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Reviews
19 minutes ago
Review: Retrospective, Barons Court Theatre
A clever blend of deep thinking on the meaning of life mixed with plenty of silliness makes this a great…
Reviews
46 minutes ago
Review: GRAVITY, The Place
Jang-hyun Ryu mines maximum metamorphosis from alien balloons in GRAVITY
Reviews
21 hours ago
Review: Work While They Sleep, Camden People’s Theatre
An intriguing set of ideas on modern hustle culture, with inventive multimedia elements.
Reviews
21 hours ago
Review: Clyde’s, Tower Theatre
Exquisite set design shines in drama-comedy sandwich saga
Reviews
21 hours ago
Review: Mother Courage and Her Children, Shakespeare’s Globe
An enthusiastic, if flawed, re-imagining
Reviews
22 hours ago
Review: The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals, Apollo Theatre
Starkid’s triple-threat apocalypse hits the West End like a meteor
Reviews
2 days ago
Review: Assata Taught Me, Riverside Studios
Compelling depiction of a memorable woman - Assata Olugbala Shakur (1947-2026)
Reviews
2 days ago
Review: Pie-Rat Island, Half Moon Theatre
Active play combines with lively theatrical storytelling to make a fun-filled hour of adventure for the very young.
Reviews
2 days ago
Review: The Last Man, Southwark Playhouse
A well-intentioned production that never quite empowers the audience to empathise with important underlying themes.
Reviews
2 days ago
Review: Drunk Girls Cry Here, The Hope Theatre
This comedy drama promises to show what really takes place in female facilities.
Reviews
2 days ago
Review: Visite, Coronet Theatre
A gloriously entertaining wordless work that captures the universality of life.
Reviews
3 days ago
Review: Stage Kiss, Hampstead Theatre
Incisive wit, humour, and honesty, cleverly staged and delivered.
Features
3 days ago
Feature: Kid critics smash their masterclass!
Polka’s teen Grads excel in their reviewing collaboration with ET
Reviews
3 days ago
Review: An Ideal Husband, Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith
A sumptuous and ambitious revival of a classic that highlights its continued relevance.
Reviews
4 days ago
Review: Sherlock Holmes, Regents Park Open Air Theatre
A lazy script and scattershot plotting can't rescue this shouty Holmes adaptation, despite enthusiastic performances and a starring revolving stage.
Reviews
4 days ago
Review: Five, Lion and Unicorn Theatre
A play about our obsessions with true crime podcasts has plenty of promise, but falls on its lack of realism…
Reviews
4 days ago
Review: PUFF, Sadler’s Wells Theatre
Hypnotic, demanding, and undeniably precise — even when it keeps you at a distance.
Reviews
4 days ago
Review: Krapp’s Last Tape/ Godot’s To-Do List, Royal Court Theatre
Two impressive pieces thoughtfully brought together, with the power of the human voice at the forefront.
Fringe and OffWestEnd
19 minutes ago
Review: Retrospective, Barons Court Theatre
A clever blend of deep thinking on the meaning of life mixed with plenty of silliness makes this a great transfer from across the Pond.
46 minutes ago
Review: GRAVITY, The Place
Jang-hyun Ryu mines maximum metamorphosis from alien balloons in GRAVITY
2 days ago
Review: Assata Taught Me, Riverside Studios
Compelling depiction of a memorable woman - Assata Olugbala Shakur (1947-2026)
2 days ago
Review: The Last Man, Southwark Playhouse
A well-intentioned production that never quite empowers the audience to empathise with important underlying themes.
2 days ago
Review: Drunk Girls Cry Here, The Hope Theatre
This comedy drama promises to show what really takes place in female facilities.
2 days ago
Review: Visite, Coronet Theatre
A gloriously entertaining wordless work that captures the universality of life.
4 days ago
Review: Five, Lion and Unicorn Theatre
A play about our obsessions with true crime podcasts has plenty of promise, but falls on its lack of realism in important moments.
4 days ago
Review: Party Favour, Etcetera Theatre
A superbly acted solo piece that handles a number of intriguing themes.
5 days ago
Review: I’m Not Being Funny, Bush Theatre
A delicate exploration of why humour so often accompanies grief.
5 days ago
Review: Derrière On A G String, King’s Head Theatre
A riotous blend of dance, slapstick and nudity set to classical music transforms everyday embarrassments into gloriously absurd comedy.
7 days ago
Review: Company, Bridewell Theatre
A fabulous rendition of Sondheim to share with company, and an outstanding immersive event.
1 week ago
Review: An Adequate Abridgement of Boarding School Life as a Homo, Riverside Studios
Ned Blackburn’s raw and moving play follows Johnny as he struggles with sexuality and identity in a culture obsessed with masculinity and rugby.
1 week ago
Review: The Mystery of Irma Vep – A Penny Dreadful, The Pearly Queen Theatre
Dreadfully funny, riotously camp and thoroughly engaging!
1 week ago
Review: The Fastest Clock in the Universe, Studio at New Wimbledon Theatre
A stylish Ridley piece that, despite strong performances and design choices, occasionally loses track of its time
1 week ago
Review: Dinner, Omnibus Theatre
A darkly comic feast that offers plenty to savour early on, but only crumbs to digest by the end.
1 week ago
Review: The Night Ali Died, Canal Café Theatre
A dead man guides us through a sharp, dark underworld tale of drugs, gangsters and spiralling violence.
