“Once upon a time”, a narrator (Jordan Michael Todd) introduces us to a modern take on Stephen Sondheim’s Into The Woods. The well known fairytale characters are brought together by…
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is indeed about children in a spelling bee. American AND Niche, it could easily fall flat on its face performed above a pub…
If you think a musical about the potential demolition of a boardwalk roller rink in the 1980s sounds niche, you’d be right: it is, very. Yet the themes explored in…
Sequins, Sparkle & Sheila’s – costume designer Catherine Martin designs the stunning frocks, using over 745 million feathers and 100,000 crystals. A refreshing take on a cult classic – whilst…
Mind game (noun): a course of psychologically manipulative behaviour intended to discomfit another person or gain an advantage over them. Just like its title, writer Anthony Horowitz seeks to trick…
Confession: until last night, I had never seen a production of a Gilbert and Sullivan opera. I can only say I have been missing out for a very long time…
Thinking about privilege and challenging it is an ongoing struggle. Director Anoushka Bonwick presents Standard: Elite; a politically driven, interactive piece of theatre that sheds light on entitlement, class and…
Akin to a modern-day Genesis story, newlyweds Adam (Lee Knight) & Eve (Jeannie Dickinson) appear destined to be together. Following in the path of their biblical namesakes, their idyllic paradise…
Anyone who tends to experience an (involuntary) reluctance to go and see old, classical plays – like, say, Chekhov’s Three Sisters – should get their hands on a ticket for…
