I'd envisaged a lavish production littered with theatrical 'in-jokes' with Kiss Me Kate, Cole Porter’s 1948 musical depicting the on and offstage antics of a production of The Taming of the …
Food Bank As It Is recounts a number of real-life stories about food bank users, presented as a series of interconnecting monologues and scenes which are part-verbatim, part-fiction. Written by …
Mark Bruce Company’s Macbeth at Wilton’s Music Hall lacks focus in its attempt to shed new light on Shakespeare’s tragedy. Mark Bruce Company’s Macbeth falls into an unfortunate trap that afflicts …
A parody with potential, but a misjudged focus and missed opportunities mean Young Frankenstein fails to deliver. I came to Young Frankenstein expecting nothing less than schtick to the nth degree. …
The Box, currently playing at the White Bear Theatre in Kennington, fails to shed light on an important and sensitive issue. This four-hander sees a young couple move into their first …
Debut Opera has been on our radars for over a year, and is definitely a company worth keeping an eye on. A platform for the UK's finest fresh-faced opera talent, …
Candide, performed by London Musical Theatre Orchestra, is a truly spectacular evening - with just a few weak links. Leonard Bernstein’s Candide tells the tale of an optimistic young man who …
Astonishing attention to detail and a wildly talented team make Lonely Planet one of the most exciting fringe performances you can expect to see this year. The UK premiere of award-winning …
Simplicity, honesty and depth: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical is an astonishing show of female talent in a welcome spin on the Jukebox musical. Beautiful is billed as ‘the untold story’ of …
One-woman musical London-Paris-ROAM! is most notable for a lack of ambition and tired stereotypes. Written by and starring Sarah Tullamore, London-Paris-ROAM! is a one-woman musical exploring the globetrotting lifestyle of a ‘woman of …
Beautiful animation and musical score aren’t enough to carry EmpathEYES’ troublingly ablist The Fall at Acklam Village Market, which fails to deliver on its main theme: storytelling. Situated in Theatre 56, …
Kids rule the school at the New London Theatre: although it lacks the flashiness of most West End musicals, School of Rock is feisty and feel-good. Based on the 2003 film …
Entertaining double act Full-Pelt Theatre explores life before…well, life as Wombmates at Theatre N16 Wombmates, in what I can only describe as one of the most (presumably self-consciously) brilliantly appalling bits of theatre …
An effective concept and solid performances surprise in Swifties: an unlikely modernisation of a classic at Theatre N16. Forgive my skepticism but when I read the blurb of this production, my …
Ghoulish attempt at A Haunting: exploration of the ghosts of our web falls flat at this year's VAULT festival. Described as ‘an intricate drama about the internet, intrusion, and what we …