Here, Prospero’s scenes become a piece of ritualised storytelling between him, his daughter Miranda and the island inhabitants, Ariel and Caliban, who he has enslaved. They sit in a square…
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Ballad Lines review: Time-spanning folk musical takes itself too seriously
by News Roomby News RoomThis time-spanning feminist musical falls between unconvincing contemporary scenes and thin historic narratives but has its moments
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Beautiful Little Fool at Southwark Playhouse Borough review: unsubtle and trivialising
by News Roomby News RoomWhen they meet in 1917 in Montgomery, Alabama, Fitzgerald has just dropped out of Princeton to join the Army, hoping that war will hone his fledgling authorial talent. Zelda, meanwhile,…
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The Traitors’ latest ‘twist’? A live show coming to London’s West End
by News Roomby News RoomThe wildly popular BBC show has teased that a “thrilling new hunting ground for our traitors” is in the works
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Guess How Much I Love You? at the Royal Court Theatre review: harrowingly powerful
by News Roomby News RoomExceptional performances from Rosie Sheehy and Robert Aramayo drive this bleak and brutal play
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I Do at Malmaison hotel: Immersive wedding play is acutely embarrassing to experience
by News Roomby News RoomDante or Die revival reveals the empty novelty of being herded awkwardly through proceedings
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Winter rolls on, but lucky for us, London is the perfect place to forget that. The West End is full of some of the best theatres in the world, and…
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Are Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey set to star in a musical at London’s Barbican?
by News Roomby News RoomSunday in the Park with George is a musical about a fictional version of Seurat attempting to finish his now-iconic painting in a Parisian park, alongside his long-time mistress, muse…
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High Noon theatre review: Billy Crudup brings charisma to bonkers real-time Western
by News Roomby News RoomThis adaptation of the classic Gary Cooper Western takes big risks but has propulsive storytelling
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Pregnant Nicola Roberts forced to pull out of West End show for medical procedure
by News Roomby News RoomShe said withdrawing from the production was ‘upsetting’