A moving tribute to 1980s Soho Cruise is an exciting new one-man play written and performed by Jack Holden, that travels back in time to 1980s Soho to pay tribute to the veterans of the AIDS crisis. Prior to Cruise’s opening in the West End in May, there’s a chance to watch an ingenious filmed version […]
Let the Dance Begin – Sadler’s Wells Spring/Summer 2021
New Shows for Spring/Summer 2021 at Sadler’s Wells London If there was one moment that stands out as a poignant symbol for The Arts during the pandemic, it was the screening of Dancing at Dusk. A mind-numbingly beautiful interpretation of The Rite of Spring by Pina Bausch danced by École des Sables, it should have […]
Sherlock Holmes: An Online Adventure – Review
Method, Motive and Murderer A chance to turn amateur sleuth and channel one’s inner Sherlock Holmes is being offered by Olivier Award-nominated immersive theatre company Les Enfants Terribles. They have teamed up with virtual reality specialists LIVR to create an interactive online murder mystery that combines elements of theatre, gaming, escape room and board games. […]
RSC – Work in Progress – Swingin’ the Dream in concert
Royal Shakespeare Company with the Young Vic and Theatre for a New Audience presents Swingin’ the Dream With the country in the grip of winter and living through a third lockdown, we are all looking to find ways of entertaining ourselves in the warmth of our own homes. Netflix is all very well and good, […]
The London Cabaret Club – Christmas Royale
A glamorous evening with live entertainment and fine dining After weeks of lockdown with the cold and gloomy winter weather taking its hold, I can’t tell you how excited I was to get the opportunity for a much-needed pre-Christmas night out (before the Tier 3 and now Tier 4 restrictions were announced). It was great […]
The Nutcracker Reworked – Review – The Royal Ballet, Winter 2020
The Royal Ballet performs The Nutcracker at the Royal Opera House Seeing a live performance of The Nutcracker is a favourite Christmas treat for me. But, it is one which I’ve scarcely dared hope will happen when our theatres have been mothballed for months, dancers have hung up their shoes and musicians tucked up their […]
Alice in Streamingland – The Phoenix Arts Club
A binge-worthy panto Alice in Streamingland is a new musical pantomime for grown-ups. It combines a nostalgic look back at our mass addiction to the streamed TV programmes which kept us entertained during early lockdown with the more traditional fare of Alice in Wonderland. This isn’t another streamed theatrical event though, it is playing live […]
The Dumb Waiter – Harold Pinter – Hampstead Theatre
Hampstead Theatre reopens with The Dumb Waiter celebrating its 60th Anniversary Harold Pinter’s claustrophobic one-act play The Dumb Waiter directed by Alice Hamilton re-opens Hampstead Theatre with a socially distanced staging and an audience to match. Due to open in March this production celebrates the play’s 60th anniversary which was first staged in 1960 at […]
Christmas at Borough Market
Cookalong with Ben Ebbrell brings Christmas flavour to mac ‘n’ cheese Borough Market is the beating heart of London’s culinary world. It fulfils every expectation a food-loving local could muster with the only drawback being its popularity. I am like one of those tourists who complains about the popularity of the destination I too am […]
Tales for Winter at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre and beyond
Royal Shakespeare Company Winter 2020 programme With theatre and other creative industries among the hardest hit since the pandemic began, it’s great to learn how the Royal Shakespeare Company is doing everything it can to engage with audiences again, despite restrictions on staging live productions at full capacity with Tales for Winter. Their new Winter […]