THEATRE REVIEWS

Sidonie Smith (Rachel Marron) and Company (Paul Coltas) 16 February 2026 I 19:30 I New Wimbledon Theatre, London ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite The Bodyguard is back in London with a bang... quite literally, as the show opens with a room-shaking gunshot to make the entire audience jump! Made famous as a Whitney Houston jukebox musical, it delivers a cinematic, concert-like experience with drama and powerhouse vocals of the highest calibre. This is its fourth major production, open

Iryna Poplavska, Callum Balmforth & Jason Durr (Pamela Raith) 16 February 2026 I 19:30 I Royal & Derngate, Northampton ⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite Opening this week at Northampton's Royal & Derngate, Original Theatre present their touring production of Murder At Midnight, a refreshingly comedic take on the murder mystery genre. Unlike other thrillers, like those of Agatha Christie's mind, the audience aren't kept in the dark, nor slowly drip-fed hints as the murder happens before

Photography Credit: Katie Edwards 14 February 2026 I 20:00 I The Lawn, Lincoln (Frequency Festival) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite Willing to be immersed into an 80s dreamlike nostalgia with DARKFIELD? Presented with their signature shipping container experiences, ARCADE plunges audiences into complete darkness, using 360° binaural sound and sensory effects to bring the classic video game beyond the screen. Designed to unsettle, ARCADE understands its audience and excels in provid

Hugh Bonneville as C. S. Lewis (Johan Persson) 13 February 2026 I 19:00 I Aldwych Theatre, London ⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite Shadowlands is a quietly moving stage production currently playing in London's West End. Written by William Nicholson and based on his BAFTA-winning television film, the play tells the true story of author C. S. Lewis and his life-changing relationship with American poet Joy Davidman, in an exploration of the fragile beauties of life. Originally staged at

Alia Lahlou, Joseph Long and Farah Saffari (Manuel Harlan) 12 February 2026 I 19:00 I Nottingham Playhouse ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite Taken from Christy Lefteri's award-winning novel, The Beekeeper Of Aleppo returns to Nottingham Playhouse after a promising premiere in 2023, now touring the UK in 2026. In an era of the United Kingdom where migration policies are highly politicised and weaponised, these stories are all the more necessary. Using theatre as a lens to view off-stag