REVIEW: ⭐⭐⭐1/2 for Controlled Burn @camdenpeoplestheatre 'A ritual-like, beautifully unrushed piece about connection and control' wp.me/pdXz8Y-a73 #review #theatre #whatson
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REVIEW: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ for Four Seasons Re-imagined @ronniescotts 'The Four Seasons get the Ronnie Scott's treatment, and blossoms!' wp.me/pdXz8Y-a6V #review #music #whatson
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Oluwalonimi Owoyemi An uplifting celebration of community and friendship where everyone is welcome, don’t miss this feel-good night of foot-stomping entertainment. wp.me/pdXz8Y-a6c #interview #whatson
REVIEW: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ for Dreamscape Arcola Theatre 'a hip hop and spoken word drama that definitely pulls joy out of tragedy' wp.me/pdXz8Y-a6y #review #whatson #London
IN CONVERSATION WITH:BARNEY NORRIS Global reggae icon Shaggy is set to co-star with Sting in the reimagined 2026 adaptation of Sting's musical The Last Ship for just two nights at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. wp.me/pdXz8Y-a5R #interview #musical #london
IN CONVERSATION WITH:BARNEY NORRIS
Global reggae icon Shaggy is set to co-star with Sting in the reimagined 2026 adaptation of Sting's musical The Last Ship for just two nights at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Shaggy plays the role of the Wallsend Ferryman. The production has toured globally this year, including stops in Amsterdam, Paris, and Brisbane, as well as a limited nine-show run at the famed Metropolitan Opera House in New York.
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REVIEW: 4 Star to Horrible Histories at @ArtsTheatreCamb "For kids, this is a wonderful celebration of the enduring absurdity of human nature, especially when it comes to the so-called British sensibility. " wp.me/pdXz8Y-a5M #REVIEW #cambridge
REVIEW: Horrible Histories
For kids, this is a wonderful celebration of the enduring absurdity of human nature, especially when it comes to the so-called British sensibility.
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REVIEW: 4.5 Stars to Mahler's First By Heart @RoyalAlbertHall @bbcproms "Mahler's therapy session, staged first and then played flawlessly from memory" wp.me/pdXz8Y-a5H #review #bbcproms #london
REVIEW: Mahler's First By Heart
Mahler's therapy session, staged first and then played flawlessly from memory
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REVIEW: Tether 인연 4.5 stars @ Citizens Theatre Glasgow An Ideal Fringe Show wp.me/pdXz8Y-a5o #review #glasgow #theatre
REVIEW: Tether 인연
An Ideal Fringe Show
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Feature: The King’s Theatre Opening Celebration The King's Theatre The King’s Theatre has reopened in Tollcross, Edinburgh, after two years of refurbishment. wp.me/pdXz8Y-a5d #feature #theatre #edinburgh
REVIEW: 3.5 stars to #Age @ Riverside Studios #BitesizeFestival 'This nuanced exploration of friendship and memory takes time to find its momentum' #review #theatre #london #whatson
REVIEW: Age
Two former best friends run into each other at the airport. One, off on a family holiday, is perpetually tired and “smelling faintly of vomit”; the other is headed on an all-expenses-paid business trip to Amsterdam.
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REVIEW: 3 stars to #AmILosingMyselfOrJustMyFigure Riverside Studios #BitesizeFestival 'An illustrated authentic depiction of motherhood' #review #theatre #london #whatson
REVIEW: Am I Losing My Mind or Just My Figure??
Fin is a courier by day, an illustrator by ambition and permanently one bad shift away from admitting neither is working out. She's a protagonist engineered to represent an entire generation's inability to hit any of the milestones it was promised in career, relationship or a deposit on a flat. Between the gig economy grind, the on-off boyfriend and the Catholic parents bracing for news they don't want, the premise is the familiarity of overhearing a friendgroup's chat.
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REVIEW: 4 stars to #HowsYourHead Lowry by Aarian Mehrabani 'Razor-sharp stand-up with candid storytelling that's as heartfelt as it is hilarious' #review #comedy #manchester #whatson
REVIEW: How’s Your Head
Commissioned by the Lowry as part of their Developed With programme, ‘How’s Your Head’ is the debut stand-up show from Aarian Mehrabani, performed in the Lowry’s studio ahead of his upcoming run at the Edinburgh Fringe.
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REVIEW: 5 Stars to #TheCarMan Sadler's Wells 'London's actual heatwave is at Sadler's Wells, made for all summertime fantasies' #whatson #london #review
REVIEW: The Car Man
Harmony, population 375, is the kind of town where everyone knows everyone's business, until a stranger disrupts their usual routines. Matthew Bourne's The Car Man is Grease meets Carmen, in 1950s varsity jackets, cigarette smoke, girls-versus-boys posturing where the toxic masculinity is the engine block. With a stranger blowing into town and a marriage already curdling on the vine, Harmony is one Man Wanted sign away from combustion.
