Reading Time: 2 minutesA blend of something old, something new, and plenty of cheerful sparkle. The Royal Lyceum’s Christmas extravaganza burst onto the stage with cheers and laughter in its reimagined Cinderella: A Fairytale. Set in a queendom that exists somewhere…
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Gruffalo’s Child by Julia Donaldson is one of the most well known stories amongst children, so choosing this story for a performance is bound to go down well. Tall Stories (already known for The Gruffalo) put on an excellent adaptation of the entertaining tale, giving children a wonderful introduction to the world of theatre.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAn hour of otherworldliness that allows you to step into art and let it follow you back into your daily life. Having been to the Van Gogh Alive exhibition before, I was familiar with the concept of…
Reading Time: 2 minutesA heartwarming retelling of a Christmas classic with a supernatural edge Mark Gatiss’ wonderful adaptation of this classic Christmas tale is at once haunting andhumorous, highlighting the ghostly aspects of the story without losing its festive charm…
Reading Time: 4 minutesI have and always will have a deep love and admiration for fantasy. Dress it up in music and dance and I’m there with bells and whistles and there is no mistake, this company have captured that fantastical element beautifully.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s a cliché to describe every Northern comic as “down-to-Earth”. But Ian Smith’s hilarious bafflement at the trappings of everyday life - pub beer gardens, supermarket shopping, what3words - is nothing if not relatable.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAnother collaboration between the touring theatre company Headlong and Shakespeare’s Globe, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is seemingly the perfect vibrant show to lure cold Londoners out of their winter hibernation.
Reading Time: 2 minutesBallet Black: SHADOWS is a production split cleanly down the middle - two halves, two sharply contrasting moods. It’s an evening that begins tentatively and ends in gleeful, macabre triumph.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHow Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? is the perfect winter treat (with a little added spice!) for all children, aged 108 or 5. Fusing sketch, puppetry, and clowning, the piece tells a simple, lighthearted story, a story we all know about, the story of Santa coming into our houses to deliver Christmas gifts – but with many many twists.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA global best-seller for over six decades, the 1963 Cold War spy novel The Spy Who Came In From The Cold has finally made it to the West End. Written by ex-spy John le Carré, this novel has been adapted for stage by David Eldridge and follows a sold out premiere at Chichester Festival Theatre.