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Age Is A Feeling Review – Soho Theatre Walthamstow
YOU’LL LEARN AS YOU LAUGH, AGE IS A FEELING IS AN UNMISSABLE DELIGHT Age Is A Feeling, written and performed by Haley McGee, arrives at Soho Theatre Walthamstow with a…
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Cable Street Review – Marylebone Theatre
CABLE STREET LACKS CLARITY AT A TIME WHEN ITS MESSAGE IS NEEDED MOST The idea for the Cable Street musical began in 2017, but it took until 2024 for London…
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Debate: Baldwin Vs Buckley Review – Wilton’s Music Hall
DOES BALDWIN AND BUCKLEY’S LEGENDARY DEBATE TRANSLATE TO THE STAGE? In 1965, author and civil rights activist James Baldwin met conservative commentator William F. Buckley Jr. for a now-infamous debate on…
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Symphony Kukai Review – The Southbank Centre
SYMPHONY KUKAI POWERFULLY PORTRAYS A STORY FROM THE 8TH CENTURY USING TODAY’S VERY BEST PERFORMERS Bringing together China’s Central Conservatory of Music, Japanese conductor Takuo Yuasa, and the London Philharmonic…
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Later Life Letter Review – The Southbank Centre
A PERFORMANCE THAT CAPTURES SOMETHING TRUTHFUL ABOUT HOW IDENTITY IS LIVED RATHER THAN SOLVED Luke Wright’s Later Life Letter arrives at the Southbank Centre with the looseness and vulnerability of…
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Cinderella Review – Hackney Empire
AUDIENCES CAN HAVE A BALL WITH HACKNEY’S CINDERELLA THIS FESTIVE SEASON Hackney Empire has delivered a Cinderella that feels fresh, funny and unmistakably East London. The opening moments spark big…
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Paddington The Musical Review – Savoy Theatre
PADDINGTON THE MUSICAL CAPTURES THE MAGIC, KINDNESS AND MISCHIEF OF LONDON'S FAVOURITE BEAR Michael Bond first took inspiration for Paddington from a small brown bear he bought for his wife…
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Grisey: Quatre Chants Review – Queen Elizabeth Hall
A CHALLENGING WORK PERFORMED WITH REAL PRECISION AND IMAGINATION I do not claim to be a classical music expert, and in truth I have never seen anything quite like the…