REVIEW: MAN AND BOY at National Theatre (Dorfman) ★★★★
Crooked corruption in the corporate world and the razzle dazzle game that the big dogs play in order to win Terence Rattigan’s 1963 play Man and Boy tells the story of ruthless businessman Gregor Antonescu, who turns up at the New York apartment of his estranged son, Basil, just as news breaks of a major […]
REVIEW: BALLAD LINES (Southwark Playhouse, Elephant) ★★★★
Centuries of song uncover family blood lines, through folk ballads, in this foot-stomping new musical Ballad Lines (originally titled A Mother’s Song) began life in 2018, written by Finn Anderson and Tania Azevedo. Eight years on, the musical is making its London premiere at Southwark Playhouse Elephant. This female-led new musical stars Frances McNamee and […]
REVIEW: AMERICAN PSYCHO (Almeida Theatre) ★★★★
American Psycho – an entertaining satire of capitalism, culminating in a beautiful bloodbath American Psycho first hit cinema screens at the turn of the millennium, starring Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman: a wealthy Wall Street investment banker whose obsession with status, perfection and self-image spirals into something far darker. Beneath the designer suits and pristine […]
REVIEW: BEAUTIFUL LITTLE FOOL (Southwark Playhouse) ★★★★
The World Premiere of Beautiful Little Fool shows the life of F. Scott Fitzgerald, wasn’t quite the party his books alluded to. Telling the story of F. Scott Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda, through the eyes of their daughter Scottie, the world premiere musical Beautiful Little Fool is now playing at London’s Southwark Playhouse. The […]
REVIEW: THE LION KING (Lyceum Theatre) ★★★
Does The Lion King still sit proudly at the top of Pride Rock or has it gone to the Elephant’s Graveyard? Written by Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi and based on the 1994 Disney film, The Lion King stage musical premiered in London’s West End at the Lyceum Theatre in 1999 – more than twenty-five […]
REVIEW: THE OLIVE BOY – Southwark Playhouse ★★★ January 2026
The Olive Boy explores the uneasy space between adolescence, grief and emotional immaturity The phrase “boys will be boys” often gets used to excuse behaviour, rather than examine it. The Olive Boy explores that uneasy space between adolescence, grief and emotional immaturity. First staged at the Hope Theatre in 2021, The Olive Boy has since […]
REVIEW: MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO (Gillian Lynne Theatre) ★★★★
My Neighbour Totoro – “highly recommended for families and big kids at heart” In May 2022, the Royal Shakespeare Company announced that a stage adaptation of the 1988 Japanese animated film ‘My Neighbour Totoro‘ (one of the most popular characters in Japanese animation) would open at the Barbican Theatre for a three month run. After […]
New casting announced for OLIVER! at Gielgud Theatre ★★★★★
New London cast announced for Lionel Bart’s iconic musical, Oliver! at Gielgud Theatre Lead Cast The full cast of Oliver! in the West End includes: Simon Lipkin (Guys and Dolls, Avenue Q) as Fagin Ava Brennan (The Lion King, Hamilton) as Nancy Aaron Sidwell (Henry VI, Wicked) as Bill Sikes Aaron MacGregor (Les Misérables) as […]
HIGH NOON (Harold Pinter Theatre) ★★★★★ – January 2026
High Noon at London’s Harold Pinter Theatre – a very pleasant surprise – Yee Haw! Based on the 1952 film (known as one of the greatest westerns ever made) the World Premiere of HIGH NOON at Harold Pinter Theatre, has been adapted for the stage by Eric Roth (Forrest Gump, Dune) and Directed by Thea […]
Black Is The Color Of My Voice (Duchess Theatre) ★★★
A love letter to one of the great performers of their time, Nina Simone. Inspired by the life of Nina Simone, and featuring many of her most iconic songs performed live, Apphia Campbell’s acclaimed play ‘Black Is The Color Of My Voice‘ follows the life of the singer and civil rights activist as she seeks […]