IN CONVERSATION WITH: Abigail Weinstock
Reading Time: 3 minutesGiraffe is a semi-autobiographical comedy about masking, misdiagnosis and spending 30 years believing something is wrong with you.
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REVIEW: The Ladyboys of Bangkok
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Ladyboys of Bangkok marks the show's return to London for the first time in over a decade and brings together nine ladyboy performers.
REVIEW: Cyrano de Bergerac
Reading Time: 2 minutesA faultless production of humour and heartbreak Reimagining the classic Edmond Rostand 1897 verse play, the Royal Shakespeare Company have chosen to create an ‘unabashedly emotional experience for the audience’. Nothing could describe this version more accurately,…
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Katie Đỗ
Reading Time: 3 minutesTheatre503 - the 'national theatre of debut plays' - premieres love you long time (already) by Vietnamese America writer Katie Đỗ.
REVIEW: The Karate Kid
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Karate Kid UK Tour. Honouring the roots of the timeless story, this musical celebrates resilience, mentorship, and the quiet strength that bridges generations.
REVIEW: Hot Mess
Reading Time: 2 minutesHot Mess is a high-energy original romcom that reimagines the climate crisis as a turbulent love story between Earth and Humanity.
REVIEW: The Car Man
Reading Time: 3 minutesBased loosely on Bizet’s Carmen and hailing from Matthew Bourne’s acclaimed company New Adventures, the 2026 revival of The Car Man has big (dancing) shoes to fill, but this erotic-thriller maintains its legendary status for good reason.
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Tim Foley
Reading Time: 3 minutesWritten by Tim Foley, Life Out There is a sharp, funny and quietly horrifying new sci-fi drama exploring the ethics of space exploration, human selfishness, and the fragile hope that humanity can still change.
FEATURE: National Theatre Connections Festival comes to the Lowry
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Connections Festival has been the National Theatre’s annual showcase of youth theatre for 31 years. This year, it will be staged outside of London for the first time, at the Lowry Theatre in Salford.
REVIEW: Miss Saigon
Reading Time: 3 minutesMiss Saigon has arrived at the King's Theatre, Glasgow, and it has not done so quietly. Boublil and Schönberg's landmark musical, following the romance between American GI Chris and young Vietnamese woman Kim against the devastation of the fall of Saigon, remains one of the most emotionally unrelenting works in the canon.