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IN CONVERSATION WITH: Tulug Tirpan Arcola Theatre Forty years after the publication of the groundbreaking undercover experience is transformed into a documentary opera in this UK premiere. wp.me/pdXz8Y-9Wg #interview #london #theatre
REVIEW: 3.5 stars for Chelsea Birkby Is In Full Control The Entire Time 'Five words, one clicker and the promise that mastery is only ever a slide away.' wp.me/pdXz8Y-a4z #review #comedy #london
REVIEW: Chelsea Birkby Is In Full Control The Entire Time
Birkby strides on in full 90s guru dressed in a blazer and equipped with a remote cocked like a weapon, fully ready to teach the room how to dominate its destiny, or at least asking the audience, do we ever have control?
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IN CONVERSATION WITH: Kojo Apeagyei, new trustee of Talawa Theatre Company 'Joining the board felt right because of where the arts sit at this moment in relation to emerging tech and culture.' wp.me/pdXz8Y-a4r #interview #highlight #feature
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Kojo Apeagyei
We sat down for an exclusive interview with Kojo Apeagyei, new trustee of Talawa Theatre Company.
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REVIEW: 3.5 stars to #Cutlass @ The Glitch 'A one man, multi character swashbuckling show.' #review #theatre #london #whatson
REVIEW: Cutlass
From Will Harley (Radio 4/CBBC/ITV) comes Cutlass. Set during the golden age of pirateering, Captain Springsmile Jack has been caught, tried and is due to hang in the morning. However, his redemption quickly begins to unravel, revealing that this anti-hero may have more depth (and heart) than first thought.
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REVIEW: 3 stars to #LovesLaboursLost @ Shakespeare's Globe 'At Shakespeare’s Globe, the Bard’s words should be centre stage — but here, clever rhetoric is overshadowed by cheap laughs.' #review #shakespeare #whatson #london #theatre
REVIEW: Our Man in Havana ⭐⭐⭐ Oxford Playhouse A dizzying and twisting plot that will leave you pondering wp.me/pdXz8Y-a40 #review #theatre #oxford
REVIEW: Our Man in Havana
A dizzying and twisting plot that will leave you pondering
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IN CONVERSATION WITH: Himadri Madan 'The body can hold contradiction without having to tidy it up.' wp.me/pdXz8Y-9JF #interview #highlight #feature #edinburghfringe
IN CONVERSATON WITH: Himadri Madan
We sat down for an exclusive interview with Himadri Madan, co-creator and performer of Mother | Maiden | Whore.
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IN CONVERSATION WITH: Matt Baram and Naomi Snieckus @edfringe Matt Baram and Naomi Snieckus explore how, in the aftermath of loss or change, we interact with the objects that are left behind. wp.me/pdXz8Y-9kO #fringe #comedy #interview
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Matt Baram and Naomi Snieckus
Drawing on their own personal experiences of the loss of their parents, acclaimed married Second City comedy duo Matt Baram and Naomi Snieckus explore how, in the aftermath of loss or change, we interact with the objects that are left behind.
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IN CONVERSATION WITH: Ollie Horn 'I think humans get a huge amount of pleasure from solving problems, and it’s interesting to watch an audience work together to solve problem after problem.' wp.me/pdXz8Y-9Nl #interview #highlight #feature
REVIEW: 5 Stars to Glory Mold 2084 at St Enoch Centre, Glasgow "A Timely Mediation on Nature and AI" wp.me/pdXz8Y-a3R #review #glasgow #sitespecific
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Craig Manson 'I try not to get too earnest in anything that I do, but when making any theatre show there has to be different textures.' #interview #highlight #feature #edinburghfringe wp.me/pdXz8Y-9Jh
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Julia Stephens @ Underbelly @edfringe.bsky.social ROOMIES is a darkly funny solo show based on a true story about friendship, identity, and the fragile line between control and collapse. wp.me/pdXz8Y-9kT #interview #edfringe #comedy
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Julia Stephens
ROOMIES is a darkly funny solo show based on a true story about friendship, identity, and the fragile line between control and collapse.
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IN CONVERSATION WITH: Abbey Gillett and Elsa Strachan @edfringe 'Music has a way of cutting though to a feeling in a way that words sometimes can’t.' wp.me/pdXz8Y-9NZ #interview #highlight #feature
REVIEW: 4 Stars To Carrie the Musical @BrocJackTheatre A modern take on a cult classic. wp.me/pdXz8Y-a3M #review #london #musical
REVIEW: 5 Stars to Imogen Whitehead and Patrick Milne at Ronnie Scott’s @officialronnies "Old friends, new tricks, and the flugelhorn as the unbilled third lead." wp.me/pdXz8Y-a3H #london #review #jazz #music
REVIEW: Imogen Whitehead and Patrick Milne
Old friends, new tricks, and the flugelhorn as the unbilled third lead.
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IN CONVERSATION WITH: Danyah Miller "Young people often have brilliant instincts and I think that's because they listen carefully, spot details and are willing to change their minds when new evidence is thrown into the mix" wp.me/pdXz8Y-9Ox #interview #highlight #feature
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Danyah Miller
We sat down for an exclusive interview with Danyah Miller, co-creator and performer of The Mystery of Pleasance Two, a brain-teasing, board game style show where the audience’s detective skills are essential to solve the murder and crack the case.
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