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Erin Costello as Lear in Jester Collective’s Lear at Theatro Technis

27Jun

Plays

Review: Lear, Theatro Technis

Jester Collective’s Lear reimagines Shakespeare’s tragedy as an intimate chamber piece, with Erin Costello as an ageing queen whose divided kingdom spirals into ruin.

by Robert Cope 186 0

Landscape poster for Pocket Revolution at Southwark Playhouse Elephant, featuring Tisa Klicek seated against a black background with red title text.

26Jun

Plays

Review: Pocket Revolution, Southwark Playhouse

A darkly comic one-woman play at Southwark Playhouse Elephant, *Pocket Revolution* follows Lucy through an interrogation-room spiral of guilt, identity, belonging and survival.

by Robert Cope 133 0

Landscape promotional poster for Teeth by Estelle Warner at Playhouse East on Thursday 25th June at 7:15pm

25Jun

Plays

Review: Teeth, Playhouse East

Estelle Warner’s Teeth at Playhouse East is a darkly comic fairytale about loneliness, magical burnout, care, dependency and the cost of being believed in.

by Robert Cope 132 0

Dame Maureen Lipman as Allegra stands above John Middleton as Ronen, Elizabeth Bower as Anna and Bailey Patrick as Officer Rogers during a colourful musical number.

15Jun

Comedy Plays Musicals

Allegra at Theatre Royal Windsor

Dame Maureen Lipman gives a commanding and deeply affecting performance in Peter Quilter’s charming musical comedy, where spontaneous songs, family tensions and playful theatrical invention gradually open into a serious question about care, identity and freedom.

by Robert Cope 219 0

01Jun

Comedy Plays

The Marquise by Noël Coward at Theatre Royal Windsor

Stylish, witty and full of surprises, The Marquise is a rewarding revival of one of Noël Coward’s less familiar comedies, with Juliet Aubrey bringing superb composure to Philip Wilson’s elegant 1930s production.

by Robert Cope 368 0

Sherlock Holmes at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre - Photography Robert Cope

07May

Comedy Plays

Sherlock Holmes at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

Sherlock Holmes at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre is an atmospheric, madcap funny and visually inventive mystery, using the open-air setting, clever staging and brisk comic energy to strong effect. The pace can be demanding, but Joshua James and Jyuddah Jaymes lead a lively ensemble through a case full of smoke, secrets and theatrical invention.

by Robert Cope 721 2

You Will Find Me Theatre Royal Windsor - Photography Jack Merriman

06May

Plays

You Will Find Me at Theatre Royal Windsor

You Will Find Me at Theatre Royal Windsor begins as a gripping whodunnit before deepening into a moving story of memory, trauma, identity and buried truth.

by Robert Cope 598 4

Core Values at The Hen & Chickens Theatre - photographer Alexander Gilbert

02May

Plays

Core Values at The Hen & Chickens Theatre

A thoughtful and emotionally engaging devised play where relatable conflict is softened, sharpened and released through humour at The Hen & Chickens Theatre.

by Robert Cope 436 0

Ancient Greece - The Vaults - Photographer: Flavia Fraser-Cannon

30Apr

Musicals

Ancient Grease at The Vaults Theatre

Theatre Life reviews Ancient Grease at The Vaults Theatre, a raucous adults-only parody where Greek mythology meets Grease with filthy humour, cabaret energy and a standout Hera.

by Robert Cope 300 0

Latest News

Review: Lear, Theatro Technis

Review: Pocket Revolution, Southwark Playhouse

Review: Teeth, Playhouse East

Allegra at Theatre Royal Windsor

The Marquise by Noël Coward at Theatre Royal Windsor

Sherlock Holmes at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

You Will Find Me at Theatre Royal Windsor

Core Values at The Hen & Chickens Theatre

Ancient Grease at The Vaults Theatre

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