REVIEW: Anna Lapwood

Reading Time: 3 minutesA social media icon, it was only a matter of time before Anna Lapwood’s infectious charm and astonishing talent generated a sold out solo show at the Royal Albert Hall.

Reading Time: 3 minutesA social media icon, it was only a matter of time before Anna Lapwood’s infectious charm and astonishing talent generated a sold out solo show at the Royal Albert Hall.

Reading Time: 2 minutesLindsay Posner’s revival of Terence Rattigan’s The Deep Blue Sea is a production of restraint and delicacy. It doesn’t reach for theatrical fireworks, nor does it attempt to modernise or reframe the 1952 setting.

Reading Time: 2 minutesIf, after reading the programme, you're thinking “this show sounds a bit like a Scottish version of Brassed Off”, you’d be half right. It’s also about a brass band based in a historical mining town, and the community created around it, but with a very different tone and sensibility.

Reading Time: 2 minutesLove You More is a celebration of childhood - in particular, teenage fandom and the relationship between a mother and daughter. Written by, produced by, and starring Sarah O’Dell, based on the love she shared with her mother, the play is filled with goofy comedy and bittersweet nostalgia.

Reading Time: 2 minutesDance is such an interesting medium: without any words, it is possible to create an atmosphere and an image that sticks with an audience, and that’s exactly what Dance Is Not For Us did.

Reading Time: 2 minutesCelebrating the 75th anniversary of C.S. Lewis’ beloved novel, this touring production of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe is nothing short of spellbinding.

Reading Time: 2 minutesPun-filled and fun-filled: there are few better ways to spend your evening with this terrifically executed spy romp

Reading Time: 2 minutesA Story Poignantly Bleeds the Personal and Political in a War-Torn Identity

Reading Time: 2 minutesYou leave the theatre feeling like you’ve just spent an hour inside someone’s real life, not just a sitcom set. That’s no small feat.

Reading Time: 2 minutesA Journey Through Motion and Meaning