Immersive Royal Comedy As Therapy Session Imagine being a fly on the wall whilst some of the most notorious kings and queens from history meet for group therapy; Monarchs Anonymous returns for a second run at The Other Palace after a successful stint at the Brighton Fringe. This time-travelling regal riot started as a lockdown […]
The Misanthrope – National Theatre
Cancel culture meets Molière’s comedy of manners The National’s Lyttelton Theatre is currently home to a new contemporary version of Molière’s The Misanthrope directed by National Theatre Director Indhu Rubasingham (The Father and the Assassin). This is not the first time that playwright Martin Crimp has rewritten Molière’s classic. His 1996 version premiered at the […]
Krapp’s Last Tape/Godot’s To-do List
Beckett’s Poetics of Despair Gary Oldman revisiting his old stomping ground at the Royal Court to perform Samuel Beckett’s Krapp’s Last Tape, a monologue for actor and reel-to-reel tape machine, is the hot ticket du jour. This production was born at the York Theatre Royal as a thank-you from the actor to the space where […]
The Price
Arthur Miller’s gripping family drama at Marylebone Theatre Anyone who has ever faced the prospect of selling off the household goods of their deceased parents will understand precisely what Arthur Miller had to say in The Price. The master of writing plays about the uniquely painful wounds that family members inflict on each other, Miller […]
Between the River and the Sea
Personal politics on stage at Jerwood Theatre Upstairs ‘I’m not going to talk about October 7, I’m not going to talk about the war in Gaza. I’m going to talk about my divorce,’ Yousef Sweid informs the audience in his opening paragraph. The audience laughs – partly relieved and partly amused – because the play’s […]
Arcadia
Heaven Is a Place on Earth The critical consensus considers Arcadia to be the late Tom Stoppard’s most brilliant play. Tonight is the press night for Arcadia’s second major London revival at the playwright’s home from home, The Old Vic, where he made his name with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. An extremely witty and […]
(the) Woman, Park Theatre Review
The messy underbelly of motherhood M is a woman. She’s in the first stages of her career, but is already a successful playwright. She’s married. And as Jane Upton’s play starts, she becomes a mother – surely now she has everything? Holding her baby girl, she promises “I’ll be perfect for you.” Real life, though, […]
Harold keeps walking:- Preview of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Harold Fry strides into the Theatre Royal Haymarket for a limited run in 2026. When Harold Fry first set out on his unlikely journey in Rachel Joyce’s 2012 debut novel, few could have predicted just how far he would travel. The quiet, retired man from Devon has already walked across Britain in Joyce’s prose, made […]
Beethoven – I Shall Hear In Heaven
Reimagining Theatre: Tama Matheson’s ‘Music-Play’ Blends Drama and Classical Music into a New Genre What better setting on a warm August evening than the evocative open-air theatre in Holland Park, all set up for the summer opera festival with apron stage, raked seating, tarpaulin over stage and auditorium and plenty of opportunities to pick up […]
News: Othello – Theatre Royal, Haymarket
A scorching new production of Shakespeare’s Othello is set to blaze onto the West End stage this autumn, led by an extraordinary cast of screen and stage powerhouses. Opening at the Theatre Royal Haymarket on 23 October 2025, the show features David Harewood OBE as Othello, marking a powerful return to the role that once cemented his legacy in British theatre.
Joining Harewood are Toby Jones OBE as the venomous Iago and Caitlin FitzGerald as the defiant and intelligent Desdemona. The cast also features Vinette Robinson (Boiling Point) making her West End debut as Emilia, and Olivier Award-winner Luke Treadaway as the tragic Cassio.