THEATRE REVIEWS

Photography Credit: Charlie Flint 01 February 2026 I 19:30 I Cockpit Theatre, London ⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite On an appropriately dark and drizzly night, it was time to hunt a prolific vampire with a priest and a tobacconist, played by co-writers Alexander Knott and James Demaine. The Highgate Vampire is a dark comedy by Bag Of Beard Theatre, inspired by a supernatural London story that first caught Demaine's imagination working on an entirely different production. A gothic an

Photography Credit: Pamela Raith 20 January 2026 I 19:30 I New Wimbledon Theatre, London ⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite Could this BE any more nostalgic? Originally a smash-hit in New York and Las Vegas, FRIENDS! The Musical Parody continues its successful UK & Ireland tour, opening this week at London's New Wimbledon Theatre. Having kicked off in Cirencester last July, the production is set to conclude in Cardiff this spring. If you are like me, born in the nineties and growing up

Photography Credit: Von Fox Promotions 15 January 2026 I 19:00 I Aldwych Theatre, London ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite Gerry & Sewell are back in toon (well, the West End's Aldwych Theatre) following sell-out runs across the North East. From opening scenes, the play transports you straight to Gateshead, carrying with it the swaggering, unmistakable energy of Newcastle. Based on Jonathan Tulloch's The Season Ticket and inspired by cult film Purely Belter , this stage adaptation by

Photography Credit: Andrew AB Photography 11 December 2025 I 19:00 I Leicester Square Theatre, London ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite Back for their sixth Christmas, the Sh!t-faced Showtime crew once again stumble gloriously into London's Leicester Square. Known for tackling Shakespeare, they reunite for their version of Dickens' timeless A Christmas Carol. We follow festive killjoy Scrooge who is dragged into festive cheer by three determined spirits... helped tonight by a generous

Photography Credit: Pamela Raith 09 December 2025 I 19:00 I Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite As pantomime season descends on the Steel City, these annual events are often an introduction to theatre for young people. As an all-frills, rhinestone shimmering spectacle, Aladdin endeavours to create the ultimate feel-good show to chase the winter blues away. Paul Hendy (assoc. Emily Wood) directs a production that blends the safety of traditional panto while find