THE COMEDY ABOUT SPIES Review (Adelphi Theatre)
In 2025, Mischief Theatre brought The Comedy About Spies to London’s Noël Coward Theatre and I said it was “perhaps the funniest thing I have ever seen on stage.” The show went on to win the West End Wilma Award for Best New Play and is now back in the West End, for a limited […]
Republic of Silence Review (Riverside Studios) ★★
Following a successful run at Theatre Peckham, Republic of Silence has transferred to Riverside Studios as part of the Bitesize Festival! Based on true stories, Republic of Silence is about Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries. If you don’t know what they are, you might not want to keep reading as it is a truly horrific part of […]
I’m Every Woman: The Chaka Khan Musical Review ★★★
I’m Every Woman: The Chaka Khan Musical – not bad, just misguided With 22 albums, 25 chart-topping hits, 70 million records sold and a career spanning five decades, 10-time GRAMMY® winner Chaka Khan has shaped the sound of generations across five decades. If I’m honest, Chaka Khan is not a music artist I know particularly […]
HIT MACHINE at Soho Theatre Review ★★★
HIT MACHINE – a play about family, art and the making of music makes its London debut but doesn’t feel quite finished. The world premiere of Jonathan Caren‘s Hit Machine arrives at Soho Theatre with How I Met Your Mother star Josh Radnor and Broadway’s Noah Galvin (Dear Evan Hansen) making their London stage debuts. […]
HEATHERS (Arts at Marble Arch Theatre) Review ★★★★
Hold on to your scrunchies – Heathers the musical is back in London for another killer spree The brand-new Arts at Marble Arch theatre is an extension of the beloved Arts Theatre (while it undergoes major refurbishment). Presented by TodayTix, it opens its doors with Heathers the Musical – a show that has built one […]
The Ballad of Johnny & June, Review, Richmond Theatre
The Ballad of Johnny & June – a love story that requires courage Few love stories in the history of popular music can match Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash for sheer drama. Over ninety million records sold. A famous on-stage marriage proposal. A relationship forged in chaos and sustained through addiction, faith, determination and […]
Sandra Oh is gloriously furious in The Misanthrope – Review
The Misanthrope at the National Theatre is Martin Crimp‘s bold new version of Molière‘s 17th-century classic, updated to the present day and starring Sandra Oh (Killing Eve, Grey’s Anatomy) in the title role – reimagined here as Alice, a brilliant novelist rather than Molière’s original male protagonist Alceste. Bursting onto the stage, misanthropic Alice is […]
Who’s lying? Who’s cheating at tennis? The Truth Reviewed
THE TRUTH – a ninety-minute farcical romp of secrets, lies and betrayal Florian Zeller‘s Olivier Award-nominated French comedy returns to London a decade after it was first seen at the Menier Chocolate Factory. The Truth (translated by Christopher Hampton and directed by Lindsay Posner) is a ninety-minute masterclass in farce, misdirection and the comedy of […]
Dance your cares away at Fraggle Rock LIVE – New York Review
Dance your cares away *clap clap* at New York’s New Victory Theater with Fraggle Rock Live Whether you grew up in the 1980s with Gobo, Mokey, Wembley, Boober and Red as your after-school companions, or whether you have young children who have discovered them through Apple TV’s award-winning 2022 revival, the Fraggle Rock theme tune […]
Redcliffe – Jordan Luke Gage’s debut musical Reviewed ★★★★★
Sometimes, when sitting down to write a review, you can get lost in the myriad of things you feel expected to comment on. So before I begin, let me just say this: Redcliffe is a beautifully emotional journey that deserves to be seen by everyone. The Story Set against the backdrop of 18th century England, […]