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Reviews
1 hour ago
Review: Gretel, Assembly Roxy
A charmingly skilful performance strengthens a migration story that loses its way.
Reviews
1 hour ago
Review: High Society, The Barbican
No hat-trick for The Barbican. High-quality fun as it is, their third Cole Porter revival in recent years doesn’t quite…
Reviews
8 hours ago
Review: Meet the Kids, Bridge House Theatre
Offers an authentic, relatable portrayal of young people on the cusp of adulthood.
Reviews
9 hours ago
Review: Are You Watching?, Royal Court Theatre
Provocative and complex, Are You Watching? holds a mirror up to the audience and dares them to look away.
Reviews
17 hours ago
Review: Waiting For Godot, Arches Lane Theatre
Troubled rendition of a classic theatre text
Reviews
17 hours ago
Review: Brrr, Lyra Artspace
A fabulous frosty installation crafted with care for young audiences with special needs
Reviews
1 day ago
Review: Cringe, Scottish Storytelling Centre
A brilliantly entertaining show for teens that bravely speaks the unspoken
Reviews
1 day ago
Review: The P Word, Bush Theatre
A Hollywood movie in theatre: intimate, political, and emotionally dense
Reviews
2 days ago
Review: NOVO, The Place
An ongoing inquiry into the body as ‘home’, where the human vessel is subject to creating, loss and renewal
Reviews
2 days ago
Review: Boys Don’t Dance, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
A stylish, impressively physical dance piece that proves just about anything can be possible with self-belief and determination
Reviews
3 days ago
Review: Memory Keepers, Sadler’s Wells
Thirty-one dancers move with the cohesion of a hive mind, transforming dense, detail-packed tableaux into the work's choreographic signature.
Reviews
3 days ago
Review: Romeo and Juliet, Salisbury Playhouse
A timeless interpretation of Shakespeare’s classic – storytelling compelling in its site-specificity, ambitious in form and utterly exhilarating in execution.
Reviews
4 days ago
Review: Watershed, Playhouse East
A teenage girl tries to deal with grief when tragedy disrupts her perfect life
Reviews
4 days ago
Review: Are You There, Moriarty?, Playhouse East
Hilariously chaotic antics from Novem Ensemble hit the mark.
Reviews
4 days ago
Review: London Clown Festival 2026 Opening Ceremony, Jackson’s Lane
An evening full of delights
Interviews
6 days ago
Interview: Steamy Shakespeare brought to life through puppetry
Puppeteer Edie Edmundson talks about this exquisite revival of Venus & Adonis, directed by Greg Doran and featuring Simon Russell…
Reviews
6 days ago
Review: We, The Women Wild, Old Red Lion Pub & Playhouse
A captivating drama which showcases a seemingly harmonious lifestyle, until an outside influence uncovers truths and challenges beliefs.
Reviews
6 days ago
Review: One Breath Before The End, The Glitch
A compelling exploration of friendship and forgiveness at the end of the world.
Fringe and OffWestEnd
8 hours ago
Review: Meet the Kids, Bridge House Theatre
Offers an authentic, relatable portrayal of young people on the cusp of adulthood.
17 hours ago
Review: Waiting For Godot, Arches Lane Theatre
Troubled rendition of a classic theatre text
1 day ago
Review: The P Word, Bush Theatre
A Hollywood movie in theatre: intimate, political, and emotionally dense
2 days ago
Review: NOVO, The Place
An ongoing inquiry into the body as ‘home’, where the human vessel is subject to creating, loss and renewal
4 days ago
Review: Watershed, Playhouse East
A teenage girl tries to deal with grief when tragedy disrupts her perfect life
4 days ago
Review: Are You There, Moriarty?, Playhouse East
Hilariously chaotic antics from Novem Ensemble hit the mark.
4 days ago
Review: London Clown Festival 2026 Opening Ceremony, Jackson’s Lane
An evening full of delights
6 days ago
Review: We, The Women Wild, Old Red Lion Pub & Playhouse
A captivating drama which showcases a seemingly harmonious lifestyle, until an outside influence uncovers truths and challenges beliefs.
6 days ago
Review: One Breath Before The End, The Glitch
A compelling exploration of friendship and forgiveness at the end of the world.
6 days ago
Review: Before I’m Dead, The Glitch
A moving and deeply human performance from Pete Ashmore boosts this intimate two-hander
1 week ago
Review: DOMINUS, Lion & Unicorn Theatre
What begins more a Ted Talk about why D became a dominatrix turns on its head as she peels off the catsuit that is her protection from the world, revealing a surprising depth.
1 week ago
Review: Albatross, Omnibus Theatre
A touching family drama that dares to ask the important questions about motherhood and sacrifice.
1 week ago
Review: Black Comedy, Orange Tree Theatre
As the lights go out, a brilliantly committed cast lets chaos and laughter shine bright.
1 week ago
Review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Space
Shakespeare delivered in a fun, welcoming and interactive way. This intimate production makes the audience feel right at home in this magical mash-up of mortals and fairies.
1 week ago
Review: The World Is Falling In Around Us, Union Theatre
A sharp, funny unravelling of burnout and boxed in living
1 week ago
Review: Zoë.exe, Theatre Peckham
An ambitious exploration of autonomy and identity elevated by its strong central performance
1 week ago
Review: Dark Of The Moon, Charing Cross Theatre
Fresh design, strong performances and a punchy score revive a familiar tale of witches, love and small-town suspicion, creating an enjoyable if not revolutionary night.
