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REVIEW: Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo

Reading Time: 2 minutesNominated for the Pulitzer Prize back in 2010, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo is particularly famous for the NYC production featuring Robin Williams in his broadway debut. Written by Rajiv Joseph and set in 2003 war-torn Iraq, this play delves into the cruelty of humanity and the futility of war.

REVIEW: The Fit Prince (who gets switched on the square in the frosty castle the night before (insert public holiday here))

Reading Time: 2 minutes‘The Fit Prince (who gets switched on the square in the frosty castle the night before (insert public holiday here))’, written and performed by Linus Karp & Joseph Martin and produced by Awkward Productions & King's Head Theatre Productions, will be at the King’s Head Theatre until January 3rd, 2026.

REVIEW: Glyndeborne’s Messiah at Royal Albert Hall

Reading Time: 2 minutesTransferred for one night only from Glyndebourne’s autumn season to the Royal Albert Hall, this Messiah under Aidan Oliver and the Glyndebourne Sinfonia (leader Richard Milone), with the Glyndebourne Chorus and soloists Soraya Mafi, Claire Barnett-Jones, James Way and James Platt, offered a strikingly intimate reading of Handel’s oratorio in a resolutely non-intimate space.

REVIEW: Nutcracker

Reading Time: 2 minutes“Traditional Festive Fun” The Scottish Chamber Orchestra’s Nutcracker was not a performance of the famous ballet. Instead the piece chose to highlight the music and storytelling of the show, putting a spotlight on the musicians who are often tucked…

REVIEW: Dancing Shoes

Reading Time: 2 minutes“Hilarious and Heartwarming – Without Ever Pulling Its Punches” Dancing Shoes isn’t quite the play you might expect from its title. The words ‘dancing shoes’ suggest something light and playfully funny, and certainly not a story about…