this novel interpretation of The Crucible has enough going on to hold the interest.

Combining music, storytelling and meta-theatre, this is an ambitious piece with some loose ends.

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s latest theatrical venture, the transforming of the St James Theatre in Victoria into The Other Palace, this year opened its doors with the gin-soaked jazz age musical The Wild Party. It featured a cast of 15, cavorting around an exuberant three-storey set that also housed the eight-piece orchestra. It was, by any standards, a spectacular production. Yet for all the spectacle, glamour and glitter, it was one of the dullest shows of the year. With tunes that you forget even while you’re ...

A funny and touching two-hander about serial killers, would you believe it!