4+ hour, 48+ min ago  (563+ words) Mafer Gutierrez moved to England to study five years ago, and ever since she's been attending theatre shows as much as she possibly can. An avid enjoyer of all things Shakespeare and all things musical (yes, West Side Story is…...

6+ day, 8+ min ago  (518+ words) A powerhouse performance from Beverley Knight makes Marie & Rosetta sing, even when the script holds it back. Set in Mississippi in 1946, Marie & Rosetta follows Sister Rosetta Tharpe " the "Godmother of Rock "n" Roll" " and her encounter with the younger, classically…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (138+ words) Rating Excellent Hidden secrets threaten the harmony of a student household. As first-years try to fit in and get along, can they overcome the baggage of their previous lives? The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret ends on a dramatic…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago  (154+ words) Rating Unmissable! A spectacle that cleverly blends clowning and digital drama, The Uncontainable Nausea of Alec Baldwin is a timely commentary delivered with immense care. Do you feel guilty about what'you've'done? What is the line between perpetrator and observer? Do…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago  (117+ words) Alex has been a huge fan of the theatre ever since he was fortunate enough to see Cate Blanchet in Sweet Phoebe in a tiny venue in Croydon thirty years ago, and for a while worked in the industry as…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (232+ words) Rating Excellent A stark and honest look at the birth of conversion therapy and the devastating, lasting scars felt by those it was done to and those that loved them. Savage starts off in glitzy solemnity. Music of the 1930s plays…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (233+ words) A deep dive into the complexity and human cost of the conflict in Ukraine Humour injects depth to the human war story, notably from Kettle as Vera, who dreams of being Scarlet O'Hara while wrapped in a misshapen cardigan and…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (226+ words) A tender, playful and profoundly moving dance and theatre piece for eight-year-olds and older that reimagines masculinity with rare honesty, courage and hope. The Show For Young Men by Guesthouse Projects is an exceptional piece of dance theatre for children…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (211+ words) Rating Excellent A psychologically precise two-hander on regret, grief and the illusion of reinvention. It is thought-provoking, quietly devastating, and anchored by performances that make its moral questions land. The Undying is not interested in whether you would take the…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (646+ words) Review: Krapp's Last Tape, Stanley Arts Centre'Everything Theatre No grandiosity, only careful attention to detail. Going to see a Samuel Beckett play, there is a certain expectation: no loud costumes, wild plots, or pelting gags. Audiences strap in, sharpen their…...