Reading Time: 3 minutesFrancesca Baker and Jonny Davidson light up Borscht, a funny and unglamorous look at breakups in your twenties “Men and women can’t be friends because the sex part always gets in the way.” Borrowed from When Harry…
Reading Time: 2 minutesan accessible and varied evening of violin led classical music It’s something of a paradox that bringing classical music into a church seems to lower the formality of both. The music comes down off the stage and…
Reading Time: 4 minutesA playful, multilingual comedy about Balkan culture, identity, migration and belonging The booking link is “Evo evo” sounds like a reassuring promise and an excellent way to miss a deadline. How did you turn that elastic sense…
Reading Time: 3 minutesBlaze FM brings together a great cast, live music and a strong story full of surprises The Big House brings Blaze FM to Lowry after its Edinburgh Fringe debut in 2025. Founded by artistic director Maggie Norris, the company works…
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe cast’s adaptability in playing a wide range of characters occasionally overshadowed by lack of polish Sense and sensibility is a delightful book to take on as a play. Jane Austen writes in such a witty way…
Reading Time: 3 minutesA gloriously unhinged, sweat-soaked clown masterclass that turns the entire audience into championship contenders Forget everything you think you know about competitive sports. Chase Brantley’s Don Toberman: Ping-Pong Champ takes the familiar spectacle of high-stakes American television,…
Reading Time: 3 minutesPub theatre meets movie magic in We’ll Always Have Paris, an ode to old Hollywood romance that whisks its audience away on a cinematic experience to laugh, cry, and consider the effort it takes to feel whole…
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhat makes this exploration especially refreshing is the film’s refusal to give it a depressing edge. Francesca McBride’s debut short, Lady Macbeth Was Never a Girl, is a delightful exploration of identity, friendship and gender. Co-produced by…
Reading Time: 3 minutesWith a palpable commitment to its subject matter, the UK premiere of Let Her Liv* introduced London to a play that knows what it wants to say. Let Her Liv* had its UK premiere with a 2-night…
Reading Time: 3 minutesMythic Reinvention tells the Royal Exchange’s 50 year story through the costumes, people and productions that have shaped its stage For its 50th anniversary, the Royal Exchange Theatre has opened up its costume archive for Mythic Reinvention. The…