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There is much for audiences to enjoy in this hugely successful production

Another great show from Theatre503, with one big secret at the heart of everything

Enjoyable and humorous scaled down version with good performances and an excellent sound track.

Squished into the studio space of The Other Palace, Reputation follows ambitious budding writer Michelle Grant as she fights the comically evil plagiariser and El-Capone knockoff Freddy Larceny (see what they did there with the last name?) who has stolen her novel and made it into a hit film. No doubt there is talent and effort within the piece. Some lovely choreography from Tamsyn Salter provides the classic teeth and jazz hands glamour that (some) musicals require and keeps the ...

Engaging thanks to spirited performances from a keen young cast.

Eugene O’Hare’s latest production, Sydney and the Old Girl, is about an ill-tempered old woman and her miserable son, living together in an East London flat. The pair despise each other but also depend on each other. Nell (Miriam Margoyles) claims that her son, Sydney (Mark Hadfield), makes her skin crawl, while Sydney refers to his mother as a ‘deaf old snatch’. The hatred between them is palpable, hilarious, and occasionally bordering on the depressing. The entrance of Nell’s carer, ...

Misconceived revival of a dusty potboiler.

Powerhouse performances tell a devastating story in the search of the American Dream.

Worth checking out for charming performances in a great venue and lovely pub.

A lively script in a well-structured two-hander.