Fringe/ OffWestEnd
We could argue for hours what makes a fringe theatre venue, and even then we doubt we’d come to a satisfactory definition. So to keep it simple, fringe here simply means the wonderful little venues, generally less than 100 seats, often located above or below or next to pubs, and very much at the heart of our theatre world, where all the magic usually starts.
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Review: Terry’s: An American Tragedy About Cars, Customers, And Selling Cars To Customers, The Pleasance
A sometimes singing, sometimes dancing look at American consumerism that goes hard on the fun
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Review: In Her Eyes I’m a Good Man, Theatre Peckham
"How’s your heart?" Filled with joy, movement and meaningful interaction – he is definitely a good man!
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Review: Boram Kim: Gwantong 18, Coronet Theatre
Boram Kim’s thrilling, funny and deeply human solo show combines extraordinary physicality with an affecting exploration of art, ageing, and identity.
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Review: Succubus, The Courtyard Theatre
A cannibalistic comedy-horror exploring obsession and loneliness, Succubus is as unexpectedly moving as it is deliciously grotesque.
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Review: Surinderella, Stratford East
A magical Bollywood panto bursting with heart and humour
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Review: BU21, Lower Marsh Arts Club
BU21 is a verbatim-style production that imagines a terrorist attack in which a passenger plane is brought down over Fulham. Performed in the basement at The Lower Marsh Arts Club, with the audience seated around a thrust stage, it features…
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Review: Dina Martina: Halloweena!, Soho Theatre
Dina Martina delivers a tightly paced hour of surreal, off‑kilter drag comedy
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Review: Spore, Colab
With darkness, confined spaces and jump scares, Spore is a truly immersive experience that will set your heart pounding.
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Review: Room 13, Battersea Arts Centre
An immersive Hallowe’en chiller ushers us into a cursed room unearthed after the Battersea Arts Centre fire, but struggles to live up to its potential.
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Review: Murder in the Cathedral, Orange Tree Theatre (St. John the Divine)
David Suchet commands the pulpit in a gripping tale of faith, power and political convenience.