He’s Behind You! Ltd is the newly formed Theatre company from the former venue Above the Stagb which closed earlier this year. Their Pantomimes were notoriously well-received. However, this is the first time I have seen one and I haven’t been disappointed. Sleeping Beauty takes a Prick! Takes the storyline…

With a cast of around 800, it’s no surprise that this year’s Christmas production of The Toymaker at the Chickenshed has been split into four casts performing on separate nights. Today’s preview cast was the “yellow” group who have set the bar high for the other three casts. Based on…

A festive Christmas pantomime with a twist by Charles Court Opera has brought their 2023 production of Odyssey: A Heroic Pantomime! to Jermyn Street Theatre from 23rd November to 31st December. The colourful stage backdrop fills the back of the staged area and the cast uses various built-in windows throughout…

Heartbroken and full of despair Marissa (Tracy Ann Wood) lies on the sofa crying and drunk. Forgotten that she had called the Doctor earlier after taking “something”, the door knocks at 3am. To her surprise and anger she initially refusing to answer it. Enters, Dr Victor Reed (Charlie Buckland) who…

Nobody can prepare anyone for the life and body changes that a new baby brings. Everything should be all fluffy blankets and cuddles! However, this is rarely the reality. Along with these changes comes enormous responsibility. The Good Enough Mums Club explores these changes through music and dialogue in an…

Medusa is “just an angry middle-aged woman” Emma Burnell explains in the questions and answers after the performance of her latest play VENOM. Perhaps there’s an element of truth behind that description of the Mythical character. Nobody will ever know the truth! Burnell brings the aged Medusa to the stage.…

The ultimate Christmas show is now performing in the heart of Leicester Square, London. La Clique is back in its custom-built Spiegeltent. Billed as “sexy and sassy” it certainly lives up to this claim. The fabulous cabaret sensation Chastity Belt delivers several well-known songs as she takes to the stage.…

Climate change entered the political arena in the 1990s. The Knowing written by Imogen Wilde follows a storyline based on real events and is presented by Bones in Motion Theatre. Just how far will the government go to prevent activist’s freedom of speech? Tucked away in a remote part of…

Advertised as a story exploring Queerness and Religion. The story is predominantly narrated about the life before Ciara O’Brian was born and up to the present day when she meets her “lover” Olivia Devlin. Ciara talks openly about her deceased Mother and discovers a whole other side to her life…

Diana Princess of Wales will always hold a special place in many people’s hearts. When any play or production create something where she features it is bound to have an audience. The famous interview from 1995 divided opinion on the Royal marriage and separation then and continues today. Jonathan Maitland’s…