La Manékine review – The Pit, Barbican, London ★★★☆☆
This striking blend of theatrical mediums from the French theatre company La Pendue, created by Estelle Charlier and Romuald Collinet, sees puppetry, visual…
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Oliver! review – Gielgud Theatre, London ★★★☆☆
Review by Katie Shaw Lionel Bart’s Oliver! took centre stage at the Gielgud Theatre on Saturday night. Having only ever watched…
Matteo Frau and Mina Trapp on Five Lines / MimeLondon 2025
Led by Matteo Frau and Mina Trapp, Frau Trapp brings their show Five Lines to this year’s MimeLondon festival in…
Yngvild Aspeli on Moby Dick / MimeLondon 2025
Yngvild Aspeli directs this stage adaptation of Herman Melville’s great novel about ambition, obsession and the power of nature, featuring…
James Riordan and Raymond Keane on Not a Word / MimeLondon 2025
Celebrating those who ‘took the boat’, a forgotten class of Irish emigrants who helped build countries that were not their…
Theatre to see in 2025 – Part 5: Shakespeare
For the final part of our Theatre to See in 2025 we have none other than Shakespeare. How could you…
Estelle Charlier and Martin Kaspar Orkestar on La Manékine / MimeLondon 2025
Created by Estelle Charlier and Romuald Collinet in 2003, La Pendue create distinctive puppetry performances that tackle complex narratives. Based…
Theatre to see in 2025 – Part 4: Second Chances
It can’t just be me who gets massive FOMO when a new production rolls into town and it’s a play…
Theatre to see in 2025 – Part 3: New Writing
Welcome to Part 3 in our series of Theatre to see in 2025, following on from Part 1: Stars on…
Theatre to see in 2025 – Part 2: (Future) Hit Musicals
In Part 1 we looked at the stars who will be treading the boards this year, from Tom Hiddleston to…