preserves a Holocaust survivor’s memories and relationship with her grandson through movement. Capturing the stories of the last remaining Holocaust survivors is a challenge…

Reading Time: 3 minutesThis dance piece from São José dos Campos Dance Company was a highlight of my 2025 Edinburgh Fringe. It’s difficult to imagine a universe in which this piece and its brilliant company do not get picked up by the end of this run.

Reading Time: 3 minutesAs one of the UK’s leading theatre groups, Theatre Re returns to Edinburgh Fringe bringing their explosive and joyous five-star sell-out international hit show. 55-year-old Tom is living with early-onset dementia; as he gets ready for his birthday party, he is swept away by his memories.

Reading Time: 2 minutesLondon City Ballet, former resident company of Sadler’s Wells, makes its debut at The Rep showcasing artists rarely seen in the UK in a brand new repertoire.