Deliciously devilish, irrepressibly irreverent, Woody Shticks entertains, astounds and glistens in his new one-man show Schlong Song. As expected at the King’s Head Theatre, there is more than just a queer undertone in this production and this is its best asset. Covered in glitter, sporting (and, shockingly, pulling off) a majestic mullet, Shticks takes us on a no-holds-barred journey through his ...

Be sure to have plenty of tissues at the ready as the European premiere of Max Vernon’s Musical The View Upstairs sashays into the Soho Theatre. Heart-wrenching and perfectly situated in the centre of queer London, this musical entertains, disrupts and challenges. Set in 1973 in the Upstairs Lounge, New Orleans, the show blends the real and imaginary together to tell the story ...

The Almeida Dark, gritty, bleak…but that’s what is expected from the stage adaptation of Thomas Vinterberg’s Danish film drama (starring Mads Mikkelsen). What isn’t expected, is a touching, surprisingly human side that the stage adaptation brings to the tale of mob mentality and small-town prejudice. In direct opposition to the Danish idea of Hygge (cosiness), this play keeps you on ...

Having only lasted two weeks on Broadway in 2002 Amour has finally moved across the pond to try its luck closer to its French setting, with its London debut at the Charing Cross Theatre. Its hard to work out who to attribute blame to in this stoney production, but with moments of brightness, it isn’t a completely wasted evening. Following ...

Sex, murder hedonism, and art. What more could anyone want from a tale? The Picture of Dorian Grey as a fallen hero shines with Oscar Wilde’s caustic wit and has earned its place within the classical canon. Having far-reaching consequences for both its author and his audience, it’s a mouthful of a piece. One that, unfortunately, this production at The ...

From the primordial darkness, inhuman shapes begin to shift as slow eerie sounds begin to build. This is Vessel’s first touch down at Sadler’s Wells, the collaboration between Japanese artist Kohei Nawa and French/Belgian choreographer Damien Jalet. If you lack the funds or a giant telescope to scan for alien life, Vessel is the answer as we peer into worlds ...

Welcomed in by the comforting smell of toast, I enter The Other Palace which plays host to the latest incarnation of the food writer Nigel Slater’s autobiography. But how does it match up to the film? Does it step up to the plate (sorry)? With a hip-swaying 60s soundtrack, Toast charts the kindling passion of a young boy who loves ...

Pulling together three different pieces all within the dance style of Krump (Kingdom Radically Uplifted Mighty Praise) Artists 4 Artists nurture the dance style started in the early 2000s in LA with new work by three young choreographers. With continuous energy, movement and imagination we were dazed by a spectacle that fills your head with music and your veins with ...

Shit-faced Showtime: Oliver with a Twist continues at the Leicester Square Theatre, London until 12 April 2019. Leicester Square, Victorian squalor, musicals, and one very inebriated performer – Shit-faced Showtime is making waves with its brave (and boozey) concept. Oliver with a Twist is the recent gin-soaked adventure and although the hilarity of the concept is a constant, the overall ...

Kicking off the fiftieth-anniversary production, Hair grooves into the night as the audience is left breathless, entertained and flummoxed. This musical whirlwind touches ground in the New Wimbledon Theatre in the first leg of its UK tour. With its many historical layers (sorry, first and last hair joke), many people have a connection to the revolutionary musical. Transferring from a ...