5+ hour, 4+ min ago   (728+ words) This brand-new one-person play Van Gogh and Me journeys back to 1888, tracing the charged encounter between Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin in Arles. Actor Jack Ellis tells us more about the journey of this show to the Edinburgh Fringe....

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (341+ words) LouReviews Florian Potra’s film Coconut Valley, a mockumentary about two brothers searching for their father’s buried treasure, feels rather dumb and commonplace on the surface, with well-worn tropes about familial bonds and estrangement. One brother, Raymond (Sean Rey), is a…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (513+ words) Playing at Theatre at the Tabard for just one performance, broadcaster and all-round national treasure Johnny Ball performs his show based on his two volumes of autobiography, My Previous Life in Comedy and Stories That Must Be Told. Born in…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (532+ words) A monthly engagement at Phoenix Arts Club, The League of Improv teams regular comic improvisers with a special guest. At last night’s show, the line-up was Sean McInerny, Nick Oram, Chris Rosser, Zoe Dunn, Laura Evelyn, Chloe Godman and Damian…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (931+ words) I was invited to join last night’s RESET event by BOLD Elephant’s Tuesday Night Group. Celebrating its third birthday, the group meets weekly to rehearse and improvise, and this is only the second time it has opened the process to…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (629+ words) Take Flight is the new show from Rebel Sparks, a touring multi-sensory aerial theatre show for babies (0-2 years) and their families. Where: Venues across England including Nottingham, Sunderland, Manchester, and finishing in London (Half Moon Theatre, 5-6 Jun). When: 9 May to…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (529+ words) Today’s focus on Fringe theatres and smaller spaces across London travels to Hammersmith, where the Irish Cultural Centre (ICC) has just celebrated its 30th anniversary. The home of Irish culture in London, the ICC is the UK’s leading centre dedicated to…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (418+ words) One of London’s most iconic LGBTQ+ cabaret venues, The Black Cap, on Camden High Street, reopened its doors on 21 March 2026, marking the return of the historic Camden pub after more than a decade. Closed since 2015, the landmark venue on Camden…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1086+ words) Camden People’s Theatre’s SPRINT Festival returns with a packed programme throughout March. London’s “best-established carnival of new and unusual theatre” features artists with bold ideas, artists who don’t play by the rules, and artists, in many instances, making their first…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (495+ words) Actor turned playwright Luke Norris and director Jeremy Herrin bring the new play Guess How Much I Love You? to the stage of the Royal Court. It’s a two-hander about the choices and love that sometimes arise during pregnancy, as…...