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The Master Builder at Arcola Theatre

Ambition is a psychological prison in The Master Builder, a play written in 1892 by Henrik Ibsen, often known as “the father of modern...

Jennifer Hensey

Angel’s Bone at London Coliseum

Chloe Vilarrubi

Some Woman at the National Theatre

Tom at the Farm at Barbican Theatre

User Manual for a Broken Machine at Bloomsbury Festival

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The Master Builder at Arcola Theatre
Ambition is a psychological prison in The Master Builder, a play written...

Jennifer Hensey 23rd October 2026
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Angel’s Bone at London Coliseum
Director Kip Williams makes his UK opera debut with a disturbing and explicit...

Chloe Vilarrubi 17th October 2026
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Some Woman at the National Theatre
Women are told they can have it all… the children, a career and a life...

Sofia Webster 16th October 2026
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Tom at the Farm at Barbican Theatre
Tom at the Farm is a blood-soaked, homoerotic fever dream where reality and...

Sophia Moss 15th October 2026

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The Pianist at Park Theatre
Heartbreaking and extraordinary, The Pianist tells the true story of one Jewish...

Jim Compton-Hall 22nd October 2026
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High School Musical at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre
Forget AI and futuristic driverless cars for a moment:...

Bev Lung 21st October 2026
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From the Heart at Garrick Theatre
A celebration of his five-decade career, Oscar-winning lyricist Don Black’s...

Michael Higgs 9th October 2026
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Rent at Tom Stoppard Theatre
Musicals are not only for happy stories or cheerful narratives with a sudden sad...

Cristiana Ferrauti 9th October 2026

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End of the World and Hard Boiled Wonderland at Barbican Theatre
As with Haruki Murakami’s 1985 source novel,...

Thomas Messner 9th October 2026
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San Francisco Ballet: Mere Mortals at Sadler’s Wells
Described as “reimagining the story of Pandora’s...

Gala Woolley 10th September 2026
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The Car Man at Sadler’s Wells
Dancing through the hottest summer in London, by far, is one of the hottest...

Natallia Pearmain 31st July 2026
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Our Mighty Groove at Sadler’s Wells East
In a jubilant paean to the New York club scene, Our Mighty...

Lucy Carter 3rd July 2026

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Giffords Circus’ Waterfield at Chiswick House & Gardens
Putting up the big top next door to the...

Cristiana Ferrauti 28th May 2026
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Chat Noir at The Lost Estate
“You will not watch, you will not listen. You will be dragged under.”...

Jim Compton-Hall 29th April 2026
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Biff to the Future at Wilton’s Music Hall
Have you ever wondered about a side character’s...

Lucy Carter 21st April 2026
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OVO Cirque du Soleil at Royal Albert Hall
Cirque du Soleil’s Ovo brings its beautiful insect paradise back to...

Jim Compton-Hall 15th January 2026

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Camden Fringe 2026: Romeo. Juliet at Old Red Lion Theatre
PurpleDoor’s Romeo. Juliet at the Camden Fringe...

Dionysia Afolabi 30th August 2026
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Camden Fringe 2026: Something About England at Libra Theatre Cafe
Steve North has opened a three-night run of...

Sylvia Unerman 28th August 2026
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Camden Fringe 2026: Caravan Tea Party at Etcetera Theatre
A café in Nicaragua. A Zoom job interview. Or is it...

Thomas Messner 26th August 2026
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Camden Fringe 2026: Wrap Party at Lion & Unicorn Theatre
While showbiz stories usually focus on the glitz...

Dionysia Afolabi 24th August 2026

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Helen
There’s always a lively buzz at the Vault Festival. Once a year, an array of...

Mersa Auda 17th March 2023
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Melonade
A fun gameshow-style play about neurodiversity and the terrible state of the UK education...

Jim Compton-Hall 15th March 2023
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Con-Version at the Vaults
It’s astounding that in 2023 the British government still haven’t...

Jonathan Marshall 15th March 2023
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Time
“This is probably one of the weirder hours of my life,” admitted Gaynor O’Flynn...

Madison Sotos 13th March 2023

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How the Other Half Loves at Theatre Royal Haymarket

If a bellyache and streaky makeup are your thing, Alan...

The editorial unit 5th April 2016
Calculating Kindness at Camden People’s Theatre | Theatre review
Calculating Kindness pays homage to the life of George Price, an American mathematician, scientist, and journalist who formulated an equation revealing the motives behind altruism. His findings suggested that acts of kindness have self-interest at their core, and that self-advancement is the main motivator for performing them. The final objective, Price believed,...

Mersa Auda 3rd April 2016
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The Fifth Column at Southwark Playhouse

Hardly mentioned and scarcely recognised among Ernest Hemingway’s...

Frances Lai 1st April 2016
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Les Blancs at the National Theatre

Playwright Lorraine Hansberry is best known for her powerful play A Raisin...

Mersa Auda 31st March 2016
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Henry V at Middle Temple Hall

This is Henry V as you’ve never imagined it, merged with the grim, gritty...

Jim Compton-Hall 31st March 2016
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Right Now at Bush Theatre

Everyone always seems to be commenting on the “good old times” when people knew...

Jonathan Hutchings 30th March 2016
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Bug at Found 111

Inside the unassuming exterior of Found 111 (a pop-up fringe venue associated with the Soho...

Edward Till 30th March 2016
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Marvellous Imaginary Menagerie at Greenwich Theatre

Stuck on how to entertain the kids during their Easter...

Michelle Keepence 27th March 2016
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RAZ at the Trafalgar Studios

It’s Friday, and Shane is getting ready for another booze and drug-fueled night....

The editorial unit 27th March 2016
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Reasons to Be Happy at Hampstead Theatre

Written by Neil Labute and directed by Michael Attenborough, Reasons...

Catherine Sedgwick 26th March 2016

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