The unique experience of yachting with strangers What would it take for you to share a bed with a stranger? As thought experiments go, the idea is unthinkable to some, but to others, the question ‘what’s in it for me?’ immediately springs to mind. ‘How about a week-long yachting trip in the Adriatic Sea, complete […]
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Best West End Theatre 2026:
London West End Theatre Previews Anyone who was burnt badly by the news that tickets to see Gary Oldman in Beckett’s ‘Krapp’s Last Tape’ are already sold out, knows that you can never be too hasty in securing next year’s theatre tickets. Although 2026 still feels like a lifetime away, star-studded productions, promising new shows […]
The Makropulos Case – Royal Ballet and Opera
In a cluttered lawyer’s office in Prague, a court case has dragged on for generations. Papers pile up, tempers fray, and then a stranger enters. She is dazzling, remote and eerily well-informed about events that happened centuries ago. Her name is Emilia Marty, and she has been alive for more than 300 years. So begins Janáček’s The Makropulos Case, a work that refuses to behave like any other opera.
Der Wald & Lucrezia – Guildhall Opera Double Bill
Guildhall double bill speaks truth to power Why stage Der Wald and Lucrezia together? Dominic Wheeler, head of opera studies at Guildhall, explains in his conductor’s note that part of the reason for this pairing, is to showcase the particular talents of their second-year cohort. However, there are certainly more thematic similarities between Der Wald […]
London’s Best Christmas Theatre for 2025:
The Capital’s Christmas Theatre round-up for this year: What’s that I hear? Is it the distant ringing of jingle bells? In what feels like no time at all, it is once again time to start thinking about Christmas. Turkeys are being pre-ordered, stocking fillers are being bought, and rehearsals are well underway for London’s beloved […]
The Land of the Living – National Theatre
Juliet Stephenson stars in new play by David Lan ‘Were they measuring the children?’ a UN worker asks, as she lifts a heavy metal tool out of a trunk. Unfamiliar to her, but all too familiar for the audience, the instruments passed around by the cast are callipers and anthropometers, all tools associated with Nazi […]
Grease: The Immersive Movie Musical – Secret Cinema
Oh, oh, these summer nights! There are certainly worse ways to spend a delightful summer’s evening than dressing up, getting a perm, and trekking on down to Battersea for an immersive retelling of the 1980s classic musical Grease. Seen before – in a different form – at a car park in Birmingham, this particular show is an immersive ‘light’ experience that is as fun and flamboyant as candy floss.
The Merry Wives of Windsor – Shakespeare’s Globe
All is not so merry in this brand-new take on one of Shakespeare’s beloved comedies. The Merry Wives of Windsor has long been considered a frothy comedy of limited proportions, but this new production adds a layer of depth and sincerity to what is otherwise a pure romp of a play. As associate artistic director of Shakespeare’s Globe, Sean Holmes is no stranger to the Bard’s comedies, and this production showcases a director indisputably working in their element – even if everything is covered in a luminous green paisley print.
Les Indes Galantes – The Grange Festival
A rarely seen duo has pitched up at The Grange Festival this summer. Baroque opera meets Hip-Hop choreography in the first full staging of Rameau’s Les Indes Galantes in the UK. Presented here as a ‘choreographed concert’, complete with four soloists, a 25-piece orchestra, choir, and a team of at least 20 dancers, the overall result transforms Rameau’s exploration of cupid’s unexpected sting into a fascinating display of movement in devotion to music. Undoubtedly difficult to stage, this production manages to walk the line between brilliant and bonkers.
Wagner’s Final Opera Parsifal – Glyndebourne
Landmark production reframes Wagner’s medieval epic, Parsifal Three ‘firsts’ mark this production of Wagner’s final opera Parsifal at Glyndebourne. This is the first time the production has ever been staged at Glyndebourne, it marks the directorial debut at the prestigious opera house for Jetske Mijnssen and, if this was not momentous enough, it is also […]