Reading Time: 2 minutesA warm but occasionally over-explained meditation on waiting, buoyed by the easy chemistry of Steve Furst and Gary Wilmot. Waiting doesn’t seem to be an intrinsically interesting event, yet in Gary Wilmot’s playwriting debut, he imbues the…
Reading Time: 2 minutesA Savage Descent into the Dark Heart of Norfolk Folklore. Contemporary Ritual Theatre’s production of SALT, helmed by Beau Hopkins, is a staggering departure from traditional drama. By utilising an “in-the-round” staging, the play transforms the theatre…
Reading Time: 3 minutes“A warm, Ted Lasso‑style celebration of Gareth Southgate’s England that proves football onstage can be funny, moving and joyfully life‑affirming for fans and newcomers alike.” I saw Dear England at the Liverpool Empire on the 3rd March, and…
Reading Time: 3 minutesNoughts and Crosses is a gripping modern-day Romeo and Juliet adaptation by acclaimed writer Malorie Blackman is a captivating drama of love, revolution and what it means to grow up in a divided world. Theatre review.
Reading Time: 3 minutesFrom the producer-director of the Olivier Award-nominated The Great Game – Afghanistan comes a powerful cycle of short plays about courage, truth and survival in the face of tyranny.
Ukraine Unbroken charts twelve turbulent years of modern Ukrainian history. Performed with live Ukrainian music from Mariia Petrovska.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe A Night To Remember Motown Show is a joyous celebration of music from one of the most iconic and influential record labels of all time.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe sat down for a quick chat with Naomi Sorkin, curator of The Playground Theatre’s Women’s Voices festival. Where did the original idea for Women’s Voices come from for you personally? About a year and a half…
Reading Time: 2 minutesNarrated by Tilda Swinton and composed by Jóhann Jóhannsson and Yair Elazar Gotman, and set against the backdrop of Jóhannsson’s film, Neon Dance’s Last and First Men brings together some of the most celebrated names in contemporary performance and design.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis isn't just a performance BY Francis Dunnery, it's a living memoir, celebrating the humour and resilience forged in the shadow of Britain's small towns, cities, tower blocks and council estates.
Reading Time: 2 minutesLaughing Matters plays at The Canal Cafe Theatre until Sunday 1 March 2026