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A Human Being Died That Night @ Hampstead Downstairs

Behind the prison cell bars of real life killer and Apartheid assassin Eugene de Kock.

Photo by Bill Cooper

The Myths of Scottish Culture Explored Through Italian Opera

Rossini’s opera La Donna del Lago at the Royal Opera House.

Jack Laskey as Platonov. Everyone just wants to comb his hair and love him.

Vodka, Angst, Vodka: “Sons Without Fathers” Tears The Arcola To Bits

Why are angst-ridden guys so hot? Chekhov knows, and he wrote a play about it.

Picture: Zoe Zimmer

Gig Preview And Interview: V V Brown

With new material on the way, and a trio of London gigs to come, we speak to the talented Ms B.

Christopher Goh (2nd Soldier), Benedict Wong (Ai Weiwei) and Andrew Koji (1st Soldier). Photo by Stephen Cummiskey.

Arrest Of Ai Wei Wei Is Turned Into Art At Hampstead Theatre

Ai Wei Wei’s greatest work of art might just have been his own arrest.

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The Life And Sort Of Death Of Eric Argyle At Soho Theatre

An original play about a book about a life, which might have been better as a book.

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Two Troubled Sisters: Vanessa And Virginia @ Riverside Studios

The condensed lives of a literary giant and her overlooked sister.

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Sexy Physical Chameleon Doctor Brown’s Befrdfgth At Soho Theatre

We want to play with Doctor Brown every day please.

Thomas O'Connell and Amy Buttworth. Photo by Dan Patrick

Theatre Review: A Guide To Second Date Sex @ Soho Theatre

Londonist thinks this is a funny and honest show about sex and dating, but who critiques the critics?

Photo by Steve Tanner

Theatre Review: Steptoe and Son @ Lyric Hammersmith

50 years on, the scripts for Steptoe and Son hold up as a tragicomic tale of a father and son who cannot live with or without each other.

Image from Jolly B. Fierce. Photo: Jason Pangilinan

Theatre Review: Paper Dolls @ The Tricycle Theatre

Trans-culturalism. [Noun]. A musical play in London based on a short documentary about a Filipino drag act in Tel Aviv.