REVIEW: The Pianist
Reading Time: 2 minutesWładysław Szpilman, the Polish-Jewish composer and Holocaust survivor whose memoir sits at the centre of this new movie-to-musical adaptation of The Pianist, never wrote a musical.
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IN CONVERSATION WITH: Angus MacKechnie and Hannah Cox
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis October the theatre is showcasing their Super Spooky Cabaret, a new circus experience bringing together performers for an hour packed with jaw-dropping juggling, bewitching circus skills, and plenty of Halloween mischief. The show includes magic, circus and…
REVIEW: Only Human
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe ultimate showman beguiles and hypnotises London in a compelling show. There is a particular challenge in reviewing a show where almost every moment risks spoiling the magic that makes it so impressive. Derren Brown’s Only Human is best…
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Martyn Jacques
Reading Time: 4 minutesOn Sunday 1 November, a day celebrated in many cultures around the world as the Day for the Dead, the legendary Tiger Lillies are set to take to the stage of Soho Theatre Walthamstow for a special…
REVIEW: Boyhood
Reading Time: 2 minutesan ultimately uplifting tale of being a person who makes mistakes and learns from them, eventually concluding that really he needs to try. Boyhood at the Pleasance Theatre is an ultimately uplifting tale of being a person…
REVIEW: TELLUS
Reading Time: 2 minutesDickson Mbi turns a bedtime story into a ceremony of reconnection Bedtime stories are conventionally designed to send children to sleep, and it is to Dickson Mbi’s credit that the one he first conceived for his son…
REVIEW: Life Would be Pretty Dull Without Sex, Raves and MDMA
Reading Time: 2 minutes“A full of life, chaotic one-woman show about the pleasures and challenges of life.” Bex Wall appears on the stage (or should I say dancefloor?) dressed in her psychedelic bodysuit, wearing blue heart-shaped glasses, standing on top…
REVIEW: Turandot
Reading Time: 3 minutesScottish Opera answers the riddle of Turandot with a triumphant production All great literature is one of two stories: a man goes on a journey, or a stranger rides into town. A quote commonly attributed to John…
FEATURE: Raise the Roof
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe West End will celebrate a century of British entertainment when Raise the Roof! arrives at the Victoria Palace Theatre next month. This special one-night gala promises an evening of music, laughter and memorable performances, bringing together familiar faces…
REVIEW: HIM
Reading Time: 2 minutesPlenty of drama and constant hostility, but surprisingly little reason to care Natalie Ekberg’s HIM, directed by Simon Fielding, centres on a high-stakes modern family dynamic with figures from the past bringing drama and intrigue. When Jane…