1 week ago
Review: Foal, Finborough Theatre
Even the best of production values can’t hide the lack of a real story.
Theatre for Young Audiences
2 days ago
Review: Pie-Rat Island, Half Moon Theatre
Active play combines with lively theatrical storytelling to make a fun-filled hour of adventure for the very young.
3 days ago
Feature: Kid critics smash their masterclass!
Polka’s teen Grads excel in their reviewing collaboration with ET
5 days ago
Review: Noughts and Crosses, Hackney Empire
Searingly relevant realities, yet to be convincingly portrayed.
5 days ago
Interview: An inspiring new event for the youngest in Kent
Liz Moran and Lucy Keeley on the Playground Festival for early years audiences
6 days ago
Interview: Exploring inclusion with bubble wrap and bananas
Daryl Beeton on investigating what it’s like to feel Boxed In
1 week ago
Review: The Flying Bath, Little Angel Theatre
A bright and imaginative bathroom provides the set for playful adventures using bath toys, while celebrating creativity, sibling co-operation and…
Regional and Touring
5 days ago
Review: Noughts and Crosses, Hackney Empire
Searingly relevant realities, yet to be convincingly portrayed.
1 week ago
Review: Almost Fine, Friends Meeting House
A stripped‑back, movement‑led solo piece that blends physical theatre and dance to explore the messy, shifting terrain of identity, delivered…
2 weeks ago
Review: He’s 6 Years Older Than Me, Lantern Theatre
A bold, provocative solo show exploring consent and sexual health that delivers striking moments and clear ambition, but which would…
3 weeks ago
Review: Footloose, The University of Sheffield Drama Studio
An enjoyable and energetic production created and performed by very talented Sheffield University students.
3 weeks ago
Review: Barnum, Lyceum Theatre
A spectacular visually stunning production with some awe-inspiring circus performers and fabulous music, but the busy stage sometimes detracts from…
17 April 2026
Review: Gush, Traverse Theatre
An intriguing premise which starts off strong but finishes feeling cut off mid-stream.
West End/ SOLT venue reviews
21 hours ago
Review: Mother Courage and Her Children, Shakespeare’s Globe
An enthusiastic, if flawed, re-imagining
22 hours ago
Review: The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals, Apollo Theatre
Starkid’s triple-threat apocalypse hits the West End like a meteor
3 days ago
Review: Stage Kiss, Hampstead Theatre
Incisive wit, humour, and honesty, cleverly staged and delivered.
3 days ago
Review: An Ideal Husband, Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith
A sumptuous and ambitious revival of a classic that highlights its continued relevance.
4 days ago
Review: Sherlock Holmes, Regents Park Open Air Theatre
A lazy script and scattershot plotting can't rescue this shouty Holmes adaptation, despite enthusiastic performances and a starring revolving stage.
4 days ago
Review: PUFF, Sadler’s Wells Theatre
Hypnotic, demanding, and undeniably precise — even when it keeps you at a distance.
4 days ago
Review: Krapp’s Last Tape/ Godot’s To-Do List, Royal Court Theatre
Two impressive pieces thoughtfully brought together, with the power of the human voice at the forefront.
4 days ago
Review: Hito no Chikara – The Power of Human Strength, Peacock Theatre
explosive drumming, humour, choreography and human connection to celebrate resilience, energy and the unifying power of live performance.
5 days ago
Review: Still Pointless BalletBoyz at 25, Sadler’s Wells
25 years young: BalletBoyz wonderful anniversary celebration
2 weeks ago
Review: Breakin’ Convention Festival 2026, Sadler’s Wells
Celebrating inclusion, performance history of blackness, queerness, and urbanity… decolonising theatre, one beat at a time.
2 weeks ago
Review: Mass, Donmar Warehouse
Impactful performances and moving staging centre this powerful adaptation.
2 weeks ago
Review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare’s Globe
A well-known tale of fairies, weddings and mischief refreshed with song, glitter and bubble machines to instantly grasp the audience’s attention.
Interviews, Features and Podcasts
Features
3 days ago
Feature: Kid critics smash their masterclass!
Polka’s teen Grads excel in their reviewing collaboration with ET
Interviews
5 days ago
Interview: An inspiring new event for the youngest in Kent
Liz Moran and Lucy Keeley on the Playground Festival for early years audiences
Interviews
6 days ago
Interview: Exploring inclusion with bubble wrap and bananas
Daryl Beeton on investigating what it’s like to feel Boxed In
Features
1 week ago
Feature: Have you heard? It’s in the stars!
The official press launch of Cole Porter’s High Society
Interviews
2 weeks ago
Interview: Coming Up For Air
Stephen Leach and Mimi Collins on One Breath Before The End
Interviews
2 weeks ago
Interview: Clowning Around In L.A.
Party Favour, a one-woman fairy clown fever dream, comes to Etcetera Theatre soon.
Interviews
2 weeks ago
Interview: Raising a glass to community connection
Josephine Burton takes us inside Our Public House
Interviews
2 weeks ago
Interview: A thrilling apocalyptic drama shifts from Seoul to Southwark
Mr Daljung Kim on bringing The Last Man from small screen to stage
Interviews
3 weeks ago
Interview: From Arabia to Chichester
Al Nedjari on playing the trailblazing Omar Sharif in Love Omar
Interviews
4 weeks ago
Interview: Peeking into an extraordinary box of puppetry performance
PuppetSoup's Gabriela Céspedes and Fagner Gastaldon discuss a summer of Lambe Lambe