Thursday, July 9, 2020
Available onlineWorking with other audience members, you decide whether a defendant is guilty of murder in this fun bit of lockdown theatre
A man has been killed and his body, along with mos…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:32AMMonday, June 29, 2020
Available onlineConey’s entrancing combination of storytelling and shared conversation celebrates the history of telecommunications
The range of theatrical experiences emerging online is t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:12PMDigital scrapbooks by children and teenagers are the funniest – and most bracing – reflections on lockdown. Now theatre is giving them the chance to put their fears and hope on stage
Unl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AMWednesday, June 17, 2020
Flute Theatre’s game-based production of Pericles, performed for one family at a time, is designed to create a sense of calm
Hottest front-room seats: best theatre and dance online
Kelly …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:12AMWednesday, June 10, 2020
Scour the internet for clues in this hysterical whodunnit from two Punchdrunk alumni – which, for all its immersive trickery, is first and foremost a cracking piece of storytelling
At a pa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AMSunday, June 7, 2020
Creation TheatreHG Wells’ dystopian classic is recast as a live online event in this glossy telling that veers between hope and despair
Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and dance…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:12AMTuesday, June 2, 2020
Available onlineParticipants delve into the dodgy dealings of a Tory MP and big pharma in this clever blend of theatre and gaming
Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and dance to watc…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18AMFriday, May 8, 2020
Available onlineThe story of a pair of estranged siblings in the aftermath of the Brexit vote is brought to life by the startlingly honest views of a range of young people
This 2017 co-produ…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:54AMFriday, May 1, 2020
From Doctor Faustus to Fleabag, here are the most stirring speeches from some of theatre’s best works Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AMSunday, April 12, 2020
Available onlineGiven a portal to Prospero’s island by Zoom, the audience become the most excited characters in this mischievous and magical version of Shakespeare’s fantasy
Front-room …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AMTuesday, March 3, 2020
Kensington Palace, LondonLes Enfants Terribles take us inside Will and Kate’s home for an immersive yet unreachable story about two women who once lived there
Don’t tell Will and Kate, …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:06AMMonday, March 2, 2020
Little Angel theatre, LondonGaiman’s graphic novel turns into an atmospheric show, as a girl tries to find out what’s scratching in the walls of her home
After years of going to the thea…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:03AMThursday, February 27, 2020
Playground theatre, LondonA woman waits to be stoned for adultery in a curious piece reminiscent of Beckett
Brian Cox, so deliciously appalling as Logan Roy in Succession, is the headline d…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:24AMThursday, February 13, 2020
Donmar Warehouse, London The real world slides away with frightening ease and pace in Caryl Churchill’s masterclass of tension
Twenty years on from its premiere, Far Away still feels like …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:03PMSaturday, February 1, 2020
From The Lighthouse to The Haystack, here’s our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AMTuesday, January 28, 2020
Soho theatre, LondonTwo men reimagine the acts of a serial killer in Alexis Gregory’s dark play about love, loneliness and longing
Writer Alexis Gregory has described his show Sex/Crime as…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:54AMSaturday, January 25, 2020
From The Personal History of David Copperfield to Madonna, here’s our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:36PMWednesday, January 22, 2020
Gate theatre, LondonJimena Larraguivel stars in a clever and evocative but confusing version of Luiselli’s multi-stranded novel about a woman who feels unseen
Here’s a story full of ghos…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:36PMFriday, January 17, 2020
Sondheim theatre, London With a cast that never misses a note, the West End’s longest-running musical proves a haunting and thrilling inspiration
What’s the sign that you’ve seen a gre…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:03AMFrom Waves to Beat Horizon, here’s our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:03AMFriday, December 27, 2019
From Jojo Rabbit to Craig David, here’s our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:06AMThursday, December 12, 2019
Old Fire Station, OxfordChris Bush’s beautifully crafted show is comforting and uplifting with just enough kick for those who find festive theatre too saccharine
Call me Scrooge, but I’m…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AMTuesday, December 10, 2019
Trafalgar Studios, LondonJodie Prenger sings her heart out in an atmospheric revival of Shelagh Delaney’s classic play about an unlucky-in-love mother and daughter
Words such as “raw” …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:12AMMonday, December 9, 2019
Jermyn Street theatre, LondonCraig Taylor’s jumble of micro-playlets – some just a few seconds long – coalesce into a layered, comic, moving portrait of everyday life in the UK
Listeni…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:03AMFriday, December 6, 2019
Royal Exchange, ManchesterThe classic musical about performance, in all its chaotic glory, gets a warm-hearted production from Jo Davies
Gypsy has been described as the King Lear of musical …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:33AMThursday, December 5, 2019
Derby theatreHiccup theatre’s clever take on the fairytale is full of music, puppetry, surprising twists, witty dialogue and madcap energy
Hiccup Theatre’s family shows always take you …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12AMFriday, November 29, 2019
Ustinov Studio, Bath Hansol Jung’s play brings the distracting, confusing noise of the internet to a funny and sensitive story of lonely hearts in Seoul
The internet is so fully realised i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:03AMTuesday, November 26, 2019
Arcola, LondonAdapted from Knut Hamsun’s first-person novel, Fay Lomas’s production is an empathetic and frightening look at a writer whose senses begin to turn on him as he falls into p…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AMFriday, November 22, 2019
From Frozen II to Anselm Kiefer, here’s our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days
(Jennifer Lee, Chris Buck, 2019, US) 103 mins Continue…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06AMThursday, November 21, 2019
Unicorn theatre, LondonThis take on Oscar Wilde’s story of a family moving into their spooky new home is a child-friendly blend of gothic horror and quirky comedy
There’s a little bit fo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:42PMFriday, November 8, 2019
Blue Elephant theatre, LondonRobyn Wilson is superb as a 16-year-old facing a daunting rite of passage in Amy Blakelock’s poignant one-woman play
I know Alice. I think I pretty much was Al…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:06AM 
