Ilan Galkoff as Ari Freed Photo Jane Hobson Three years in the making, Shimmy Braun's insightful play Faygele is in performance at London's Marylebone Theatre, a delightful venue whose intimate space allows proximity and immersion into the performance. This is a play that is profoundly…
Photograph: Mihaela Bodlovic Julia Grogen’s Playfight was one of the shows I had been meaning to catch whilst at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2024 – but amongst so much choice and packed schedules I didn’t quite make it. I was delighted with the chance to…
Cast of The Little Prince: photos Robert Piwko OK, so I have to put my hand up here. ‘The Little Prince’ is my favourite book of all time. I have read and re-read it; have listened intently umpteen times to Kenneth Branagh’s reading; have seen…
Sophie Cox as Keira: photo Paul Blakemore Soho Theatre in Dean Street is one of London’s most popular theatre and comedy locations with a bar that literally buzzes and whose walls are adorned with theatre memorabilia. Julie Grogan’s Playfight is currently playing in the second…
Photo Credit: Marc Brenner Last night’s performance of The Merchant of Venice (1936) at the Richmond Theatre was a striking and inventive take on Shakespeare’s classic, blending historical resonance with standout performances that left the audience buzzing. Directed with a bold vision, the production transported…
The Cast of Stiletto: photo Johan Persson A short History revision lesson. Back in the 18th Century, women were not allowed on the stage and their roles were taken by men, or rather teenage boys. Cross the ocean to Venice, a vibrant city of wealth…
A farcical period rom-com based on the 1998 film staring Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes: Following the success of his recent play ‘Two gentlemen of Verona’ a young William Shakespeare is suffering from a terrible attack of writers block (Romeo and Ethel is just not…
Peter James writes in the programme that the novel came about after a meeting with a police colleague who told him of a real life passport forger from Brighton who was caught because of his poor grasp of spelling ‘Britania’ and ‘Magesty’ were the two…
A star is born! In an extraordinary showcase of her multiple talents, Josephina Ortiz Lewis left a sell-out audience speechless during her fun-packed debut show. Ortiz Lewis is a natural clown, which comes to the fore in so many sketches, her face contorting hilariously as…
Pic: Annie Kingsnorth and Martin Shaw Set in the first decade of the reign of King Henry the eighth, as he prepares to ‘divorce’ his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, who was unable to bring a baby boy into the world, this is a play…