The Last Man Review, Southwark Playhouse ★
The cult Korean rock musical The Last Man has been a huge hit across Asia. Newly reimagined for English-speaking audiences, it has now landed in London at Southwark Playhouse, inviting us deep into a bunker for an intimate experience of one person’s struggle to hold on to hope, connection and humanity. The apocalypse is something […]
I’m Not Being Funny Review (Bush Theatre) ★★★
It is estimated that more than 3 million people are currently living with cancer in the UK, a figure expected to rise to 4 million by 2030 and 5.3 million by 2040. There has been a noticeable increase in cases among those aged under 30, prompting a reassessment of who a “typical” patient is and […]
Blood Brothers Review, Richmond Theatre ★★★★★
Willy Russell‘s iconic musical Blood Brothers is playing at Richmond Theatre this week, the penultimate stop on its Spring 2026 tour. I hadn’t seen the show since its last West End run in 2012, so it was a real treat to revisit it. This epic tale of Liverpool life started out as a play, performed […]
Chat Noir! brings art, absinthe and anarchy to London ★★★★★
The Lost Estate’s latest immersive creation Chat Noir! brings art, absinthe and anarchy to London The Lost Estate have made a name for themselves with The Great Christmas Feast and 58th Street and they are quickly becoming one of the most interesting creators of immersive performance in the country. Chat Noir! could be their most […]
MYRA’s STORY (Reviewed at London’s Trafalgar Theatre, 2026)
Myra’s Story – the uncomfortable truth that we ignore every day Seen by over 150,000 theatregoers across Ireland, the UK and North America, Irish play Myra’s Story returned to London for two dates this April and I’m so glad I had the chance to see it. Homelessness is something we encounter every day – on […]
Titanique – London Theatre Review 2026 ★★★★
Titanique – a shipload of laughs and a boat full of talent in this Celine Dion fever dream The off-Broadway smash hit musical Titanique (now safely docked on Broadway) sailed across the Atlantic to London’s West End in December 2024, opening at the Criterion Theatre. You may think you already know the story of Titanic: […]
AVENUE Q – London Theatre Review 2026 ★★★★
Lots of fur but certainly no fluff, Avenue Q brings puppets, porn and perfection to the West End stage When Avenue Q premiered Off-Broadway in 2003, few could have predicted it would go on to beat Wicked to the 2004 Tony Award for Best Musical. Yet this scrappy, foul-mouthed puppet show did exactly that, proving […]
REVIEW: An Act(Or?) – Unafraid to Ask the Big Questions
Bassett Theatre – Intimate, Ambitious and Unafraid to Ask the Big Questions Bassett Theatre is an independent London-based company, creating original, pop-up theatre with a distinctly communal feel. Specialising in drama, solo performance and new writing, their work is ambitious, intimate, and unafraid to tackle the difficult questions of identity, belonging and the true cost […]
REVIEW: LIFE LINE (Southwark Playhouse, Elephant) April 2026
New musical Life Line (by Charades Theatre Company) arrives at Southwark Playhouse with an undeniably ambitious premise. Blending medical history, romance and modern-day crisis into a sweeping narrative about discovery, legacy and the fragile thread of human connection. Antibiotics can save our lives if we get sick. And we can thank Mr Alexander Fleming for […]
REVIEW: THE AUTHENTICATOR at National Theatre – April 2026
The Authenticator – a gripping new play at the National Theatre that reckons with Britain’s colonial past. Written by Winsome Pinnock and set against the legacy of Britain’s colonial past, the story begins in 1756, when Henry Hartford leaves England for Jamaica. In just seven years, he builds a vast fortune through plantation ownership, before […]