Review: The Value of Names – White Bear Theatre
Laden with quips and schtick Many in the UK are not aware of Jeremy Sweet’s writing – A playwright, journalist and theatre historian whose…
Review: DocDoc – Churchill Theatre
We are all on the spectrum ‘Fukkoffsunnovvabitch!’ comes the cry from Fred when London taxi driver Lee joins him in the doctor’s waiting room,…
Chaos is an Event
‘Chaos weaves each act through one another, taking the audience on a disrupted journey’ The title Chaos: II, and a press release that implied…
Review: Oedipus – The Old Vic
The dance is consistently excellent Despite the plethora of opportunities, this production seems incapable of fully cashing in on any melodrama because so much…
Review: Onegin – Royal Opera House
The Royal Ballet tells a tale of love and loss Lovers are scorned, friends betrayed, and duels end in fatality in the Royal Ballet’s…
Review: Please Right Back – Southbank Centre
An animated take on Social Realism Theatre group 1927 presents a funny yet thought-provoking analysis of class, British institutions, and familial structures in Please…
Review: Slava’s SnowShow – Harold Pinter Theatre
The Snow Goes On Bare knuckle pugilist Tom Cribb endured much for the sake of his art but even he might have thrown in…
Review: Nutcracker In Havana: Southbank Centre
Carlos Acosta Stages A Festive Party Carlos Acosta reimagines a Christmas classic from a Cuban perspective and with a nutcracker in the form of…
Review: Little Foxes – Young Vic
Mill Deal Madness and Southern Skulduggery After two pantos in recent days I had to snap out of ‘Oh yes it is’ mode for…
Review: Dick Whittington – Hackney Empire
We’ve been tossed, turned and tumbled It was a right mare on Mare Street – the wind was blowing hard and the rain had…
Review: Sleeping Beauty – Catford Broadway
A Pantomime for 21st Century London Opening with flashing lights, swirling dry ice and an enthusiastic live band, the cast keep up their smiling…
Review: Ballet Shoes – National
An Ode to Realising Dreams Ballet Shoes was forever a tome on my grandparents’ shelves, amongst the Ballet Annuals that my mum collected when…


















