On Stage
Theatre & Arts
By Will Noble

EastEnders Meets Clockwork Orange... In Islington

A fetid, ash-tray-gobbed fireworks display of a play.

 ★★★★★
On Stage
By Sam Smith

A Double Bill Of Contrasts From English National Ballet

Tackling heavy topics such as death as reunion and the dangers of obsession.

 ★★★★☆
On Stage
By Paul Ewing

Bananaman Is Back In A Side-Splitting New Musical

A sweet send-up of superheroes

 ★★★★☆
On Stage
By James FitzGerald

Into The Numbers: Horrors Inescapable, 80 Years On

Not a fun watch, but an important one.

 ★★★☆☆
Comedy
By Lydia Manch

Comedy Review: Ivo Graham's Educated Guess

Ivo, only more so.

 ★★★★★
On Stage
By Sam Smith

Dance Review: The Biggest Nutcracker In London This Christmas

An outstanding presentation of a Christmas classic.

 ★★★★★
On Stage
By Johnny Fox

Does Hamilton Live Up To The Hype?

A sumptuous cavalcade of music and dance.

 ★★★★★
On Stage
By Tiffany Pritchard

Matthew Bourne's Cinderella Offers Up The Glitz Of The Silver Screen

An enchanting performance at Sadler's Wells.

 ★★★★☆
On Stage
By Paul Ewing

Grinning Man Portrays A Dark And Twisted Christmas

A play about a boy with a perpetual grin.

 ★★★★☆
On Stage
By Hari Mountford

Cleopatra Steals The Show At Barbican This Christmas

A production that Shakespeare himself would be proud of.

★★★★☆
On Stage
By Holli-Mae Johnson

Faltering Fabiano Condemns Disappointing Rigoletto

Unrelentingly bleak and tired.

 ★★☆☆☆
On Stage
By BelindaL

Humorous Hound Of The Baskervilles Is Just The Christmas Tonic

Lashings of silliness.

 ★★★★★
On Stage
By Sam Smith

Shakespeare's Bloodiest Play Made Even Bloodier

Not an evening for the squeamish.

 ★★★★☆
On Stage
By Chris Bridges

Two Americans In Paris

An insightful look at millennial life.

 ★★★★☆
On Stage
By Holli-Mae Johnson

RSC Have A Good Stab At Shakespearean Epic

A riot of noise and colour.

 ★★★★☆
On Stage
By Sam Smith

Tradition And Innovation Combine In The Nutcracker

See the festive classic at London Coliseum.

 ★★★★☆
On Stage
By Harry Rosehill

Take A Trip Inside The Twilight Zone

A loving homage to the cult TV show.

 ★★★☆☆
On Stage
By Londonist Staff

First Flop For The Menier? Barnum At Menier Chocolate Factory

Marcus Brigstocke sucks the razzle dazzle out of everything that surrounds him.
On Stage
By Harry Rosehill

A Timely Revival Of Cell Mates

Based on the true story of a KGB double agent.

 ★★★★☆
On Stage
By Neil Dowden

Misalliance Is Shaw To Provoke Debate

Bernard Shaw at his most eccentric and whimsical.

 ★★★☆☆
On Stage
By Sophia Shluger

Putting The Pun In Rapunzel In Stratford

High energy from the get-go.

 ★★★★☆
On Stage
By Phillipa Ellis

Wilton's Box Of Delights Is A Mixed Bag

One for those who remember the 1980s TV adaptation.

 ★★★☆☆
On Stage
By Johnny Fox

The Tin Drum Is Banging At Shoreditch Town Hall

Stomping choreography, dramatic events, window-shattering singing.

 ★★★☆☆
On Stage
By Chris Bridges

Grimly Handsome Presents A Dark Christmas

"Deliciously surreal".

 ★★★★☆