Reading Time: 3 minutesThe team behind the sell-out sensation Sophie’s Surprise 29th brings you the wildest Christmas party of the season – and you’re invited. Ticket link: Sophie’s Surprise Christmas Party | Underbelly Boulevard Soho 1. Sophie’s Surprise Christmas Party combines spectacular circus…
Reading Time: 3 minutes“A fantastic Neapolitan revelation of reality versus resistance: this bite-size play shows the human cost of contemporary personal introspection through an intimate Italian lens. “ Scaleno is the Italian word for scalene, a geometric term referring to…
Reading Time: 2 minutesA captivating combination of orchestral music, poetry and visual art, exploring humanity and our place in the universe Orbiting Orbital brought together the musical talents of Nitin Sawhney, the poetry of Samantha Harvey and the visual artwork…
Reading Time: 2 minutesFemina transforms femininity into a thrilling, almost primal force It is so liberating sometimes to witness a performance that refuses to explain itself. Femina, the creation of Hannah Ekholm and Faye Stoeser, does not ask its audience to…
Reading Time: 2 minutesA tender, humorous exploration of the in-betweenness of home. If I Were To Say It In English is a collection of vignettes blending humour, tenderness, shared exploration and sharp observations, performed in both Romanian and English by…
Reading Time: 3 minutesLooking for accessible storytelling, spectacle and excellent opera: Look no further than ENO’s fresh new production of this oft-performed classic. The English National Opera’s new production of TOSCA by Puccini (Rome, 1900) of Amanda Holden’s translation, is…
Reading Time: 3 minutesNext month, Sadler’s presents the UK premiere of a new work Five Days in the Sun (3 Nov) set to Mahler’s Symphony No. 5, which actually marks its 125th anniversary this year. The music itself has a fascinating history, composed after a near-death experience and…
Reading Time: 2 minutesMatilda celebrated its 30th anniversary with a special event bringing together legendary director, producer and Harry Wormwood himself, Danny DeVito, alongside composer and conductor David Newman, who led the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA promising experiment Three human-sized rats are attending an institution. A junior is under the guidance of two senior rats, learning a variety of subjects, ballet, literature and later experiments. What the newcomer does not know yet,…
Reading Time: 2 minutesStockholm syndrome disintegrates at the death of a matriarch, in this zany comedy Mother, There Art Thou opens with Charlie (Rachel Sarah Wirz) tentatively approaching her mother to deliver afternoon tea. The leaves have been brewed to…