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How To Make A Mess Review: Nigella musical has the perfect recipe for success
Tanya Truman (Nigella) in How To Make A Mess (Danny Kaan) 09 June 2026 I 19:30 I Upstairs At The Gatehouse, London ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite I think I've found my idea of heaven, in the form of a quaint pub in Highgate with a theatre tucked away above it. Known as Upstairs At The Gatehouse, the venue currently houses How To Make A Mess: A Totally Unauthorised Love Letter To Nigella Lawson with book, music and lyrics by Emily Rose Simons. From the moment I heard the title, I c

Emma Knott
Jun 103 min read


The Choir Of Man Review: vocals soar and pints pour for positive masculinity
The UK Tour Company of The Choir Of Man (Mark Senior) 09 June 2026 I 19:30 I Theatre Royal Nottingham (UK & Ireland Tour) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite As Guns 'n' Roses famously said... Welcome To The Jungle!! Direct from London's West End, The Choir Of Man has arrived in Nottingham for one week only. Set in the fictional pub known as 'The Jungle', the evening sees nine men from different backgrounds get together, challenging stereotypes about what it means to be a man in the mod

Jack Davey
Jun 103 min read


Interview: Alexander Millington talks Split Infinitive and Buxton Festival Fringe
Split Infinitive's what are we going to do when this is all over? Welcome to Jackstage's brand new series of Interviews! Join us as we speak to actors and creatives from the theatre industry, and what shapes their work. Up first is Alexander Millington, performer and co-founder of theatre company Split Infinitive. Alongside Helen Millington, the pair are set to debut their latest play what are we going to do when this is all over? at Buxton Festival Fringe this summer, follow

Jack Davey
Jun 63 min read


Public - The Musical Review: restroom revival is a total number one!
Cole Dennis (Laura), Grace Towning (Zo) and Matt Corner (Andrew) in Public - The Musical (Mark Senior) 04 June 2026 I 19:00 I Curve Theatre, Leicester (Studio) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite It's always refreshing to see a new, original concept brought to the table, and Public - The Musical does exactly that. Four strangers are locked in a gender-neutral public toilet with no way out. A wedding guest, a banker, an ultra-woke activist and an anxious young man. After critical praise

Jack Davey
Jun 53 min read


Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo Review: all-male ballet parodies centuries-old tradition
The Trocks in Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo (Jim Coleman) 02 June 2026 I 19:30 I Milton Keynes Theatre (UK Tour) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, now playing at Milton Keynes Theatre as part of its 50th anniversary UK Tour, opens with all your typical notices. Turn off your phones, don't take pictures... and that all of the typically female ballerinas will be replaced by male dancers! Affectionately known as The Trocks and hailing from

Wiktoria Mordon
Jun 33 min read


Little Shop Of Horrors Review: it's mean, it's green, and it's bloody good fun
Amena El-Kindy (Audrey) Kristian Cunningham (Seymour) in Little Shop Of Horrors (Pamela Raith) 02 June 2026 I 19:30 I Derby Theatre (in association with Northern Stage) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite With an influx of productions seen across regional UK venues, fans of the sci-fi musical Little Shop Of Horrors have been in for a treat! Though with this increase comes competition, as we question what sets this revival apart to others? Why should we book to see this one? Led by Derby

Jack Davey
Jun 33 min read


Redcliffe Review: heartache and homosexuality in 18th-century Bristol
Jordan Luke Gage and Daniel Krikler in Redcliffe (Pamela Raith) 28 May 2026 I 19:00 I Southwark Playhouse Borough (The Large), London ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite With book, music and lyrics by musical star Jordan Luke Gage (of Bonnie & Clyde and &Juliet fame), I had been eagerly awaiting this premiere following its workshop run last year. Especially as a proud Bristolian myself! Set in the titular district of Bristol, Redcliffe takes audiences back almost three-hundred years to

Emma Knott
May 294 min read


Dark Of The Moon Review: an ill-fated love story between girl and witch-boy
Glenn Adamson and the company of Dark Of The Moon (Tom Bowles) 26 May 2026 I 19:30 I Charing Cross Theatre, London ⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite On a very hot evening at London's Charing Cross Theatre (which is thankfully air-conditioned!), it was time to see Dark Of The Moon, a musical I had been eagerly anticipating. With the promise of witches, small-town drama, country-rock music and the glorious Glenn Adamson, it sounds like a checklist for the perfect musical. I had presumed

Emma Knott
May 273 min read
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