Laugh or the Polar Bear Gets It

Laugh or the Polar Bear Gets It

A comedy night in aid of Friends of the Earth, this fast-moving show was jam-packed with talent. 

Mack And Mabel

Mack And Mabel

This dark and daring musical comes bursting out of a tunnel at Southwark Playhouse auditioning for its West-End transfer. 

The Revenger's Tragedy

The Revenger's Tragedy

If you’re scared of clowns look away now. 

Victor / Victoria

Victor / Victoria

In this musical about a female impersonator (based on the Julie Andrews film), it’s one small step for a woman to dress up in drag, and one slightly bigger step for man and woman… 

Mudlarks

Mudlarks

Holed up on a muddy ‘beach’, three boys look out across the Thames, on the run from the police, a vengeful gang and each other. 

The Freak and The Showgirl

The Freak and The Showgirl

‘NOT for the Easily Offended!!’ yelled the fliers. 

I Am A Camera

I Am A Camera

I blame Liza. 

Troilus and Cressida

Troilus and Cressida

It’s not just the Trojans and Greeks who go head to head in this high concept Shakespeare production. 

The Static

The Static

This imaginative play opens on quirky teen, Sparky (Brian Vernel). 

Boys' Life

Boys' Life

Three hapless 20 something men hang out in a bedroom, no longer at college but not yet ready for the world of grown-up relationships in ‘Boys’ Life’, Howard Korder’s Pulitz… 

Briefs

Briefs

They had me at ‘Hello’. 

Coalition

Coalition

A political satire on the Clegg-Cameron pact, this well-performed and entertaining play follows the power struggles of fictional Lib-Dem leader Matt Cooper (Thom Tuck), whose party… 

Tumble Circus: This Is What We Do For a Living

Tumble Circus: This Is What We Do For a Living

It could have been me, but in a hot Spiegeltent on the Southbank with chairs rammed closely together with a mixture of expectant adults and children, I wasn’t feeling it as the l… 

Who Is Moloch?

Who Is Moloch?

It is never a good sign when, after two readings of the plot summary, I’m still not sure what the whole thing is about. 

Cantina

Cantina

An impossibly beautiful young man balances on a tightrope, his feet perfect, his arms waving madly as if trying to keep his balance.