House of Whipcord
Our resident obscure – the films, not the man – film man, Steve Thompson, stumbles…
Browsing: The Culturist
Fortune’s Fool at The Old Vic
“I was delighted when I read that Lucy Bailey would be directing Fortune’s Fool; her production of The Beggar’s Opera in 2011 was one of the most side-splitting revivals I’ve ever seen…”
American Psycho: The Musical
“What on earth could a musical version of American Psycho be like, I wondered. Bret Easton Ellis’ 1991 satirical novel is perhaps one of the funniest and most disturbing works of fiction there is…”
Carmen at the ROH
Carmen still has something to offer, 138 years on. Nick Hammond watches Bizet’s classic opera comique at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden…
RSC’s Richard II
Alex Larman witnesses the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Richard II, “…in a headline-grabbing piece of news, it features David Tennant, and his wig.”
Nutcracker
It doesn’t get much more festive than a trip to see Nutcracker, but this English…
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Cumberbitches, rejoice! Just as 2012 was The Year of the Fassbender, so Benedict Cumberbatch has…
Spymonkey’s Cooped
It was 10.25 on a Wednesday evening in the Leicester Square theatre, when three men…
Seasonal Soirées
Our guide to wonderfully original ways of eating, drinking and making-merry in London this Christmas…
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Franchises are hard. On the good ship Harry Potter, they had to anchor what they…
In the Next Room or The Vibrator Play
“Sex sells – which is presumably why Channel 4 commissioners and London theatre producers are serving up countless salacious offerings for our wanton delectation.”
Strangers on a Train
Laurence Fox and Jack Huston star in this on-stage adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s novel and Hitchcock’s cinematic masterpiece…Strangers on a Train…