REVIEW: Laughing Matters

Reading Time: 2 minutesLaughing Matters plays at The Canal Cafe Theatre until Sunday 1 March 2026

Reading Time: 2 minutesLaughing Matters plays at The Canal Cafe Theatre until Sunday 1 March 2026

Reading Time: 2 minutesWe sat down for an exclusive interview with Claudio Macor, writer behind Savage. An extraordinary story, throwing a cold, harsh light on the horrors of conversion therapy.

Reading Time: 3 minutesWe sat down with Bethany Pitts for a quick chat about her upcoming project, Loot. Tickets here: Loot is often described as a farce with teeth. How have you approached balancing its outrageous physical comedy with the…

Reading Time: 2 minutesLove, scars, and thirty years of almost. Rajiv Joseph’s Gruesome Playground Injuries traces the relationship between Doug and Kayleen across three decades, presenting their story through a series of encounters that unfold out of chronological order. Each…

Reading Time: 2 minutes90 minutes of wonderful, historically (in)accurate chaos A rousing applause welcomed an energetic foursome of Sam Trotman, Finn Tickel, Caoimhe de Brún and Harrison Macdonald-Taylor to the Studio stage at New Wimbledon Theatre on Friday night for…

Reading Time: 2 minutesDark political satire: an impressive performance and piercing comedy The scene is set: a tired, messy, red rosette studded office, with a bottle of white wine sitting on the table, shortly to be opened. I hope it…

Reading Time: 3 minutesGarland sets fourth an unwavering theatrical statement in Primal Bog, a show which slices normativity, disembowels commodified self-care and celebrates our inner filth. Writer/performer Rosa Garland walks naked onto a white canvas covered stage. The front row of…

Reading Time: 4 minutesWe sat down for an exclusive interview with countertenor Agustín Pennino, who is sharing the title role of Rinaldo with mezzo-soprano Ella Orehek-Coddington.

Reading Time: 2 minutesWe sat down for a quick chat with Caroline Slocock ahead of her upcoming project. Ruth runs at Wilton Musical Hall between 18 and 28 MARCH. Tickets here: How did you approach balancing historical accuracy with…

Reading Time: 3 minutesWe sat down for an exclusive interview with Liam Jedele, who will be taking on several roles across the three chapters of America the Beautiful.