Reading Time: 3 minutesMeasure for Measure at Riverside Studios is Shakespeare’s great problem play; in the city-state of Vienna ruled by Duke Vincentio, the Duke chooses to leave his puritanical deputy Angelo in his authority during his absence.
Reading Time: 3 minutesA relentless dissection of the passive violence of mass media At the time of writing this review, 73,928 people have been killed in Gaza (Al Jazeera, 25/9/26) since Israeli forces began what the UN’s Independent International Commission…
Reading Time: 2 minutesA triumphant celebration of life in spite of grief Johannes Brahms’ A German Requiem, Op. 45, prefaced by Lili Boulanger’s Psalm 24, graced the Bridgewater Hall this weekend. The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra – conducted by Anja Bihlmaier…
Reading Time: 4 minutesAn afrocentric Scouse retelling of a timeless classic, Death of a Salesman has arrived to Liverpool Everyman with a strong sense of place, identity and family.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe year is 2040, 8 years before the 39th Olympics. Two young IT workers, Rayyan (James El-Sharawy) and Selma (Sama Rantisi), manage to hack the bid progress and win unexpectedly.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe audience takes their seats on either side of the stage, in two rows facing each other, eagerly anticipating the Hope Theatre’s first-ever co-production, G R I E F C A S E, a collaboration with Tailwind Physical Theatre Company.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEight years after first tackling her OCD on stage, Catherine Bohart is back at the Soho Theatre with a level of comic confidence that can only come from time, perspective, and a freshly signed mortgage.
Reading Time: 2 minutesParanormal Activity is everything an audience could want for a night at the theatre, haunting and intimate. Young couple James (James Bye) and Lou (Hannah Sinclair Robinson) have recently moved from Chicago to London to try and run away from their past. As they arrive in London, they come to understand that they have not been successful at running away from their ghosts.
Reading Time: 2 minutesTracy Lord’s wedding should be one of the biggest events of the season. Her former husband is still in the picture, a reporter has taken an interest in her family, and the preparations are becoming more complicated by the day. This is the setting for Cole Porter’s High Society, which has arrived at Lowry following a London season. Rachel Kavanaugh’s production has a strong cast, lovely costumes and a collection of songs that give the evening plenty of charm.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHave you ever wanted to see Shakespeare performed on a full size Elizabethan ship? If so then this show is for you. Adapted into a sixty minute abridged version, The Tempest has been re-imagined into a site-specific (more probably site-sympathetic) promenade performance for all the ages. Just make sure you’ve got good knees and a knack for ladders.