JOHN LYON'S THEATRE

by Aliya Al-Hassan - September 16, 2024

In a slightly disappointing end to the festival, short pieces and long pauses failed to live up to much of the wonder of the previous eight weeks....

by Christiana Rose - September 16, 2024

Nearly midway through their whirlwind tour of the UK and Ireland, the glorious Gareth Joyner as Myra Dubois and Frank Lavender, should be revelling in selling out the enormous 1268 capacity venue Hackney Empire....

by Sarah OHara - September 16, 2024

All Things Considered Theatre Company opened their latest production, 8 Hours There and Back, at Liverpool’s Unity Theatre on 13 September....

by Matthew Paluch - September 16, 2024

The Bold Tendencies Communion season came to an end last night, and it didn't go quietly. With 119 musicians of the Philharmonia Orchestra, 100 members of the Philharmonia Chorus and two soloists sopranos, conductor Nefeli Chadouli led the vast troupe in Gustav Mahler's Symphony No 2 'Resurrection’....

by Gary Naylor - September 14, 2024

Icarus Theatre show how new tech can tell old tales...

by Matthew Paluch - September 14, 2024

The Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer turned into a gig venue on September 13th for Concrete Lates x Fabric. The lights were low, the crowd was very cool, and the “iconic electronic music institution Fabric” was celebrated for the role it's played in the dance music scene over the last 25 years. ...

by Kat Mokrynski - September 16, 2024

Zoë Coombs Marr: Every Single Thing in My Whole Entire Life certainly has a fascinating hook -  the show description claims that it will be a “tell-all, personal storytelling comedy show.” Unfortunately, audiences actually learn very little about Coombs Marr’s life....

by Katie Kirkpatrick - September 13, 2024

At once intimate and expansive, The Real Ones follows the friendship of Zaid and Neelam from age nineteen to thirty-six. Once kindred spirits, moving in sync, they fall out of step when the harsh reality of adult life sends them in different directions. Waleed Akhtar (Olivier winner for The P Word) ...

by Debbie Gilpin - September 13, 2024

Another helping of Shakespeare, in this otherwise rather Eastern European-themed Prom. The BBC National Orchestra of Wales was guided through the evening’s events by Principal Guest Conductor Jaime Martín, who seemed to relish every moment of his appearance on the Royal Albert Hall stage, and broug...

by Franco Milazzo - September 13, 2024

With a Jazz Age theme and plenty of cabaret, cocktails and close-up magic, London’s latest slab of immersive fun Rhythm & Ruse opens at The Vaults....