The South Bank in London is once again home to the E4 Udderbelly, London Wonderground and brand new headline show. 'Limbo' from the team behind last years hit 'Cantina' is running from now through to September.

Set in the 1920s inspired Spiegeltent the show is a...

Over the last few years playwright Simon Stephens has become one of Britain's great success stories. Having taught on the Young Writers Programme at the Royal Court Theatre, he went on to become Artistic Associate at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith and now finds himself with a revival of his 2002...

Not seen on the London stage since a 1976 outing at Drury Lane, the 1975 Broadway smash hit A Chorus Line shuffles and ball changes its way onto the Palladium stage in this glorious production exploring the highs and lows of show business.

The show is a...

There's always a glimmer of excitement when a new British musical arrives on the scene, we wonder if we'll discover the next Lloyd Webber and if we'll find a show to celebrate.

Matilda was the last superlative laden musical to live up to the expectation and hype and looks...

Returning to the Lyric Hammersmith after its 2006 premiere this co-production with Icelandic company Vesturport of Metamorphosis has been a hit throughout the world and as the cliché goes, it's easy to see why. Turning Kafka's short story into a piece which is part physical theatre, part simmering and charged...

As 2013 looms into view, the London theatre scene continues to lead the world in theatrical entertainment. With the new year comes new shows, A Chorus Line, Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, the transfer of A Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Nightime and of course the one we've...

For fans of the theatre the more you consume, the more you start to wonder what goes into making a show great? Just like a good meal will leave you considering the ingredients and complimenting the chef, a good piece of theatre will leave you applauding the cast and complimenting...

Best know for originating the role of Mark in Jonathan Larsons' musical Rent, Anthony Rapps' show Without You is a one man masterpiece, a tour de force full of love, heartbreak and loss, constantly reminding us that there is no day but today.

After a hugely successful...

For over 10 years I've spent most of August in Edinburgh at the festival and for five of those years I've been performing shows. Now working on a year on, year off system I took the opportunity to enjoy Edinburgh without the stress of doing a show and to catch...

For twenty-five years Andy Nyman has worked in theatre, film and television. As an 11-year-old boy, he sat in a Leicester cinema watching Jaws, "There I was, a stocky little curly haired Jew seeing a stocky little curly haired Jew playing the lead in a film, I released this isn't...

I'd only just recovered from the excitement of the new season at The Royal Court when ex Donmar Warehouse artistic director Michael Grandage went and announced his new company which looks like it could revolutionise the London theatre scene.

There was always a question as to what

I hate feeling like I'm missing out on something, especially if it's something from a world that I love. In this case it's the world of musical theatre and I seem to be missing out on the biggest musical comedy sensation for years, The Book Of Mormon, and...

The Royal Court is fast becoming one of my favourite London theatres, having brought the world Jerusalem, which in my opinion is the greatest play of the last decade, it followed up it's success with recent masterpieces such as Posh, Jumpy, Constellations

Two relics of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical success in the 80s are currently touring UK theatres in re-designed productions that bring us singing ghosts and dancing trains. Celebrating it's 25th Anniversary an all new staging of Phantom Of The Opera is brought to us by Cameron Mackintosh and...

Magic. It's a bloody good thing. Of course it doesn't exist, it's not real, but for hundreds of years magicians, such as myself, have taken to the stage in an attempt to convince people that the impossible can become possible and that magic might really exist... and in a way,...

In the days leading up to a show, I spend a lot of my time making sure I'm show ready. I'm probably in the minority of comedy acts that do this, but then again I'm not 'just' a comedy act, some people would say I'm not even a comedy act,...

I'm off on tour to New Zealand with my show Fatal Distraction for three-weeks, yes I know, lucky me. Before that I've got a few days in LA doing some filming, again, lucky me. You might think that, but actually I'm not so lucky, as I have got to pack,...

Back in 2010 there were two plays, which got me talking more than anything else on the stage. The first was the much loved Jerusalem, with Mark Rylance's phenomenal performance, the second, Mogadishu written by ex teacher Vivienne Franzmann was one of the most powerful and impactful shows to hit...

Mike Leigh's Abigail's Party is an iconic play which has a home in the hearts of many thanks to it's 1977 Hampstead Theatre production and subsequent BBC airing. If you knew it then, you'll still love it now, but what for a young whippersnapper like me, who wasn't even alive...

Earlier this month I got to sit down with master illusionist, his words not mine, Hans Klok for a little chat about his new show The Houdini Experience. I am an award winning (and highly modest) mind-reader who can't read minds, whose always loved magic, but illusions, just haven't excited...