Reviews

On February 19th, 2026

Review: MILES. – Stunning Live Jazz Performances Anchor an Uneven Narrative, Southwark Playhouse – until 7 March

The cinematic opening tableau and the technically astute musical finalé wonderfully bookend Miles., a biopic about the architect of the bestselling jazz album of all time, 1959’s Kind of Blue. Howe...

On January 29th, 2026

Film Review: Strongroom: Morality Under Lock and Key – Releases in the UK & Ireland on 30 January

There is something quietly gripping about a British crime film that knows exactly what it is doing. Made in 1962 on a tight budget, Vernon Sewell’s Strongroom finds its power in restraint, letting t...

On January 23rd, 2026

Review: Still Spellbinding at 10 – Akram Khan’s Giselle Return to the Coliseum, a Modern Masterpiece Revisited

Akram Khan’s reimagining of Giselle for English National Ballet breathes new life into an already well-loved story and stands as a testament to his choreographic craft. Since its premiere in 2016,...

On December 19th, 2025

Review: Prashasti Singh: Divine Feminine – A Night of Gender Politics and Self‑Mocking Wit from India – Soho Theatre, until 20 December

“You’ll leave having had a good time or crying tonight,” Prashanti Singh introduces her show, in this Ted-talk-meets-therapy-session night of comedy, where she lays bare her personal struggles o...

On November 6th, 2025

Review: Sudan Retold – Interweaving history and personal identity, the stories and faces of Sudan – Almas Art Foundation, until 14 December

Almas Art Foundation presents Sudan Retold, an exhibition that navigates the lived and living experiences of Sudan, all the way to the present, exploring the relationship between culture and personal ...

On October 28th, 2025

Review: A Season of Contrasts, Precision and Tradition at The English National Ballet – Sadler’s Wells, 1-11 October

English National Ballet’s autumn season opened at Sadler’s Wells with four impeccably executed classics from the last hundred years, each technically razor sharp and visually dazzling. Yet for all...

On October 7th, 2025

KC and the Sunshine Band Brought Back to Life in Lisa Steven’s Disco Fever Spectacle – Charring Cross Theatre, until 15 November

In a fairly successful bid to rescue KC and the Sunshine Band from their purgatorial fate as wedding disco floor fillers, tired advertising jingles and golden oldie radio fodder, ‘Get Down Tonight...

On September 17th, 2025

Review: Julio Torres: Color Theories – Where Stand-Up Meets Conceptual Art – 11-16 August, Soho Theatre

Julio Torres, former Saturday Night Live writer and star of the HBO series Fantasmas, brings his awkward, imaginative wit to the stage at Soho Theatre. Seated at a desk with his sketchbook and crayons...