On Stage
By Londonist Staff

Go Walking Round Theatreland With Ian McKellen

In your ears.
By Neil Dowden

Review: No Winners In The Philanderer's Banter Of The Sexes

Shaw's Victorian comedy of sexual manners still resonates.

 ★★★★☆
By Franco Milazzo

Review: Madame Butterfly Takes Wing At The ENO

Latest re-re-revival is unbalanced but beautiful.

 ★★★☆☆
By Zoe Craig

Which is London's Smallest Theatre?

Size isn't everything.
By James Drury

Doctor Who Star In Mysterious New Play

Matt Smith is Unreachable.
By Neil Dowden

Review: Lawrence After Arabia Reveals The Man Behind The Legend

Howard Brenton's new play is a damning indictment of colonialist politics.

 ★★★☆☆
By Londonist Staff

Irvine Welsh To Appear At Camden Roundhouse

Trainspotting author joins Tongue Fu.
By Londonist Staff

This Incredible Performer Does Hancock's Half Hour All By Himself

Impressionist does Sid, Kenneth and the Lad Himself.
By BelindaL

Review: A Mad And Beautiful Dream At The Globe

Emma Rice's first Globe show is phantasmagorical.

★★★☆☆
By Sarah Stewart

Royal Ballet's Frankenstein Is Brilliantly Brutal

A horror classic, danced.

 ★★★★☆

How To Watch Sh!tfaced Shakespeare While Sh!tfaced

Please imbibe your Bard and booze responsibly.
By James Drury

Director Attacks West End Ticket Prices

Jamie Lloyd says £100 is too much.
By Neil Dowden

Review: Elegy Asks If It's Our Memories That Make Us Who We Are

Nick Payne's neuroscience play is a cerebral experience.

 ★★★☆☆
By Neil Dowden

Review: Shakespeare’s Daughter Stars In Jacobean Sex Scandal

Peter Whelan's The Herbal Bed.

 ★★★★☆
By Johnny Fox

Review: Show Boat Sails Into London, Packed With Polish And Pizzazz

Old Man River like you've never heard it before.

 ★★★★☆
By Kyra Hanson

Review: Kit Harington Is Bloody Great In A Grotesquely Entertaining Doctor Faustus

If this is hell, where do we sign up?

★★★★☆

See A Broadway Musical Reimagined At Bishopsgate Institute

Historic archives inspire this unique show.
By Franco Milazzo

Kings Of War Is The Real Game Of Thrones

Is this "Shakespearathon" better than the HBO show?

 ★★★★☆
By Phillipa Ellis

Review: We’re Going On A Bear Hunt… Again

Little Angel’s Bear Hunt makes a welcome return home.

 ★★★★☆
By Lettie Mckie

Review: Extraterrestrial Fun For Under 5s In The Polar Bears Go Up

Cuddly mime for all the family.

 ★★★★☆
By Zoe Craig

Happy Birthday, Shakespeare: Brilliant And Barmy Bits Of Bardolatry

Including how to get your hands on a copy of THAT tube map.
By Silvia Baretta

Review: BalletBoyz At Sadler's Wells Is A Show Of Two Halves

And one's far better than the other.

 ★★★☆☆
By Victoria Thomas

Review: Sheridan Smith Is The Greatest Star In Funny Girl

Filling Streisand's shoes in style.

 ★★★★☆
By Sam Smith

Review: Will This Black Comedy Make You Laugh Yourself To Death?

1920s Russian play made relevant for modern Britain.

★★★☆☆