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Reviews
The Mystery of Irma Vep – A Penny Dreadful by Charles Ludlum. The Brockley Jack Studio Theatre,430 Brockley Road, London SE4 to 4 January 2026, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“A wonderful funny penny dreadful play.”
Photo Credit: Davigor at the Ocular Creative.
Sir William Schwenck Gilbert’s & Sir Arthur Sullivan’s HMS Pinafore, English National Opera, The Coliseum, London WC2, 23 January to 7 February 2026, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: Clare Colvin.
“ENO at its best in Gilbert & Sullivan’s early success.”
Photo Credit: Craig Fuller.
Cinderella written by Harry Michaels & Alan McHugh. Richnond Theatre, 1 Little Green, Richmond TW9 until 4 January 2026. 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“Stemp steals the show as Buttons.”
Photo Credit: Ian Olsson.
Kazuki Conducts Strauss, CBSO, Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 10 December 2025, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: David Gray & Paul Gray.
“A feast of gorgeous Richard Strauss.”
Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 (2025), Dir Emma Tammi, Universal Pictures, 2☆☆. Review: Matthew Alicoon.
“Crafted with care, written without conviction.”
Southwell Music Festival’s Christmas Celebration. Southwell Minster, 08 December 2025, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: William Ruff.
“The Southwell Festival presents a Christmas Celebration of exceptional artistic integrity.”
Photo credit: Tom Platinum Morley.
Dracapella by Dan Patterson & Jez Bond. Park 200, 13 Clifton Terrace, Finsbury Park, London N4 until 17 January 2026, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“The best Christmas show in town.”
Photo Credit: Craig Sugden.
Cockfosters by Thomas Woffenden and Hamish Clayton. Southwark Playhouse, the Large, 77 Newington Causeway, London SE1 until 3 January 2026, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“Hilarious trip to the end of the line.”
Photo Credit: Marshall Stay.
Birmingham Royal Ballet, The Nutcracker, Birmingham Hippodrome, 05 December 2025, until 13 December 2025, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: David Gray & Paul Gray.
“A dazzling Christmas spectacular.”
Photo Credit: Birmingham Royal Ballet.
Concerto Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 03 December 2025, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: David Gray & Paul Gray.
“Some extremely fine playing from this excellent Hungarian ensemble.”
Photo Credit: Mudra Laszlo.
Fallen Angels by Noel Coward. The Menier Chocolate Factory, 4 O'Meara Street, London SE1 until 21 February 2026, 3☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“Scandalous no longer but entertaining still.”
Photo Credit Manuel Harlan.
She Rides Shotgun (2025), Dir Nick Rowland, Lionsgate, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: Matthew Alicoon.
“…an underrated gem that deserves your attention.”
Tenebrae: In Winter’s House. Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, 01 December 2025, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: William Ruff.
“Jewel-like miniatures sung with exquisite clarity and emotional depth.”
Photo Credit: Sim Canetty-Clarke
Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt 2b. By Kate Hamill. The Arcola, Studio 1, 24 Ashwin Street, London E8 until 20 December 2025, 2☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“A turkey for Christmas.”
Photo Credit: Alex Brenner.
Red, 29th November 2025. Rayne Theatre at Chickenshed, 290 Chase Side, London, N14 4PE until 10 January 2026, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: Mary-Ellen Dyson.
“…expect a fun-filled family afternoon.”
Photo Credit: Leda Omran.
My Fair Lady. Book & Lyrics Alan Jay Lerner. Music by Frederick Lowe. The Mill at Sonning, Reading RG46TY, until 17 January 2026, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“Lerner and Lowe classic well performed and spectacularly staged.”
Photo Credit: Pamela Raith.
Christy (2025), Dir David Michôd, Black Bear Pictures, 3☆☆☆. Review: Matthew Alicoon.
“A nuanced portrait of manipulation and legacy, anchored impeccably by Sweeney.”
Quatuor Agate. Lakeside, Nottingham, 27 November 2025, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: William Ruff.
“Quatuor Agate reach deep inside the music with playing of probing intensity.”
Photo Credit: Lakeside.
The Grim by Edmund Morris. Southwark Playhouse, The Little Theatre, 72 Newington Causeway, London SE1 until 7 December 2025, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“Very funny account of bad behaviour in a mortuary.”
Photo Credit: Molly Jackson-French.
An Evening with Rushil Ranjan, CBSO, Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 27 November, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: Dan Auluk.
“Certainly a reminder that music’s power is in the connection and humanity it offers.”