Culture

Theatre Review: Operation Mincemeat at the New Diorama Theatre

SpitLip present an action packed World War II musical as a group of public school chaps plot the downfall of Hitler using deception and science. They are a worl... Read More...

Theatre Review: Tony’s Last Tape at the Omnibus Theatre, Clapham

The political and personal life of the late Tony Benn is explored in this gentle monologue first performed in Nottingham in 2015. Andy Barrett has written a cha... Read More...

Theatre Review: A Super Happy Story (About Feeling Super Sad) at The Vaults

Here is a dynamic piece of theatre from Silent Uproar which fills a frantic hour with songs, dance, jokes and frank discussions of depression. It’s a delicate b... Read More...

Theatre Review: My Brother’s Keeper? at The Playground Theatre

Decades of family tension boil to the surface in My Brother’s Keeper?, a revival of the 1985 play by Nigel Williams exploring what can kill someone after they h... Read More...

Theatre Review: Dracula at The London Library

Creation Theatre have taken Bram Stoker’s novel back to its origins, presenting a traditional take on the seminal Victorian horror in the place Stoker researche... Read More...

Theatre Review: My Dad’s Gap Year at Park Theatre

A loud and proud rollercoaster through modern love in sunny Thailand, My Dad’s Gap Year is full of quick-change role reversals, risqué jokes and angry confronta... Read More...

Theatre Review: Original Death Rabbit at the Jermyn Street Theatre

The rough and tumble of the internet age is dissected in a ninety minute monologue as the meme bites back. With Original Death Rabbit, Rose Heiney has written a... Read More...

Theatre Review: The Night Before Christmas at the Southwark Playhouse

It may look like a sweet, poetic, traditional title but the 2018 festive offering at Southwark Playhouse is a long way from jolly pantomime.The Night Before Chr... Read More...

Theatre Review: A Hero Of Our Time at the Arcola Theatre

The superfluous man of 1840’s Russian literature is dragged centre stage and into the modern era with HUNCHtheatre’s adaptation of A Hero of Our Time by Mikhail... Read More...

Theatre Review: The Pit and the Pendulum at the Omnibus Theatre, Clapham

Creation Theatre have merged the gothic horror of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Pit and the Pendulum with an Iranian woman’s revolutionary zeal to create an ominous and... Read More...

MGC Presents: Red Review

Red, directed by Michael Grandage and starring Alfred Molina as Mark Rothko and Alfred Enoch as his young assistant Ken, is a recording of a recent performance ... Read More...

Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella DVD Review

Cinderella is a fairy tale about transformations: across the ages, the archetypal rags-to-riches tale has enchanted all cultures, imaginations and artistic form... Read More...

Film

My Days Of Mercy Review

Win the powerful drama Beautiful Boy on Blu-ray

Colette DVD Review

TV

Why you should be watching It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia

Saying farewell to The Durrells – the most joyful British show on TV

The Society season 1 review: A teen drama that doesn’t completely tread the same old tropes

Music

Camden Rocks 2019: 10 artists to check out at this year’s festival

William The Conqueror mellow out The Lexington

Tōth – Practice Magic and Seek Professional Help When Necessary Review

Books

Book Review: Mistress of the Ritz by Melanie Benjamin

Book Review: Serious Moonlight by Jenn Bennett

Book Review: The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri