5.0
Review: Blues in the Night, Kiln Theatre
Sharon D. Clarke is a force. The Olivier Award winner appears unstoppable, now sprinkling a little stardust over Susie McKenna’s glorious production of Blues i...
Clive Rowe
5.0
Review: Jack and the Beanstalk, Hackney Empire
Fee-fi-fo-fum, I smell the makings of some festive fun. Flamboyant dames, an abundance of innuendos and a generous sprinkling of magic have taken over theatres ...
Review: Café Society Swing, Leicester Square Theatre
One of the fears around jazz music is that it will just go on and on. And on and on. And on. One of Café Society Swing’s few saving graces is that it manages to...
Review: The Hothouse
Every so often, perhaps once in a generation, an actor can seem to have been born to play a role. Sir Laurence Olivier as Richard III, for instance. In The Ho...
Theatre comment: In defence of the arts
In this age of austerity, it is very easy to take a sniffy and dismissive attitude to the arts. "Why save a theatre when you can save a hospital?" appears to ...
Review: The Ladykillers
When one starts a review by remarking on how amazing the set is, it is easy to assume that this is because the other aspects of the show were less satisfactory....