Review: INSIDE NO.9 STAGE/FRIGHT, Wyndham's Theatre
by Alexander Cohen - January 30, 2025
At its worst Inside No.9 Stage/Fright plays out like a greatest hits album. Familiar rhythms rewired into a thank you for the fans, who no doubt will vibrate with delight at some of the references to old episodes. Not much of a criticism when the endlessly inventive original is so salute worthily br...
Review: 1001, Theatre503
by Amber-Rae Stobbs - January 29, 2025
Dreams and stories, music and wine – Tom and Leila will share anything to get back to sleep. But can they bring their stories to an end before the sun comes up?...
Review: JIN HAO LI: SWIMMING IN A SUBMARINE, Soho Theatre
by Kat Mokrynski - January 30, 2025
Jin Hao Li: Swimming in a Submarine is the first stand-up show I have been to in which, before the show starts, the comedian goes around the audience, giving each person a thumbs-up and asking, “You good?” It’s a surprise, but a welcome one that makes something immediately clear - Jin Hao Li is not ...
Review: DEMI ADEJUYIGBE IS GOING TO DO ONE (1) BACKFLIP, Soho Theatre
by Kat Mokrynski - January 30, 2025
Even before the show begins, Demi Adejuyigbe is Going To Do One (1) Backflip has me laughing with its preshow playlist, a fascinating tracklist of songs that have been turned into some absolutely wild mash-ups. From combining Taylor Swift and Chappell Roan to making a seamless transition from Kendri...
Review: BRICKS, Old Red Lion Theatre
by Niamh Jones - January 29, 2025
When thinking of the classic settings for a heartfelt story about friendship and emotional vulnerability, a construction site is not somewhere that typically comes to mind. Yet, this is exactly where Joe McNamara brings audiences with Bricks....
Review: AMY GLEDHILL: MAKE ME LOOK FIT ON THE POSTER, Soho Theatre
by Kat Mokrynski - January 29, 2025
Amy Gledhill: Make Me Look Fit on the Poster begins with Gledhill posing a question to the audience - “Would you like to go to bed with me?” It’s a fun way to start a show, encouraging the audience to react, but Gledhill takes it a step further by completely redoing the beginning and handing out kni...
Review: THE GIFT, Park Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - January 30, 2025
An anonymous package arrives in Colin’s post, sending him into a spiral. Whether it’s a revenge plan gone wrong or a silly prank, what Colin receives in an unassuming cake box disturbs him out of his mind. His sister Lisa and his best friend Brian (also Lisa’s boyfriend) try to help. Our imagination...
Review: SUMMER 1954, Richmond Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - January 28, 2025
Director James Dacre presents these two short dramas by Terence Rattigan under the banner title Summer 1954, the date when the action is set. An unusual pairing of these unshowy productions convey the intellectually astute and emotionally searing spirit of Rattigan’s writing....