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Nineteen Gardens, Hampstead Theatre Downstairs review - intriguing,...
★★★★★ NINETEEN GARDENS, HAMPSTEAD THEATRE DOWNSTAIRS Black comedy about transgressive love gone sour proves an accomplished English language debut for prize-winning Polish writer With echoes of Beckett...
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Passing, Park Theatre review - where do we go from here?
★★★ PASSING, PARK THEATRE A British-Indian family celebrate their first DiwaliA British-Indian family celebrate their first Diwali, with mixed results “It’s nothing like Christmas,” Rachel (Amy-Leigh...
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Oh What A Lovely War, Southwark Playhouse review - 60 years on, the old...
★★★ OH WHAT A LOVELY WAR, SOUTHWARK PLAYHOUSE Joan Littlewood invents devised theatre with satirical wit and righteous anger centre stageBlackeyed Theatre's touring production has its pros and cons,...
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£1 Thursdays, Finborough Theatre review - dazzling new play is as funny and...
★★★★★ £1 THURSDAYS, FINBOROUGH THEATRE Beautifully delivered by two sensational leads Seldom does one see a writer's vision so perfectly realised on stage It’s 2012 and the London Olympics might as...
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Please Don't Destroy: Treasure of Foggy Mountain review - Dude, where's our map?
Laughter is the loot in this amiably silly American comedyDespite an ominous title, there’s always fair weather in the debut comic adventure film featuring Please Don’t Destroy, a NYC sketch comedy...
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Pandemonium, Soho Theatre review - satire needs a shot of Pfizer's finest to...
★★★ PANDEMONIUM, SOHO THEATRE Armando Iannucci finds some laughs but nothing freshIf you're ready for more gags about Boris Johnson's House of Horrors administration, this is the show for youIn 2020,...
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1979, Finborough Theatre review - niche subject matter finds a strong resonance
★★★★ 1979, FINBOROUGH THEATRE Niche subject matter finds a strong resonance There's fun and profundity in the thick of Ottawa's political class's Machiavellian manoeuvringsIf a week is a long time in...
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Bronco Billy, Charing Cross Theatre - schmaltzy musical brings the feelgood...
★★★★ BRONCO BILLY, CHARING CROSS THEATRE Schmaltzy musical brings the feelgood factorA warm bath of gentle laughs and comforting positivityWhen entering a particular, well-populated region of...
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Just For One Day, The Old Vic review - clunky scenes and self-conscious...
★★★ JUST FOR ONE DAY, THE OLD VIC Nostalgia fest becomes a little uncomfortable when addressing a 21st century audienceSaint Bob, Mrs T and a whole lot of feelgood. Oh, and mass starvationSo, a jukebox...
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The Big Life, Stratford East review - musical brings the joy and honours the...
★★★★ THE BIG LIFE, STRATFORD EAST Big-hearted musical brings joy and honours the pastRevived 20 years on, this Windrush musical lands differently, but is still wonderfully entertainingIs there a...
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Out of Season, Hampstead Theatre review - banter as bullying
★★★ OUT OF SEASON, HAMPSTEAD THEATRE Banter as bullyingNew comedy about masculinity and music is predictable and clumsy One island off the coast of Spain has more cultural oomph than all the rest put...
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Nachtland, Young Vic review - German black comedy brings uneasy humour and...
★★★ NACHTLAND, YOUNG VIC Patrick Marber directs flawed but fascinating disquisition on the past's relevance to the present in art, politics and moralitySomething to laugh at and plenty to think about...
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Album: Elbow - Audio Vertigo
Another impressive release from the men not afraid to emoteOn this, their 10th album, the melodious Mancunians started at the drum kit and built from there. This is no bad thing.
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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire review - a modest, well-meant return
★★★ GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE A modest, well-meant returnComic juice runs low for the stretched '80s franchise, which settles for amiable warmthWho you going to call? Five films into the Ghostbusters...
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Spencer Jones: Making Friends, Soho Theatre review - award-winning comedian...
★★★ SPENCER JONES: MAKING FRIENDS: SOHO THEATRE Quirky, personal and absurd show is just a little too thin on substance If big chickens scare you, this is your thing!Lockdown feels more like a dream...
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