As a late Christmas present from us, here’s the iconic moment from this year’s production of A Christmas Carol when the ghost of Marley (Stuart Neal) arrives to haunt Scrooge (Paul Hilton). A Christmas Carol is playing until 10 Jan 2026. Book your tickets now:…
Following their multi award-winning sell-out success with The Play That Goes Wrong and the BBC TV series The Goes Wrong Show, Mischief Theatre is back! The Cornley Amateur Drama Society are back with tidings of chaos and joy, ready to tackle the Charles Dickens’ classic, A…
INTER ALIA is playing a strictly limited run at London’s Wyndham’s Theatre from 19th March. Following an acclaimed, sold-out run at the National Theatre, Oscar-nominated Rosamund Pike (Saltburn, Gone Girl) brings her ‘transfixing shape-shifting performance’ (Telegraph) to the West End in a ‘searing legal drama’…
It’s now over 70 years since American author Patricia Highsmith wrote the psychological thriller The Talented Mr Ripley. Her novel was highly praised by the critics as a convincing portrait of a psychopath and went on to win the Edgar Allan Poe Scroll of the…
Not many people can say they’ve shared a Burns Supper with the man himself. But that is what’s on offer at one of Edinburgh’s most prestigious addresses this week. The audience sits at the dinner table with theatremaker, educator, writer and performer James Clements, who…
How do you retell a tale told so often at this time of year, by a multitude of different theatres across the country, full of tired stereotypes and a confusing ensemble? With skill, grace, and humour, answers the Norwich Players; their new production of Treasure…
Christmas Carol Goes Wrong is another strong spoke in the Mischief Comedy Wheel. The play, written once again by Henry Shields, Henry Lewis, and Jonathan Sayer, opened this weekend to a packed theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue. After finally confirming that Chris will once again be…
Each year I believe capitaltheatres’ panto can’t be bettered. And each year I am proved wrong! This year’s production, with a set from the London Palladium, really is an assault on your senses. From the moment it explodes into life, it’s like being catapulted into…
Does everyone now reach December and say ‘where did the year go? I can’t believe it’s nearly Christmas again?’ The years seem to fly past and once again we find ourselves in panto season, to really put us all in the festive mood. This year’s…
The hour-long plays which are part of A Play, A Pie and a Pint can often be overlooked, just because they have equal billing with a lunchtime pie and a pint! I’m as guilty as the next person for not putting them in my diary,…