4 stars Based on the real journal entries, 11 Miles follows Captain Scott’s journey to the South Pole with his four companions: Evans, Wilson, Bowers, and Oates. The audience comes to understand the meaning behind “11 miles” during the play as they hear about the tragedies that struck the
4.5 stars The government has no working majority, millions are protesting on the street and economic catastrophe seems imminent. Sound familiar? Well, the year is 1979: in the midst of mass industrial action and the coldest winter in two decades, the Labour Party’s grip on power hangs in
Double-bill production: an emotional play depicting mother-daughter bonds followed by a one-woman dark comedy production
A witty, tongue-in-cheek adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic reimagines 16th century Padua as a matriarchy, challenging sexist assumptions
A joyful celebration of musical theatre
3.5 stars The Mikado is perhaps the most well-known of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Victorian-era comic operas, famously set in Japan. Why Japan, one might wonder? Back in 1885, it was all about keeping political satire hidden in plain sight. By setting their scenes in fantastical or wildly foreign
A show bound to make you pine for a relationship or send you running scared
5 stars Imagine your favourite movie – any movie. Now, imagine it again without the music and its iconic soundtrack: it would simply not be the same. Music is a huge part of creating a film’s atmosphere, creating the right ambience and enhancing the emotional tug of the moment. And
Double, double, toil and trouble
The stellar cast unfortunately fails to sell the classic script
It isn’t easy to picture a more magical setting than sitting in the historical auditorium of the Royal Opera House as you listen to the overture, eagerly waiting for the curtain to rise. Back for its seventh revival at Covent Garden, Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) manages
Anita-Joy is playing Roxane, the heroine in Jamie Lloyd’s upcoming production of Cyrano de Bergerac