Founded by three black British men in 1981, Phoenix Dance Theatre is the UK’s longest standing contemporary dance company outside London. This week, they bring a dance double-bill of ‘The Rite of Spring’ & ‘Left Uns...
Eco-terrorism meets late 80s rave in this funny, messy satire at the Pleasance Theatre. “First thing I got wrong was the title,” is the opening line – said by an actor portraying the play’s writer David Finnigan. It get...
Take a trip down memory lane with this exhilarating fusion of ballet and street dance. Many Londoners would stifle a yawn at the mention of the word ‘ballet’. The very idea of a show with no words and a petite, smiling...
Award-winning playwright Grace Chapman tells a tragic story of the refugee crisis in ‘Don’t Look Away’ at the Pleasance Theatre. The refugee crisis. A heart wrenching tale of unbelievable kindness, uni...
Grammy award-winning choir legends take centre-stage in Zulu ballet, INALA. Soweto Gospel Choir show off their many talents, with some hiccups along the way. London is home to an abundance of glittering West End shows –...
Anne-Marie Duff stars in ‘Sweet Charity’ at London’s Donmar Warehouse. Here’s what we thought. If a swing appears on stage, hooked on either end with thick rope swinging lightly in the auditorium...
Savvy slapstick meets titillating thrills and gleeful gore in this comedic adaptation of George A. Romero’s indie cult classic Night of the Living Dead. Much like the film, this performance directed by Benji Sperring at...
Two adaptations of Chekhov’s 1900 play Three Sisters hit London this year, and first up it’s the turn of the Almeida. With the success of Uncle Vanya in 2016, the Islington-based theatre is hoping to continue its track&...
Star-crossed lovers take us to the dark heart of Israel and Palestine’s twisted history in this moving performance. Performed in the round at Islington venue The Pleasance’s smallest space, the staging is practica...
A cabbage sits centre stage at the Donmar Warehouse. It’s surrounded by metal chains, a butcher’s trolley and a tin bucket filled with water. If it wasn’t for the sign that says SILENZIO in big red letters and a small s...
