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Interviews
16 minutes ago
Pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again!
Joanne Schmoll sits down with us to share the story behind her joyful cabaret celebrating the unsung women songwriters who…
Interviews
5 hours ago
Housing Horror, Vampire Fan-Fiction, and London in Your Twenties
An unmissable, cross-cultural Camden Fringe feature.
Interviews
7 hours ago
Throwing a 50th Birthday Party… A Year Late
An unmissable, cross-cultural Camden Fringe feature.
Interviews
23 hours ago
Strong tea, stronger convictions, and a touch of Victorian drama
An unmissable, cross-cultural Camden Fringe feature.
Reviews
1 day ago
Review: Asian Pirate Musical, Upstairs at the Gatehouse
An ambitious and entertaining musical adventure that has the makings of a thrilling stage voyage
Reviews
1 day ago
Review: Age, Riverside Studios
A gripping depiction of naivete, curiosity and consequences – travelling into maturity
Interviews
1 day ago
Where Does Love Go When the World Explodes?
NC Productions discusses Together in the End at Rosemary Branch Theatre for Camden Fringe 2026
Interviews
1 day ago
Quirky Rom-Com Sparkle Across London & Edinburgh
Aissa Martell and Kat de Leiros discuss If By Starlight...
Reviews
1 day ago
Review: A World Elsewhere, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
Top quality silliness and beautifully bonkers interaction that gloriously celebrates imagination in all its forms.
Reviews
2 days ago
Review: Grease: The Immersive Movie Musical, Evolution London
Forget your worries, jump feet first into the 1950s and hand jive until your hands hurt at this unforgettable event…
Reviews
2 days ago
Review: Tao of Glass, @sohoplace
A joyful experience: enter understanding the world one way and exit with a sense of how it can be different.
Reviews
2 days ago
Review: Cleansed, Almeida Theatre
Frecknall carefully threads the hope into Kane’s harrowing fever dream.
Reviews
2 days ago
Review: Dreamscape, Arcola Theatre
Form and multi-disciplinary performance bring home the full horror of shocking real-life events
Reviews
2 days ago
Review: A Fable, Riverside Studios
A charming, beautiful, and at times savage show that brings breathtaking puppetry and traditional storytelling together in perfect harmony.
Reviews
2 days ago
Review: Carrie: The Musical, Brockley Jack Studio Theatre
Messy, modern, and irresistibly theatrical, Carrie: The Musical brings Stephen King to the modern era
Reviews
2 days ago
Review: Love’s Labour’s Lost, Shakespeare’s Globe
This flamenco-fuelled production proves the power of Shakespeare’s words by transcending them
Interviews
2 days ago
Wacky, Defiant, and Rosencarrots the Rabbit
The Yorickans on 'A Two Woman Hamlet' at the Old Red Lion
Interviews
2 days ago
What Stories Does Your Hair Hold?
Selina Tseng discusses Between Strands at Rosemary Branch Theatre
Fringe and OffWestEnd
1 day ago
Review: Asian Pirate Musical, Upstairs at the Gatehouse
An ambitious and entertaining musical adventure that has the makings of a thrilling stage voyage
1 day ago
Review: Age, Riverside Studios
A gripping depiction of naivete, curiosity and consequences – travelling into maturity
2 days ago
Review: Grease: The Immersive Movie Musical, Evolution London
Forget your worries, jump feet first into the 1950s and hand jive until your hands hurt at this unforgettable event of the summer.
2 days ago
Review: Cleansed, Almeida Theatre
Frecknall carefully threads the hope into Kane’s harrowing fever dream.
2 days ago
Review: Dreamscape, Arcola Theatre
Form and multi-disciplinary performance bring home the full horror of shocking real-life events
2 days ago
Review: A Fable, Riverside Studios
A charming, beautiful, and at times savage show that brings breathtaking puppetry and traditional storytelling together in perfect harmony.
2 days ago
Review: Carrie: The Musical, Brockley Jack Studio Theatre
Messy, modern, and irresistibly theatrical, Carrie: The Musical brings Stephen King to the modern era
4 days ago
Review: I Think I Hate Actors, Canada Water Theatre
A love letter to theatre from an actor who’s not entirely sure she loves the people in it.
