theatre

Ian McKellen is bringing his one-man show, 'Tolkien, Shakespeare, others and YOU', to the West End, and . Throughout 2019, the legendary actor has been celebrating his 80th birthday by performing at 80 theatres around...

The very first Kensington Karavan Festival is coming to Notting Hill this month, showing free plays inside a 1950s vintage caravan.  Brand new plays have been written especially for the festival in this tiny 10-seat th...

The year is 2006 and our news feeds are full with pictures of the bald, yellow-tinged face of Alexander Litvinenko in a hospital bed. The British citizen, but former Russian secret service officer, had been poisoned - a...

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins is known for pushing audiences to the limit – and 'Appropriate' is no different. Anyone who saw his last show, An Octoroon, will appreciate that you don’t see his plays for a rolling-in-the-aisle...

Eugene O'Hare's play 'The Weatherman' is sobering, with a powerful message you won't forget. The weather. It's an easy subject to talk about. It fills small talk with awkward colleagues, or the fellow passenger on the...

The Doctor is The Almeida’s associate director Robert Icke’s swansong, and what a swansong it is. If Juliet Stevenson sprinting around The Almeida’s stage as she descends into full blown despair doesn’t go down as one...

Heading up to the festival but not sure what to watch? Here’s our lowdown on Pleasance’s unmissable hits.  We’ve already rounded up the best shows to watch at Pleasance Theatre’s London base but the renowned theatre is...

Thirsty for adventure and fancy a weekend away? Heading to Edinburgh’s famous Fringe Festival might be a lofty ambition for many Londoners but here’s your chance to come along to one of the top shows - completely free!...

A desperate economy, the rise of neo-fascism, people fleeing from their home across the continent... David Greig’s Europe was written 25 years ago, but in his debut production as Artistic Director at the Donmar Warehou...

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...