Rambert + Juilliard + Studio Wayne McGregor First things first: the students from Rambert School, London, and Juilliard, New York, who came together under the auspices of choreographer du jour Wayne McGregor, are nothing short of phenomenal: they filled the stage at Sadler’s Wells East with such talent, technical proficiency, discipline and unbridled enthusiasm they […]
Still Pointless: BalletBoyz at 25
The All-Male Troupe Resumes its Stage Journey *Stop Press* Check our Review of Still Pointless from BalletBoyz *StopPress* In the event you haven’t heard of BalletBoyz (unlikely, I know, but just to be on the safe side), I’ll let one of the company founders, Michael Nunn, do the introductions: “A high quality dance company that […]
Grace Pervades at the Theatre Royal Haymarket
The Play’s The Thing The Theatre Royal Bath is one of the country’s great theatrical producing houses and has a mutually beneficial informal relationship with its namesake theatre in the West End’s Haymarket, placing many of its productions there. Last year, Ralph Fiennes had his own season in Bath, which featured the sell-out premiere of […]
Ballet Nights 011, Convergence
Legacy Classics and New Voices at Cadogan Hall There were some true gems alongside more run-of-the-mill material in the 11th edition of Ballet Nights, entitled Convergence, which took place at Chelsea’s Cadogan Hall on Wednesday. As per its usual format, each half of the programme started with a music piece, followed by a total of […]
Chat Noir – Review – The Lost Estate
Immersive Theatre and Dining at Chat Noir It’s 1890 in Paris, and the night is young. Imagine you’ve travelled back in time as a guest of Rodolphe Salis, stepping into his infamous nightclub, Chat Noir, to embrace the anarchic spirit of bohemian Montmartre. The Lost Estate does exactly that, only this time, the illusion unfolds […]
Firewing at Hampstead Theatre
A twisting story about nature and mentorship There’s something about oddball men and niche hobbies that makes for great drama. The BBC’s Detectorists hooked a new generation into the joys of metal detecting. And Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse’s Gone Fishing continues to offer charming TV from tranquil riverbanks across the country. So David Pearson’s […]
Louise Lecavalier, Danses Vagabondes
A Solo Show by the Compelling Canadian Dancer Louise Lecavalier’s Danses Vagabondes is hard to pigeonhole. If by dance you mean any movement to music, then this is it: some 70 minutes of high energy tiptoeing at speed back and forth, side to side and around the stage, restless arms and hands creating fluttering figures, […]
Please Please Me at the Kiln Theatre
A sensitive portrait of an unsung pioneer Beatlemania is going through a revival. Peter Jackson’s Get Back, a documentary following the creation of the band’s final studio album, came out in 2021 to critical acclaim. And there’s a buzz over Sam Mendes’s upcoming Four-Film Cinematic Event, which dedicates a feature-length biopic to each member of […]
Don Quixote, Birmingham Royal Ballet
Carlos Acosta’s Colourful Production of the Classic Don Quixote A riot of colour and incessant dancing, Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Don Quixote has reached Sadler’s Wells at the end of a long, busy UK tour and, almost inevitably, it looks a little tired. Produced by BRB Artistic Director Carlos Acosta, originally for The Royal Ballet, and […]
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 […]