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Soho Electric Review: talent and spirit in abundance, if sometimes losing its spark
The artwork for Soho Electric: The Electric Rock Cabaret presented by the Phoenix Arts Club, London 02 October 2026 | 19:30 | Phoenix Arts Club, London ⭐⭐⭐ | PR - Invite A new rock cabaret playing weekends at the Phoenix Arts Club, Soho Electric is a wonderfully eclectic mix of live music, aerial performance, burlesque and variety acts in one of central London's most beloved venues. There is a huge amount of talent through the evening, and when the elements come togethe

Emma Knott
8 hours ago3 min read


Jerker Review: sexual fantasy and comfort during the AIDS epidemic
Paul Dennison (JR) in Robert Chesley's Jerker at the Waterloo East Theatre, London (Scott Michaels) 29 September 2026 | 19:30 | Waterloo East Theatre, London ⭐⭐⭐ | PR - Invite The cleverness of Henry Adams’ production of Jerker, Robert Chesley's 1986 two-hander play, is that the less it becomes about sex, the more intimate it feels. We enter London's Waterloo East Theatre to an unmistakably 80s soundtrack. Madonna's Like a Virgin, Sade's Smooth Operator and a stream of

Eddie Slattery
3 days ago3 min read


Sylvia Review: new hip-hop musical redefines the suffragette manifesto
Naomi Katiyo (Sylvia Pankhurst) in the 2026 UK Tour of Sylvia at Curve Theatre, Leicester (Tristram Kenton) 29 September 2026 | 19:00 | Curve Theatre, Leicester (UK Tour) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | PR - Invite Audiences first fell in love with the new hip-hop musical Sylvia when it opened at London's Old Vic Theatre for a premiere run in 2023. And tonight, Kate Prince's (of ZooNation) award-winning production comes to the Curve Theatre, Leicester ahead of a limited UK Tour. Often compared

Jack Davey
4 days ago3 min read


The Trial Of Romeo Oscar Review: Ayckbourn's space-age courtroom asks the value of humanity
Leigh Symonds, Hayden Wood and Russell Richardson in The Trial Of Romeo Oscar at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough (Tony Bartholomew) 26 September 2026 | 14:30 | Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough ⭐⭐⭐ | PR - Invite By the year 2194, humanity may well have mastered interplanetary travel, and developed extraordinary androids that co-exist alongside us. Yet despite this technological process, The Trial Of Romeo Oscar asks one rather important question: what makes us

Jonathan Goodwin
6 days ago3 min read


The Last Ship Review: Sting's musical voyage in need of tighter dramatic architecture
Jackie Morrison (Peggy) and the ensemble of Sting's The Last Ship at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London (Nienke de Groot) 23 September 2026 | 19:30 | Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London (International Tour) ⭐⭐⭐ | PR - Invite There is a great musical somewhere inside The Last Ship, and frustratingly, this impressive production gets tantalisingly close to finding it. With music and lyrics by Sting (The Police) and a new book by Barney Norris, the musical takes audiences into a

Eddie Slattery
Sep 243 min read


Burlesque The Musical Review: pretty girls and skinny boys tour the UK with glamour
Gracie O'Brien (Ali) and the company of Burlesque The Musical - UK Tour (Rosie Moore for The Social Sort) 23 September 2026 | 19:30 | Alhambra Theatre, Bradford (UK Tour) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | PR - Invite If you have followed theatre news over the past year, you will know that Burlesque The Musical has hit the headlines for a medley of reasons, from its cancelled London run, delayed tour opening and creative team clashes. Yet through it all, its UK Tour has finally arrived, as Burlesq

Jack Davey
Sep 243 min read


August Wilson's Fences Review: a searing, domestic account on the Black American experience
Madeline Appiah (Rose Maxson) and Ray Fearon (Troy Maxson) in Headlong's Fences at Leeds Playhouse (Tyler Fayose) 16 September 2026 | 19:15 | Leeds Playhouse - Courtyard (UK Tour) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | PR - Invite As one of the 20th-century American greats in literature, we see surprisingly few major productions of August Wilson's work. So it is a privilege to see Fences return, presented by Headlong and opening tonight in Leeds Playhouse's Courtyard space. Set in 1950s Pittsburgh, t

Jack Davey
Sep 173 min read


Matilda - The Musical Review: even if you're little, you really can do a lot!
The 2026-27 company of Matilda - The Musical at the Cambridge Theatre, London (Manuel Harlan) 15 September 2026 | 19:00 | Cambridge Theatre, London ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | PR - Invite First staged in 2010 by the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon, Matilda - The Musical has charmed audiences all across the world. Having welcomed millions of children (and grown up children!) through the doors of the Cambridge Theatre, this year marks the show's 15th anniversary in the West E

Jack Davey
Sep 163 min read
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