Reviews

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 Tonightâ€...

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...

On September 17th, 2025

Review: A Stand-Up Hour with Rohan Joshi: Getting There (But Not Quite) – 2-9 August, Soho Theatre

Rohan Joshi delivers an enjoyable and cohesive show, weaving cultural references throughout to engage and connect with his audience. While some punchlines may be lost on those unfamiliar with certain ...

On June 10th, 2025

Review: Thick and Tight: Natural Behaviour – A spectacular night of expression that is both moving and hilarious – Battersea Arts Centre 3-7 June, Lowry 10-11 June

Thick and Tight, a dance theatre company led by Daniel Hay-Gordon and El Perry, dissect identity and nature in this magnificent collection of performances. It poses the question of what is so unnatura...

On May 14th, 2025

Review: Tragedy in the Quiet Places: Barney Norris’s Reimagination of Lorca’s ‘Blood Wedding’ – Omnibus Theatre, until 24 May

Barney Norris’s adaptation of Federico García Lorca’s Blood Wedding relocates the searing Spanish tragedy to a small village in North Wiltshire, bringing its themes of fate, longing and repressio...

On May 8th, 2025

Riefenstahl: A Posthumous Exploration and Exposé of a Director’s Life in Selective Focus – In UK and Irish Cinemas, 9 May

Few figures in film history provoke as much discomfort or debate as Leni Riefenstahl. A pioneering director often celebrated for her technical innovation- also remembered for the propaganda she made i...

On May 1st, 2025

Review: Shamik Chakrabarti delivers an outstanding debut show with Despite Appearances – Soho Theatre, until 3 May

Keep your eyes peeled for the emerging comedian Shamik Chakrabarti. With his dry wit and delightfully awkward charm, he makes his international debut an unforgettable night. Chakrabarti knows how to c...

On April 14th, 2025

Review: A curation of well-loved ‘Cats In Cartoons’ – The Cartoon Museum – Until 7 September

All over social media, cats are creatures of entertainment and humour, being the faces of adorable memes. But before social media, these loveable and entertaining feline characters were enjoyed throug...