Frank Sinatra Comes to Town Sinatra the Musical has just opened in the West End, following its 2023 Birmingham Rep premiere. Written by the two-time Tony Award-winning writer Joe DiPietro and directed and choreographed by three-time Tony Award-winning Kathleen Marshall. This much-anticipated biographical jukebox musical depicts a pivotal period of Frank Sinatra’s life during the 40s and 50s, underpinned by […]
The Truth – Apollo Theatre
Sex, lies and tennis scores Do you tell your best friend that his wife is having an affair? What if you are the man she is having an affair with? Would you tell your wife? Would your wife want to be told? These are just some of the difficult questions that The Truth explores, to […]
Next Generation Festival #2
Junior Company of Polish National Ballet joins Rambert School at the Linbury I don’t know whose idea it was to pair off students of Rambert School of Contemporary Dance and the Junior Company of The Polish National Ballet, for the fifth programme of Next Generation Festival 2026 at the Linbury Theatre. On paper, they were […]
Staging The Sleeping Beauty at the RAH
English National Ballet Director Aaron S Watkin Interview The Sleeping Beauty is one of the best-loved 19th-century classical ballets still in repertoire around the world. The Charles Perrault fairy tale about a Princess who is fated to sleep for 100 years until true love awakens her had its first ballet incarnation in imperial Russia, where […]
Acosta Danza Yunior – Next Generation
Carlos Acosta’s Young Dancers Strut Their Stuff Cuba remains, despite unimaginable deprivations, an extraordinary crucible for dance talent. Year after year, its dance schools turn out wave after wave of exceptional dancers, and by virtue of his international prestige, Carlos Acosta, Cuban ballet superstar, has the pick of the best. Acosta’s latest project is Acosta […]
20th Century Masterpieces
Birmingham Royal Ballet Honours Three Choreographic Giants Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB) ends its season on a high with a compact series of performances of a demanding triple bill entitled 20th Century Masterpieces. The weekend performances follow a one-off gala marking the 100th year of Director Laureate Sir Peter Wright, the man who steered the company’s […]
Much Ado about Nothing – Globe Theatre
A Menagerie of Mischief in this high-energy new production Directed by Chelsea Walker, last night’s Much Ado About Nothing sets the Bard’s timeless work in a contemporary world. Remarkably, despite being more than four centuries old, the play’s concerns with status, reputation and public performance feel entirely contemporary. Status, desire and romance are seasoned with […]
Vesper – Exmouth Market – Restaurant of the Month
Jackson Boxer opens in Exmouth Market In the present climate, where the rate of restaurant closures feels like watching an iceberg melting, it takes a brave restaurateur to buck the trend and open a new eatery. Such is Jackson Boxer, whose Vesper has opened in London’s Exmouth Market. Restaurants in the UK are closing hand […]
Glengarry Glen Ross – The Old Vic
All-female cast reprises David Mamet play Anyone who has ever felt intimidated or manipulated by an estate agent will enjoy this play, revealing the underbelly of a real estate office whose staff are as manipulative of each other as of their customers. David Mamet’s Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatic comedy, Glengarry Glen Ross, does not hold back […]
Next Generation Festival 2026, Linbury
Youth Company of the Ballet Academy of the Vienna State Opera and The Royal Ballet School Next Generation Festival, an annual Royal Ballet initiative which brings young dancers and choreographers from around the world to the Linbury Theatre, kicked off its 2026 edition with wondrous displays of talent from Vienna and London. The Youth Company […]