5 days ago
Review: GUTTED, Riverside Studios
With sex, sauces, and a serious case of IBS, GUTTED serves up chaos with real chemistry, even if the recipe needs refining.
5 days ago
Review: The Importance of Being Oscar, Park Theatre
A scholarly, restrained portrait of one of our greatest literary figures that, appropriately perhaps, feels overly earnest.
5 days ago
Review: Otto & Astrid: The Stages Tour, Soho Theatre
A German Duo with chemistry and character. They just need to organise the party.
1 week ago
Review: This Year I Am Going To Die, Hen and Chickens Theatre
Anxiety has never been funnier in this one-man show about a man convinced his time has come
1 week ago
Review: The Scale of Power, Union Theatre
A new and exciting musical that overflows with potential
1 week ago
Review: Pearls Recommended, Drayton Arms Theatre
A thoughtful and emotionally resonant two-hander exploring duty, identity and expectation.
1 week ago
Review: Good for Her!, The Other Palace
Searingly open, tragi-comedic tale of co-dependency
2 weeks ago
Review: Midnight at the Never Get, Menier Chocolate Factory
A moving melodic tale of forbidden love, artistic struggle and the music that keeps love and hope alive
2 weeks ago
Review: Hedda Gabler, Golden Goose Theatre
A thoughtful, if traditional, adaptation of the classic tragedy.
2 weeks ago
Review: Scenes from a Falling World, The Coronet Theatre
Strength is shown in the commitment to the piece, each performer approaching their creation with joy, care, and athleticism.
Theatre for Young Audiences
1 day ago
Review: A World Elsewhere, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
Top quality silliness and beautifully bonkers interaction that gloriously celebrates imagination in all its forms.
1 week ago
Review: Bugs at Work: Cricket and the Freebugs, Jackson’s Lane
A core of strong musical talent supports a funky musical that needs wider vision.
1 week ago
Interview: Celebrating 25 years in a deep dark wood
Toby Mitchell of Tall Stories on The Gruffalo’s lasting appeal Tall Stories’ much-loved adaptation The Gruffalo Live on Stage celebrates 25…
2 weeks ago
Interview: A comic genius takes on the trickiest of audiences
Mark Watson on elevating kids' comedy at Edfringe
2 weeks ago
Review: There’s a Tiger in the Garden, Polka Theatre
A heart-warming celebration of the joy of make-believe
2 weeks ago
Review: Whatever the Weather, Unicorn Theatre
A weather-filled, wonderful space that immerses families in creative curiosity and playful possibility.
Regional and Touring
2 weeks ago
Review: Conflict of Interest, Lantern Theatre, Sheffield
A well written, well acted character-driven legal drama, full of twists and surprising revelations.
3 weeks ago
Review: Fairlight, Wimbledon Park Tennis Courts
An innovative, immersive, electropop experience that contests the invisibility of gay players in professional tennis.
3 weeks ago
Review: Beauty and the Beast, The Montgomery, Sheffield
A bright and entertaining presentation of Disney's classic show with some excellent performances from the hardworking cast.
3 weeks ago
Review: As You Like It, Royal Hospital, Chelsea
Fun in the Shakespearean sun with The Handlebards.
4 weeks ago
Review: The Colour of Impossible Things, Kelford School
A delightful immersive experience to stimulate all the senses and successfully introduce the magic of Shakespeare to children aged 5-11…
1 July 2026
Review: Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Lyceum Theatre
An extravagant and vibrant, full-on, larger than life production with heart. You'll be swept away by the utter gloriousness of…
West End/ SOLT venue reviews
2 days ago
Review: Tao of Glass, @sohoplace
A joyful experience: enter understanding the world one way and exit with a sense of how it can be different.
2 days ago
Review: Love’s Labour’s Lost, Shakespeare’s Globe
This flamenco-fuelled production proves the power of Shakespeare’s words by transcending them
1 week ago
Review: IN THE BRAIN, Southbank Centre
An impressive, youthful exploration of dance and drama whose electrifying synapses capture a frenzy of physical display.
