7 of the best London pantomimes to book for light-hearted fun this Christmas November 7, 2025 Seven of the best London pantomimes to book this season Tis the season to scream ‘heeee’s behiiiind youuuuu’: despite it being fairly early, many of the capital’s campiest pantomimes kickoff in the coming weeks. If you’re into a bit of light-hearted fun (who isn’t?) then here are the best pantomimes to book this year. Looking [...]
Othello at the Haymarket review: Dastardly Toby Jones delights November 5, 2025 Othello review and star rating: ★★★★ If diversifying the West End feels like slow progress, remember it wasn’t that long ago that accurate representation was barely even a talking point. It was 1997 when David Harewood finally became the first black actor to play Othello at the National Theatre, following a succession of white actors [...]
Exclusive: The Old Vic reveals first new performance space in 207 years October 30, 2025 The Old Vic’s co-CEO Laura Stevenson talks to City AM about the theatre’s new ‘Backstage’ development, which includes a new 100-seater theatre, and cafe and restaurant Photo of Laura by Jonny Ruff In The Old Vic theatre’s new 100-seater performance space, modern lighting rigs are fitted inches from wooden ceiling rafters dating back to the [...]
The Importance of Being Earnest review: Stephen Fry and Olly Alexander are wondrously camp October 1, 2025 The Importance of Being Earnest review and star rating: ★★★★★ Oscar Wilde’s pointedly ridiculous comedy of manners about two men who conspire to both be called Earnest in order to win the affections of two different women is fairly hard to modernise. That’s because of the language, obviously, but also because, by and large, people [...]
Romans at the Almeida review: ambitious but hard to follow September 19, 2025 Romans at the Almeida review and star rating: ★★ Writer Alice Birch’s new play, Romans: A Novel, at the Almeida Theatre, examines the disparate, disconnected, distended lives of three brothers, over more than a century. Against this backdrop, Birch – famous for her work on blockbuster television series like Succession and Normal People – explores [...]
Wicked: Record London show sales after film’s success September 11, 2025 The global box office success of the big screen adaptation of musical Wicked helped the London stage show rake in record ticket sales last year. The film, staring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, was released in November 2024 and generated more than $756m (£559.2m) worldwide off the back of a successful promotional tour. It was [...]
James Olivas, Evita London’s leading man, on Jamie Lloyd’s radical new production July 8, 2025 Jamie Lloyd’s new production of Evita is commanding headlines for Rachel Zegler’s nightly balcony sing-a-longs, but the show’s portrayal of her husband is arguably deserved of the same level of attention. The show is inspired by the real life marriage between Zegler’s heroine, Eva Perón, and the Argentinian leader Juan Perón. In actual fact, Juan [...]
Evita, Palladium review: Rachel Zegler isn’t the problem July 2, 2025 Evita, Palladium review and star rating: ★★★ Whole PHDs could be written about the publicity campaign for Jamie Lloyd’s Evita. Hundreds of people are gathering outside the Palladium every night to watch Rachel Zegler belt ‘Don’t Cry for me Argentina’ from the theatre balcony for free, a fun PR stunt that is getting so popular [...]
This Bitter Earth, Soho Theatre review: Billy Porter’s playful tragedy June 25, 2025 This Bitter Earth review and star rating: ★★★★ This Bitter Earth is the UK directorial debut of Pose star Billy Porter, which in and of itself makes this an incredible LGBTQ show to catch this Pride month – but the play is about more than just its starry parts. It’s a surprisingly playful and immensely [...]
Harry Potter and the theatre owner’s record profit June 24, 2025 The group which owns the theatre behind Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has achieved a record profit for its latest financial year. Nimax Theatres has posted a pre-tax profit of £10m for the 12 months to 29 September, 2024, new accounts filed with Companies House have revealed. The total comes after the business reported [...]