Pros: The unusual setting in a library. Cons: The large windows facing a busy street can be quite distracting. A stone’s throw from Borough station, John Harvard library bears the name of the Southwark clergyman who emigrated to Massachusetts in 1637 and bequeathed most of his estate (including 400 books) to the current Harvard University. Now, the structure is also home to a public Local History Library, offering a bright and accessible space for adults and younger readers. To celebrate ...

A fabulously inventive and insightful journey into gender identity.

Pros: Nate Edmondson’s original music score is a journey in its own right. Cons: The plot’s dramatic elements aren’t properly developed. British expat Noëlle has inherited from her beloved dad a passion for cartography and, inspired by her childhood readings, she decides to embark on an enlightening journey along the Amazon river. When she comes back, though, she discovers that her father has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s. Recollections from her past empowering adventure merge with the chronicles of his degenerative illness, ...

A riotously fun crowd-pleaser which wraps glitter and fluff around an intelligent and utterly convincing message.

Pros: Great music and sound, riveting movement, a lot of vitamin C Cons: More guidance about context before the show would have enhanced the experience. We filed into the space as two performers (one male, one female) danced beside each other to the kind of insistent Dancehall beat that tempts surreptitious chair-dancing. Both were dressed the same, in clothes that hid nothing: fishnet body stockings, matching trainers, tiny nipple shields. Naked equals. The atmosphere was intimate but inward-looking, devoid of ...

A mad dash through some of pop culture’s most iconic Drag moments.

A mind-bending, thoroughly enjoyable romp through several centuries of music and marriage.

This intergalactic show probes your senses like E.T.’s glittered finger!

A snappy 45 minutes of drama, consisting of two short plays, to fit into your lunch break. However, the performance of Caryl Churchill’s Seagulls far outshines the unremarkable opener, Tennessee Williams’ Every Twenty Minutes.

An absolutely outstanding multi-sensory promenade performance, and whether you love it or not, it’s unlikely you’ll ever have experienced anything quite like this before.