1 week ago
Review: Don’t Tell Dad about Diana, Underbelly Boulevard Soho
A personal, authentic and amusing tale of queerdom in 1990s Dublin that proves surprisingly buoyant. Theatre magic at its most rudimentary yet impressive.
Theatre for Young Audiences
1 hour ago
Review: Gretel, Assembly Roxy
A charmingly skilful performance strengthens a migration story that loses its way.
17 hours ago
Review: Brrr, Lyra Artspace
A fabulous frosty installation crafted with care for young audiences with special needs
1 day ago
Review: Cringe, Scottish Storytelling Centre
A brilliantly entertaining show for teens that bravely speaks the unspoken
2 days ago
Review: Boys Don’t Dance, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
A stylish, impressively physical dance piece that proves just about anything can be possible with self-belief and determination
1 week ago
Review: Return to the Forest, Sadler’s Wells
A haunting exploration of heritage, ownership and cultural memory.
1 week ago
Review: Planet Omar, Unicorn Theatre
A flat and dramatically underpowered adaptation that relies too heavily on lazy humour and broad character stereotypes, never finding the…
Regional and Touring
1 hour ago
Review: Gretel, Assembly Roxy
A charmingly skilful performance strengthens a migration story that loses its way.
17 hours ago
Review: Brrr, Lyra Artspace
A fabulous frosty installation crafted with care for young audiences with special needs
1 day ago
Review: Cringe, Scottish Storytelling Centre
A brilliantly entertaining show for teens that bravely speaks the unspoken
2 days ago
Review: Boys Don’t Dance, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
A stylish, impressively physical dance piece that proves just about anything can be possible with self-belief and determination
3 days ago
Review: Romeo and Juliet, Salisbury Playhouse
A timeless interpretation of Shakespeare’s classic – storytelling compelling in its site-specificity, ambitious in form and utterly exhilarating in execution.
1 week ago
Review: Annie, New Wimbledon Theatre
Sparkling, silly and effortlessly funny, Annie proves that a bit of musical magic and a cute dog can fix just…
West End/ SOLT venue reviews
1 hour ago
Review: High Society, The Barbican
No hat-trick for The Barbican. High-quality fun as it is, their third Cole Porter revival in recent years doesn’t quite hit the right notes.
9 hours ago
Review: Are You Watching?, Royal Court Theatre
Provocative and complex, Are You Watching? holds a mirror up to the audience and dares them to look away.
3 days ago
Review: Memory Keepers, Sadler’s Wells
Thirty-one dancers move with the cohesion of a hive mind, transforming dense, detail-packed tableaux into the work's choreographic signature.
1 week ago
Review: Blizzard, Southbank Centre
Winter is not a season, it’s a way of life for Flip Fabrique.
2 weeks ago
Review: CARE, Young Vic
A stunning production with an impeccable ensemble of moving and idiosyncratic characters played with no-fuss humour, heart, and humanity. This is an extraordinary piece of theatre.
2 weeks ago
Review: Equus, Menier Chocolate Factory
Stephens and Valentine excel in this powerful and intimate revival.
3 weeks ago
Review: Farm Fatale, Southbank Centre
A comically surreal reflection on the decline of our natural world through the non-human eyes of scarecrows imagining a new one.
3 weeks ago
Review: Mother Courage and Her Children, Shakespeare’s Globe
An enthusiastic, if flawed, re-imagining
3 weeks ago
Review: The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals, Apollo Theatre
Starkid’s triple-threat apocalypse hits the West End like a meteor
3 weeks ago
Review: Stage Kiss, Hampstead Theatre
Incisive wit, humour, and honesty, cleverly staged and delivered.
3 weeks ago
Review: An Ideal Husband, Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith
A sumptuous and ambitious revival of a classic that highlights its continued relevance.
3 weeks ago
Review: Sherlock Holmes, Regents Park Open Air Theatre
A lazy script and scattershot plotting can't rescue this shouty Holmes adaptation, despite enthusiastic performances and a starring revolving stage.
Interviews, Features and Podcasts
Interviews
6 days ago
Interview: Steamy Shakespeare brought to life through puppetry
Puppeteer Edie Edmundson talks about this exquisite revival of Venus & Adonis, directed by Greg Doran and featuring Simon Russell Beale
Interviews
7 days ago
Interview: Making a splash before Edinburgh Fringe
Comedian Stephen Catling is a Clown Fish Out of Water
Features
3 weeks ago
Feature: Kid critics smash their masterclass!
Polka’s teen Grads excel in their reviewing collaboration with ET
Interviews
3 weeks ago
Interview: An inspiring new event for the youngest in Kent
Liz Moran and Lucy Keeley on the Playground Festival for early years audiences
Interviews
3 weeks ago
Interview: Exploring inclusion with bubble wrap and bananas
Daryl Beeton on investigating what it’s like to feel Boxed In
Features
4 weeks ago
Feature: Have you heard? It’s in the stars!
The official press launch of Cole Porter’s High Society
Interviews
4 weeks ago
Interview: Coming Up For Air
Stephen Leach and Mimi Collins on One Breath Before The End
Interviews
4 May 2026
Interview: Clowning Around In L.A.
Party Favour, a one-woman fairy clown fever dream, comes to Etcetera Theatre soon.
Interviews
4 May 2026
Interview: Raising a glass to community connection
Josephine Burton takes us inside Our Public House