THEATRE REVIEWS

Mo Sesay as Ashadele & Deyemi Okanlawon as Aderemi (Robling Photography) 03 February 2026 I 19:00 I Crucible Theatre, Sheffield ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite Subsequent to last year's Death And The King's Horseman, Utopia Theatre return to Sheffield with Crown Of Blood, directed by Mojisola Kareem. Gutsy and visceral, this adaptation reimagines Shakespeare's Macbeth during the civil wars of 19th century Yorubaland, and how these societies operated before colonialism. General Ader

Photography Credit: Charlie Flint 01 February 2026 I 19:30 I Cockpit Theatre, London ⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite On an appropriately dark and drizzly night, it was time to hunt a prolific vampire with a priest and a tobacconist, played by co-writers Alexander Knott and James Demaine. The Highgate Vampire is a dark comedy by Bag Of Beard Theatre, inspired by a supernatural London story that first caught Demaine's imagination working on an entirely different production. A gothic an

Photography Credit: Pamela Raith 20 January 2026 I 19:30 I New Wimbledon Theatre, London ⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite Could this BE any more nostalgic? Originally a smash-hit in New York and Las Vegas, FRIENDS! The Musical Parody continues its successful UK & Ireland tour, opening this week at London's New Wimbledon Theatre. Having kicked off in Cirencester last July, the production is set to conclude in Cardiff this spring. If you are like me, born in the nineties and growing up

Photography Credit: Von Fox Promotions 15 January 2026 I 19:00 I Aldwych Theatre, London ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite Gerry & Sewell are back in toon (well, the West End's Aldwych Theatre) following sell-out runs across the North East. From opening scenes, the play transports you straight to Gateshead, carrying with it the swaggering, unmistakable energy of Newcastle. Based on Jonathan Tulloch's The Season Ticket and inspired by cult film Purely Belter , this stage adaptation by

Photography Credit: Andrew AB Photography 11 December 2025 I 19:00 I Leicester Square Theatre, London ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite Back for their sixth Christmas, the Sh!t-faced Showtime crew once again stumble gloriously into London's Leicester Square. Known for tackling Shakespeare, they reunite for their version of Dickens' timeless A Christmas Carol. We follow festive killjoy Scrooge who is dragged into festive cheer by three determined spirits... helped tonight by a generous