REVIEW: The Name
Reading Time: 2 minutesSome good performances, but with a confusing and convoluted plotline.
Category ★★½☆☆
REVIEW: The Last Man
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Last Man is a new, one-person musical, currently premiering its English-language production at the Southwark Playhouse Elephant.
REVIEW: 2:22 A Ghost Story
Reading Time: 3 minutesAn evening of lukewarm ghostly surprises that don’t bear up under scrutiny Walking into the Liverpool Empire Theatre to see Danny Robins’ immensely popular 2:22 A Ghost Story on its 2026 tour, the atmosphere is tense and…
REVIEW: Education, Education, Education
Reading Time: 2 minutesA lively and thought-provoking exploration of education, brought to life through energetic performances and contemporary relevance. Education, Education, Education, originally written by the The Wardrobe Ensemble and directed by Paul Simpson, is an ambitious and engaging production…
REVIEW: Last and First Men
Reading Time: 2 minutesNarrated by Tilda Swinton and composed by Jóhann Jóhannsson and Yair Elazar Gotman, and set against the backdrop of Jóhannsson’s film, Neon Dance’s Last and First Men brings together some of the most celebrated names in contemporary performance and design.
REVIEW: I’m Sorry, Prime Minister
Reading Time: 2 minutesAs a product of Thatcher Britain, Yes Minister / Yes Prime Minister, although set at No. 10 Downing Street, remains relatively apolitical in its aesthetics and taste: intellectually refined, subtle, restrained and slightly cynical.
Chiten Theatre: The Gambler at Coronet Theatre
Reading Time: 2 minutes“immense spoken words” Directed by Motoi Miura, Kyoto based theatre company Chiten Theatre translates Dostoevsky’s The Gamblerinto a 90-minute, verbally intense and physically demanding theatrical experience. To partially reflect his own debt situation, Dostoevsky wrote The Gambler under intense financial…
REVIEW: Company
Reading Time: 2 minutesWalking into the Oxford Playhouse for Stephen Sondheim’s Company, I was conscious that this was a musical I was coming to with fresh eyes.
REVIEW: Adult Panto Tour presents Beauty and the Beast
Reading Time: 3 minutesAdult Panto Tour presents Beauty and the Beast with a quartet of celebrated drag queens, Paige Three, Icesis Couture, Elle Vosque and Cheryl.
REVIEW: Safe Haven
Reading Time: 3 minutesWritten by Chris Bowers, a former British diplomat, the play has some great insight on the governmental process of diplomacy.