REVIEW: 50 First Dates the Musical at The Other Palace ★★★
He’s falling for her every day—she’s forgetting him every night. 50 First Dates was the ultimate 2004 rom-com starring Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler. It tells the story of Lucy Whitmore, an art teacher who suffered brain damage and now wakes up every morning, thinking it is the day before her birthday (a bit like […]
REVIEW: Clarkston at Trafalgar Theatre ★★★
Heartstopper and Agatha All Along star Joe Locke makes his West End debut in the UK premiere of Clarkston by Samuel D. Hunter. Jake (Joe Locke) arrives in a small town and starts working the night shift at Costco, stacking shelves. Partnered up with Chris (Ruaridh Mollica), the two youngsters form a friendship. Jake divulges […]
REVIEW: Entertaining Mr Sloane at the Young Vic ★★★★
Nadia Fall launches her first season as Young Vic Artistic Director with Joe Orton’s 1964 cult classic Entertaining Mr Sloane – a three-act play that is ‘brimming with manipulation, seduction, and a devilish wit’. When lonely Kath (Tamzin Outhwaite) offers the mysterious Mr Sloane (Jordan Stephens) a room to rent in the family home, her […]
REVIEW: Reunion at the Kiln Theatre ★★★★
Mark O’Rowe’s play Reunion, about an Irish family get-together, premiered at Galway International Arts Festival in 2024. It is now making its UK premiere at London’s Kiln Theatre, starring an all-Irish cast. It’s an all-too-familiar story that many will relate to. When extended families meet for weddings, funerals or milestone birthdays, personalities can clash and […]
REVIEW: The Weir at the Harold Pinter Theatre ★★★★★
Playwright Conor McPherson achieved theatrical fame in 2017 with the Bob Dylan musical Girl from the North Country, which premiered at The Old Vic in London before transferring into the West End’s Noël Coward Theatre for a 12-week run. However, nearly thirty years ago, in 1997, Connor wrote The Weir and the first draft he […]
REVIEW: The Land Of The Living at the National Theatre ★★★★★
The Land of the Living a new play by David Lan at the National Theatre asks ‘was what I did “wrong”?’ Set in Germany, 1945, thousands of children, stolen by the Nazis from Eastern Europe during WWII are under the care of UN relief worker Ruth, working to try to reunite them with their families. […]
REVIEW: The Code at Southwark Playhouse Elephant ★★★★
Hollywood, 1950. A fading star. A rising one. An agent with an agenda. And a legend who’s seen it all. THE CODE, written beautifully by Michael McKeever, tells a sad story, showing us that in 75 years, the world really hasn’t progressed very far. Hollywood actors are forced to hide their sexuality and choose between […]
REVIEW: The Producers at Garrick Theatre – September 2025 ★★★★★
A major London revival of Mel Brooks’ musical adaptation of THE PRODUCERS is now playing at the Garrick Theatre The Producers last played in London’s West End at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane from 2004 – 2007, starring Nathan Lane, reprising his Broadway role of Max. He wasn’t supposed to be playing the role but four days before previews began, Richard Dreyfuss was let go […]
REVIEW: A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Southwark Playhouse ★★★★★
A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a magical comedy of love, mischief and donkeys which delights the mind and stuns with the quality of acting from these young performers. A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare’s most magical comedy is currently playing at Southwark Playhouse Borough and is claimed to be for anyone aged 8 – 88 and […]
REVIEW: Ambika Mod in Every Brilliant Thing @sohoplace ★★★
Duncan Macmillan’s play Every Brilliant Thing has been performed in 80 countries around the world and now makes its West End premiere @sohoplace. With a cast of rotating actors including Lenny Henry, Sue Perkins and Minnie Driver, you’ll see a different take on the play depending on who you see. Last night was the turn […]