Outlying Islands: A Dark Exploration of Isolation
The latest effort of King’s Head Theatre is an intriguing and disturbing insight into human nature.
Modern Couples: Love and Art in the Modern Age
Exploring the intimate worlds of modern artists.
Marvel Comics Presents: Corbyn and Sidekick McDonnell
Approaching Empty: An unsuccessful dramatisation about a taxi cab business.
Improbable fiction upon a stage
Southwark Playhouse turns Shakespeare’s comedy Twelfth Night into a colourful rave with more glitter than gold.
Ambitious panto drama lack focus
Aging pantomime performer Ronal Roy Humphrey returns to his dressing room, still dressed in bright dress and impressive wig. He’s as loud and as flamboyant as you would expect from a panto star. But there’s more beneath the surface for Roy. Faced with aging and the inevitable changes
Obscure Shakespeare receives a fun new revival
Not considered a Shakespeare masterpiece by any measure, the Royal Shakespeare Company breathes some life into The Merry Wives of Windsor and manages a hilarious ‘Essex’.
Jonny Woo’s All-Star Brexit Cabaret
Saving the stage glitz and glamour for his costumes, Jonny Woo’s All-Star Brexit Cabaret is a hit
The Queen of Spades: ROH disappoints
Stefan Herheim’s production delivers confusion in spades
Better Late than Never | Happy Halloween
Bristol Revunions and Bristol Improv present their side-splittingly funny Halloween Show at the Bristol Improv Theatre.
True West: Engaging, absurd
The West End debut of the 1980 play is the first major revival of Sam Shepherd’s work since his death last year. The two main leads provide a meaty role for any actor, with talents such as John Malkovich and Gary Sinise, Philip Seymour Hoffman and John C Reilly,
The Curious Incident: A Triumphant Return to London
Adapted from Mark Haddon’s book of the same name, this The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time tells the story of Christopher Boone, a 15-year-old who is exceptionally gifted at maths yet struggles with social interactions and many every day tasks. Christopher finds his neighbour’s dog,
The Tragedy of King Richard the Second
A brief, professional performance that plays it safe.