Review: Age of Rage, The Barbican
Revenge is a dish best served old seems to be the message in Age of Rage from Ivo van Hove‘s extreme theatre special…
Review: Middle, National Theatre
It’s only a few minutes in when Maggie (Claire Rushbrook) looks at her husband Gary (Daniel Ryan…
Review: Jerusalem, Apollo Theatre
Jerusalem is back — but should we be still singing its praises? Heralded as the play of the century, J…
Review: Punchdrunk’s The Burnt City
“Much-anticipated” is a phrase that is often recklessly bandied about in theatreland. West…
Review: Prima Facie, Harold Pinter Theatre
Her iconic turn as Killing Eve’s Villanelle has shot Jodie Comer into the stratosphere but her West En…
Review: Peter Grimes, Royal Opera House
There are few operas which, at once, give some insight into the history of the current UK opera scene, the sexual politics of the 1940s a…
Review: Così fan tutte, ENO
Phelim McDermott is among the very top tier of opera directors and, with this welcome revival of his 2…
Review: Fever Pitch, The Opera (Union Chapel)
Is it 1-0 to the Arsenal or another disappointing outing?
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Review: The Importance Of Being Earnest (The Barbican)
When Gerard Barry chose to dress up one of Oscar Wilde’s most famous plays as an avant-garde opera, di…
Review: La Traviata (Royal Opera House)
La Traviata, the most performed opera in the world, has returned to Covent Garden in breathtaking styl…
Review: Mulan Rouge, The Vaults
Anyway you look at it, the concept of The Vaults’ Mulan Rouge – a dinner/cabaret mashup of Disney’s Mula…
Review: String v SPITTA, Soho Theatre
String v SPITTA might sound like a court case but is, instead, something far more serious: a batt…