VAULT STUDIO

by Gary Naylor - January 31, 2025

Miriam Freedman's stroy is both a tribute to Human Spirit and a warning for today...

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...

by Mica Blackwell - January 31, 2025

Much like the Inventor creating the titular character, Scissorhandz - A Musical Reinvented has a lot to love about it but could do with some tinkering to fix its narrative issues....

by Gary Naylor - January 29, 2025

Robert Carsen's vision is as uncompromising as ever, but the world has changed in three short years...

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?...

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 ...

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...

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....

by Matthew Paluch - January 29, 2025

Northern Ballet return to the Linbury Theatre for a triple bill of diverse works…or is it really a double bill with an additional third piece that's just five minutes long?! ...

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...