4 weeks ago
Review: −320°F, Sadler’s Wells
A dazzling spectacle of ideas and imagery that overwhelms, but rewards curiosity with flashes of brilliance.
1 July 2026
Review: Archduke, Royal Court Theatre
An energetic, morbidly hilarious exploration of radicalisation and impressionable youth, sitting in the shadow of the events that started the First World War.
30 June 2026
Review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Inspired casting choices elevate an otherwise middle of the wood production.
27 June 2026
Review: Colossus, Southbank Centre
A kaleidoscopic human murmuration lands at the Southbank Centre
27 June 2026
Review: Cyrano de Bergerac, The Noel Coward Theatre
Sharp and modern Cyrano blending humour, heartbreak and contemporary relevance
25 June 2026
Review: Venus & Adonis, Barbican Centre
An exceptional, arousing version of Shakespeare’s steamy erotic poem.
23 June 2026
Review: Why I Stuck a Flare Up My Arse for England, Garrick Theatre
A thoughtful examination of masculinity, belonging and redemption.
Interviews, Features and Podcasts
Interviews
16 minutes ago
Pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again!
Joanne Schmoll sits down with us to share the story behind her joyful cabaret celebrating the unsung women songwriters who broke barriers and shaped music history.
Interviews
5 hours ago
Housing Horror, Vampire Fan-Fiction, and London in Your Twenties
An unmissable, cross-cultural Camden Fringe feature.
Interviews
7 hours ago
Throwing a 50th Birthday Party… A Year Late
An unmissable, cross-cultural Camden Fringe feature.
Interviews
23 hours ago
Strong tea, stronger convictions, and a touch of Victorian drama
An unmissable, cross-cultural Camden Fringe feature.
Interviews
1 day ago
Where Does Love Go When the World Explodes?
NC Productions discusses Together in the End at Rosemary Branch Theatre for Camden Fringe 2026
Interviews
1 day ago
Quirky Rom-Com Sparkle Across London & Edinburgh
Aissa Martell and Kat de Leiros discuss If By Starlight...
Interviews
2 days ago
Wacky, Defiant, and Rosencarrots the Rabbit
The Yorickans on 'A Two Woman Hamlet' at the Old Red Lion
Interviews
2 days ago
What Stories Does Your Hair Hold?
Selina Tseng discusses Between Strands at Rosemary Branch Theatre
Interviews
2 days ago
Unapologetic, Autistic, and Deliciously Confrontational
Bex Turner talks Momma's Got a Brand New Toy Kitchen at Aces and Eights
Interviews
3 days ago
A Glittering, Menopausal Creative Explosion
Mahala Roberts discusses The Revenge of a Quiet Woman at Etcetera Theatre for Camden Fringe 2026
Interviews
3 days ago
Foul Play, Fairytales, and 16th-Century Frenzy
Writers Finn and Sam on The Dance Plague of 1518 at Upstairs at the Gatehouse After the success of our 2025 Camden Fringe Interviews, we thought it only right to attempt a repeat for 2026. So throughout July we’ll be publishing new interviews each day to give a taste of what to expect from London’s best fringe theatre festival. The festival starts Monday 3 August this year, so we may give ourselves a couple of days off inbetween the end of the interviews and the first shows… then again, we might not. You can find out more about Camden Fringe, along with details of every show playing this August here. You can also find all of this year’s interviews as they are published here. In July 1518, the citizens of Strasbourg stepped into the streets and began to dance; uncontrollably, frantically, and relentlessly, for weeks on end. It is history’s ultimate, unintended musical dance break, yet centuries later, remarkably little is actually known about what caused the “Dance Plague.” Enter creative duo Finn Tickel and Sam Trotman. Rather than letting a lack of historical documents stop them, they embraced the gaps to create The Dance Plague of 1518, a fast-paced,…
Interviews
3 days ago
Peeking Behind Closed Doors
Ciaran Grace discusses Triptych at Camden People’s Theatre for Camden Fringe 2026