Stage

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...

Theatre Review: That Girl at the Old Red Lion Theatre

Hatty Jones starred as the mischievous Madeline in the 1998 Columbia TriStar film alongside Frances McDormand. Twenty years later she has written and stars in T... Read More...

Theatre Review: Want the Moon Theatre Presents Other People’s Teeth

A rapid fire tale of contract killing, awkward budding romance and an obsession with incisors. Want The Moon Theatre present Other People’s Teeth, a lively and ... Read More...

Tina: The Tina Turner Musical Review

Having opened at London's Aldwych Theatre back in April, Tina is an energetic jukebox musical that celebrates the life and music of the legend that is Tina Turn... Read More...

Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man DVD Review

Carmen is one of the most passionate and powerful pieces in the operatic canon, set under a sizzling Spanish sun and ablaze with seduction, sensuality, and Bize... Read More...

John Bishop’s Winging It Tour at The O2 Review

Last night John Bishop played London’s O2 Arena for the first of two nights at the venue as part of his Winging It tour. The comedian often opens with a vide... Read More...

Ballet Breathes: Kenneth MacMillan, Master Choreographer

Ballet is no Sleeping Beauty. It’s no art installation, no history in hallowed halls, no artefact kept under lock and key. Steps and concepts can be penned, but... Read More...

Coriolanus at The Rose Playhouse Review

The Rose Playhouse on Bankside is an excellent setting for Shakespeare’s Coriolanus and To the Elephant have cut the piece smartly so it runs around 100 minutes... Read More...

Film

Mortal Engines Review

Amá Review

Lizzie Review

TV

The Flash Season 5, Episode 7 Review: ‘O Come, All Ye Thankful’

The Flash Season 5, Episode 6 Review: ‘The Icicle Cometh’

The Flash Season 5, Episode 5 Review: ‘All Doll’d Up’

Music

The Culturefly guide to gig etiquette

Live music review: Carmody spellbinds at Oslo Hackney

Live music review: Honne come home to the Brixton Academy

Books

10 Christmassy books that are perfect for the festive season

Book Review: The Haunting of Violet Gray by Emily Sadovna

15 of the best stocking filler books for Christmas 2018