A New High-Octane Work for the Young Dancers of Shechter II Part rave, part ritual, relentlessly physical and danced to loud, throbbing music, Hofesh Shechter’s In the Brain is a high-energy, pulsating work, the kind that we’ve come to expect from this choreographer, showing many of his characteristic tropes, yet somehow fresh and newly engaging […]
South Bank and Bankside Theatre Previews 2026 (July–December)
A guide to theatre on the Thames in the second half of 2026 London’s South Bank and Bankside scene kicks into gear in the second half of 2026. From sprawling Greek tragedies to an intimate portrayal of Jazz Age London, we’ve curated a selection of standout South Bank and Bankside productions not to be missed as the days get shorter. […]
Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Lyttelton Theatre
Wicked little letters Guest Post by Natalie York The National Theatre’s much-anticipated production of Christopher Hampton’s Les Liaisons Dangereuses coincides with the playwright’s 80th birthday and just over 60 years of writing for the stage. Hampton’s adaptation of Pierre Choderlos de Laclos’s 1782 epistolatory classic retains the original’s outrage at a calcified and predatory aristocracy […]
Into the Woods at the Bridge Theatre
You’re in for a big surprise Director Jordan Fein’s new production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Into the Woods at the Bridge Theatre is the first major London revival of the musical since 2016. Premiering on Broadway in 1987, Into the Woods was Sondheim and Lapine’s second collaboration after Sunday in the Park with George. From the narrator’s […]
Wahaca Southbank
Winter comfort food, Mexican style I’ve been going to Wahaca at least several times a year since its first-ever restaurant in Covent Garden opened in 2007. The food has always been reliably good and well-priced, and their margaritas are excellent. So I was looking forward to trying the new winter menu, which promises to “bring […]
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 […]
Nye at the Olivier Theatre
In this polished, surreal production spanning decades, Nye looks back at his life, from his childhood as the son of a coal miner father growing up in Tredegar, South Wales, to his rise as a politician who changed the health service for us all. Nye was an enigmatic powerhouse, but interestingly, we first meet him at his most vulnerable: in a hospital bed in pyjamas, being wheeled back onto a ward after having an operation. It is 1960, and while Nye is dying, his beloved NHS is flourishing.
The Estate – Dorfman, National Theatre
The clues are all there in the cast list. Each character is presented with their alma mater and professional title, a precise and telling shorthand. From the elegant and composed Sangeeta (Dinita Gohil), a product of St Paul’s Girls’ and Jesus College, Oxford, to the razor-sharp Isaac (Fode Simbo), ostensibly from the “Diversity Access Scheme” but later revealed to have been a day boy at Westminster, the details are meticulously drawn.
Plied and Prejudice, The Vaults, Waterloo
2025 is the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth and fans can expect all manner of celebratory activities this year. First up in London is ‘Plied and Prejudice’ a panto-type production of Pride and Prejudice.
Dear England reboot at National Theatre
You don’t need a love of football to enjoy Dear England. In the same way as you might binge-watch the football comedy series, Ted Lasso, this uplifting production will have you cheering the characters on.