Purcell, The Musical Tim Hochstrasser 24/05/2026Barnes Green on a lovely Spring evening is a fine setting for an evening of Purcell. This week at the...
The Name Hafiza Butt 23/05/2026There is a reason why Simon Usher is one of our finest stage directors, and it’s not just his intelligence,...
My Normal F**king Sex Life Rhys John Edwards 23/05/2026THE RIVERFRONT, NEWPORT It’s not often that a protagonist’s inner monologue is cast as their chief antagonist. Most of the...
Dido & Aeneas Tim Hochstrasser 23/05/2026In his excellent programme note Michael Burden points out that we know very little about the origins and performance circumstances...
The Master Builder Katerina Gotsi 22/05/2026Ambition, guilt, desire, and the fear of decline lie at the heart of Henrik Ibsen’s The Master Builder, one of...
Reviewer's rating A Tale of Two Cities Jad Adams 22/05/2026There are problems with adaptations of Dickens which are hard to surmount. His novels were published serially so their structure...
Quartet in Autumn Julie Peakman 21/05/2026 Barbara Pym’s novels are always particularly heart-warming, if a little sad. Author Samantha Harvey has successfully adapted the book...
Reviewer's rating Churchill’s Urinal Jad Adams 20/05/2026Rosie Holt brightened the Covid years with her social media posts as an unconsciously self-satirising Tory lady. With her sleek...
Sherlock Holmes Sara Tiron 19/05/2026At Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, Sherlock Holmes transforms detective fiction into something vividly alive. Written by Joel Horwood and...
Stage Kiss Rivka Jacobson 18/05/2026Sarah Ruhl’s Stage Kiss, directed here by Blanche McIntyre, begins as a sparkling backstage comedy in which two actors, cast...
