National Theatre Live We are back again. This time, the dog and I are joined by my boyfriend – a real family theatre trip. Off we go to Neverland! Well, actually the darker, far bloodier, but still apparently child-friendly version, Treasure Island, based on the book by Peter Pan creator J. M. Barrie’s friend, Robert Louis Stevenson. The story has been adapted lovingly ...

National Theatre Live on YouTube ‘Risk-taking spin on a Brontë classic’ So, this is a new experience! Sat in the royal box (my sofa) with my fellow audience members (my dog) ready for National Theatre Live’s 2017 production of Jane Eyre (on YouTube). Theatre from your couch isn’t all that bad. I tuck into a bag of crisps and a large gin ...

Humour is not an alien concept in the world of dance. Pina Bausch can tickle, Matthew Bourne can produce a chuckle or two, and even Martha Graham occasionally amuses (though not always intentionally). But the silly, self-deprecating, full-body rumble laugh at a Monty Python film? Or a Vine of a cat sneezing? You’d be hard pushed to find that on ...

43 Lower Clapton Rd, Lower Clapton, London E5 0NS Pizza, beats & brews are promised by A Slice of Blue. Although the order for us was more, beats, brews then pizza, this unaffected pub/restaurant is filled with that elusive quality… a good vibe. The gifted folks behind the chain Santa Maria and Firezza combine their thin crust know-how for this ...

‘Mesmerising showcase of an extraordinary woman’s legacy’ Reeling in and out of the work and life of the mother of modern dance, Isadora Duncan, the Viviana Durante Company provides a triptych of epic proportions, titled Isadora Now. A passionate evening mirrors the bold existence of this pioneer. Starting with the past, we see The Dance of the Furies, originally choreographed by Isadora ...

Reeling from the death of their mother, Scottish musician Alannah (Natalie Allison) moves to London looking to support her troubled brother Tommy (Ryan Williams). A chance encounter with the idealistic leader of the Liberal Democrats, Christopher (Stephen Ashmore-Blakely) leads to a romance. On the other hand, his loveless marriage to his Lady Macbeth-Esq wife Helen (Stephanie Lane) begins to crumble ...

 ‘A touching if predictable look at small-town life’ A mixed bag can be both a blessing and a curse, filled with delights (lemon sherberts, for example) and disappointments (liquorice allsorts). James McDermott’s new play, Time and Tide, running at the Park Theatre, is a selection box. The show follows a small, struggling Norfolk community and is set completely in May’s cafe ...

‘Clever, funny and harrowing’ Straight from the Tanztheater company’s home in Wuppertal, Germany, this 43-year-old piece – never before performed in the UK – enchants the audience on a stage covered in dry, autumnal leaves. Experimental and intuitive, Tanztheater revels in the early work of late choreographer Pina Bausch, and in doing so cements her and their status as giants ...

‘Soaring highs and plummeting lows’ A small walk from Old Street Station we slide into the soft lights and subtly buzzing techno murmur of Barboun. Expanding from their petite but popular Soho venue Hovarda, Hus Vedat and his team have opened an all-day Levantine beast. With a feeling of an upmarket hotel restaurant Barboun is chic and simple. Scandi wood ...

‘A beautiful parable for modern times’ Dappled light breaks through the boughs of a large oak tree, down into a sad-looking garden that fills the stage at the Almeida – the first and last image of Mike Bartlett’s returning 2017 play Albion. A lot has changed politically since then, but the star-studded, topical and subtle questions of the piece stay with ...