Stage
Stalled: A New Musical, King’s Head Theatre, stage review: ‘Circling the drain’
This production, set in a ladies’ loo, shows ‘not every place of human interaction needs to be musicalised’
Read MoreAntigone [on strike], Park Theatre, stage review: ‘An uneven, if innovative, production’
Alexander Raptotasios’s adaptation of the Sophocles tragedy is led by audience votes, but the benefits are ‘unclear’
Read MoreFirebird, King’s Head Theatre, stage review: ‘A middle-of-the-road tale’
This adaptation of the real-life Cold War classic, like the film before it, is lacking in personality
Read MoreLooking for Giants, King’s Head Theatre, stage review: ‘Static portrait of a masochistic personality’
Actor Abby McCann carries a script ‘lacking in narrative development’
Read More‘We have the ultimate Dame!’: King’s Head boss on new digs, nurturing talent, and its first full-blown panto
Sofi Berenger spoke to the Citizen ahead of a star-studded run of ‘Cinderella’ at the theatre’s new auditorium
Read MoreRoots/Look Back in Anger, Almeida Theatre, stage review: ‘Extremes are the rule of the day’
An ambitious run of two plays using the same cast enables some serious acting chops
Read MoreKing Lear, Almeida Theatre, stage review: ‘Ramped-up, sexed-up take on the Shakespeare classic’
Yaël Farber’s adaptation keeps the audience ‘gripped throughout’
Read MoreDisruption, Park Theatre, stage review: ‘A mind-twister sure to leave theatre-goers musing about their own choices’
Andrew Stein’s new play explores the ethical quandaries posed by AI through ‘an engaging and very human story’
Read MoreThe Beach House, Park Theatre, stage review: ‘Romantic, sisterly and maternal affections collide’
Jo Harper’s play is a ‘deft portrayal of human strength and frailty’
Read MoreRumpelstiltskin, Park Theatre, stage review: ‘A madcap portmanteau’
Charles Court Opera returns with its ‘best panto yet’
Read MoreKing Hamlin, Park Theatre, stage review: ‘Is there any coming back from social division?’
Gloria Williams’s new play gives a ‘nuanced insight into the effect of criminality on people’s personalities’
Read MoreSUS, Park Theatre, stage review: ‘An intense reminder that racism is still deeply ingrained in our society’
Paul Tomlinson revival of Barrie Keeffe’s 1979 play is a ‘blistering critique of small-minded racism and casual police brutality’
Read MoreLautrec, Camden Fringe, stage review: ‘Timely reflection on the emotional toll of long-term illness’
Fergus Rattigan’s drama about the tragic life of artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec ‘makes clever use of inter-linguistic humour’
Read More9 Circles, Park Theatre, stage review: ‘A must-see for anyone interested in politics, war and social responsibility’
Bill Cain’s moving play about the Iraq war makes its European debut
Read MoreThe Still Room, Park Theatre, stage review: ‘Biting social commentary leavened with dark humour’
Sally Rogers’s ‘hugely enjoyable’ play leaves one wondering what’s really changed in the past few decades
Read MoreEnglish National Ballet – The Forsythe Evening, Sadler’s Wells, stage review: ‘Bravado, bravery, and beauty’
The master’s choreography ‘leaps over genre boundaries yet still manages to keep the precision’
Read MoreBalletBoyz – Deluxe, Sadler’s Wells, stage review: ‘The two-year wait was absolutely worth it’
The company ‘understands even the darkest nooks of modern masculinity’
Read MoreElizabeth I: Virgin on the Ridiculous, Living Spit, King’s Head Theatre, stage review: ‘A rip-roaring night out’
This Horrible Histories-style depiction of the monarch is ‘hilarious’
Read MoreThe Chairs, Almeida Theatre, stage review: ‘An intellectual pickling’
This reimagining of Eugene Ionesco’s play is ‘delightful and disquieting in equal measure’
Read MoreCuckoo, Sadler’s Wells, stage review: ‘Wrapped in silk but no clear centre’
The groundbreaking Candoco Dance Company’s double bill ‘fails to dazzle’
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