Review: LA CLIQUE, Leicester Square Spiegeltent
by Franco Milazzo - November 13, 2024
Returning to the West End La Clique is back with a new cast. After two decades of presenting some of the finest vaudeville talent around, is this the beginning of the end or the end of the beginning for this cabaret institution?...
Review: GOING FOR GOLD, Park Theatre
by Gary Naylor - November 13, 2024
Lisa Lintott's debut play sheds light on Britain in the 70s and leaves us with much to ponder as to whether we've progressed far enough...
Review: BALLET BLACK: HEROES, Royal Ballet And Opera
by Matthew Paluch - November 08, 2024
Ballet Black return to the Royal Ballet and Opera's Linbury Theatre with their current double bill Heroes. It's a quick night with around one hour of dance, but an unsuccessful one choreographically.
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Review: STORIES, Peacock Theatre
by Franco Milazzo - November 07, 2024
Smashing together tap dance and film noir, Romain Rachline Borgeaud’s Stories is wrapped around an immersive form of storytelling. Is the world ready for tap noir?...
Review: SELECTING A GHOST, Stanley Arts Centre
by Kat Mokrynski - November 11, 2024
Selecting a Ghost, a site-specific show at the Stanely Arts Centre, is based on the Arthur Conan Doyle short story of the same name, in which Silas and Matilda D’Odds of Goresthorpe Grange decide that they want a ghost to find its resting place in their new home. Audience members have been welcomed ...
Review: SWEETMEAT, Old Red Lion
by Cindy Marcolina - November 08, 2024
A failed engagement and extended repression are a deadly concoction in Ivo de Jager’s new play Sweetmeat. It’s sexy and repulsive, horrid and argumentative - a truly compelling project that just needs some tidying up and a stronger dramaturgical control....
Review: THE RITE OF SPRING/COMMON GROUND[S], Sadler’s Wells
by Matthew Paluch - November 07, 2024
Sadler’s Wells advertise The Rite of Spring / common ground[s] bill as “iconic” and I'm tempted to agree. It's rare that a programme can be so satisfying - two works so different yet complimentary, both steeped in power and intention. It's a night not to be missed that's for sure.
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Review: ABIGAIL'S PARTY, Rose Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - November 07, 2024
After its excellent recent revival at Stratford East, there is clearly still public and creative appetite for Mike Leigh's savage suburban comedy, Abigail's Party, now ending another national tour at the Rose Theatre in some style....