reviews
THEATRE REVIEW: Lavender, Hyacinth, Violet and Yew starring Omari Douglas at Bush Theatre
By Neil Durham
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
WHEN?: Saturday 8 February, opens 13 February and runs through 22 March 2025 RUNTIME: 165 minutes (including a 20-minute interval)
Bush Emerging Writers’ Group alumni Coral Wylie (pictured above right) writes and stars as 19-year-old Pip who identifies as non-binary, has dropped out of education and feels misunderstood by their parents.
- Read on for reasons including how there’s a big heart at the root of the show that deserves nourishing
PREVIEW: 9 reasons why we can’t wait for January 2025 starring Inside No 9
- Inside No 9 transfers to the West End from TV
You can vote for Steve Pemberton (The Pillowman, Duke Of York’s Theatre) and Reece Shearsmith’s (The Unfriend, Criterion Theatre) genius 9th and final TV series of Inside No 9 to win Best TV of 2024. The anthology show’s theatre incarnation Inside No 9 Stage/Fright arrives at the Wyndhams Theatre for a run 18 January through 5 April 2025. Tickets Our review
- Read on for reasons including Rami Malek in Oedipus, Brie Larson in Elektra and new Severance
AWARDS SHORTLIST: MONSTAS: Best Theatre Actress of 2024
It’s been quite the year, it’s almost Christmas and what would the festive season be without some recognition of the best of 2024? Over the next month we’ll shortlist five nominees in each of 17 categories for our 10th annual Oscars, or monstas if you will, of 2024.
- Read on for the nominees for the monsta for the Best Theatre Actress of 2024 2023 winner Marisha Wallace Guys and Dolls, Bridge Theatre Review Tickets Previous winners 2022: Jodie Comer; 2021 Jessie Buckley; 2020: Lesley Manville, 2019: Monica Dolan, 2018: Sharon D. Clarke, 2017: Imelda Staunton, 2016: Jade Anouka, 2015: Sheridan Smith
AWARDS SHORTLIST: MONSTAS: Best Theatre Actor of 2024
It’s been quite the year, it’s almost Christmas and what would the festive season be without some recognition of the best of 2024? Over the next month we’ll shortlist five nominees in each of 17 categories for our 10th annual Oscars, or monstas if you will, of 2024.
- Read on for the nominees for the monsta for the Best Theatre Actor 2023 winner Charlie Stemp, Crazy For You, Gillian Lynne Theatre Review, 2022 Mark Rylance (Jerusalem) Review; 2021 James McArdle (The Tragedy Of Macbeth); 2020 winner: Michael Balogun (Death of England: Delroy), 2019: Daniel Monks (Teenage Dick), 2018: Arinze Kene (Misty), 2017: Andrew Scott (Hamlet), 2016: George Mackay (The Caretaker), 2015: James McAvoy (The Ruling Class)
AWARDS SHORTLIST: MONSTAS: Best Revival of 2024
It’s been quite the year, it’s almost Christmas and what would the festive season be without some recognition of the best of 2024? Over the next month we’ll shortlist five nominees in each of 17 categories for our 10th annual Oscars, or monstas if you will, of 2024.
- Read on for the nominees for the monsta for the Best Revival of 2024. 2023 winner: Guys and Dolls, Bridge Theatre Review Tickets, 2022 A Streetcar Named Desire; 2021 Cabaret (Playhouse Theatre); 2020 winner: Talking Heads (Bridge Theatre), 2019 A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Bridge Theatre); 2018: Company (Gielgud Theatre); 2017: Follies (National Theatre), 2016: Shakespeare’s Trilogy (Donmar at King’s Cross)
AWARDS SHORTLIST: MONSTAS: Best Supporting Theatre Actress of 2024
It’s been quite the year, it’s almost Christmas and what would the festive season be without some recognition of the best of 2024? Over the next month we’ll shortlist five nominees in each of 17 categories for our 10th annual Oscars, or monstas if you will, of 2024.
- Read on for the nominees for the monsta for the Best Supporting Theatre Actress of 2024 2023 winner: Katy Secombe, Guys and Dolls, Bridge Theatre Review Tickets
AWARDS SHORTLIST: MONSTAS: Best Performance Of A Song 2024
It’s been quite the year, it’s almost Christmas and what would the festive season be without some recognition of the best of 2024? Over the next month we’ll shortlist five nominees in each of 17 categories for our 10th annual Oscars, or monstas if you will, of 2024.
- Read on for the nominees for the monsta for the Best Performance Of A Song for 2024 2023 winner Sharing Your Heart, Brokeback Mountain, @SohoPlace Review, 2022 World Of Colour (Fantastically Great Women, Theatre Royal Stratford East), 2021: Cabaret by Jessie Buckley, 2020: A Summer In Ohio by Molly Lynch (The Last Five Years, Southwark Playhouse), 2019: I’m Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman (& Juliet, Shaftesbury Theatre), 2018: Getting Married Today (Company, Gielgud Theatre), 2017: Tight Connection To My Heart (Girl From the North Country, Old Vic)
THEATRE REVIEW: Robin Hood starring Jane McDonald, Julian Clary, Marisha Wallace & Charlie Stemp at the London Palladium
By Neil Durham
WORTH A LOOK?: *****
WHEN?: Sunday 8 December 2024, runs through 12 January 2025 RUNTIME: 150 minutes (with a 20-minute interval)
What would Morecambe and Wise do?
- Read on for reasons including how this is the funniest, most heartfelt, joyous and dazzling the Palladium pantomime has ever been
THEATRE REVIEW: Here And Now starring Rebecca Lock, Sharlene Hector & Blake Patrick Anderson at Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
By Neil Durham
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
WHEN?: Sunday 24 November (matinee) and runs through 30 November 2024 Tours UK and Ireland in 2025 and 2026 Tickets RUNTIME: 155 minutes (including a 20-minute interval)
A Steps musical needs a vocalist with the power of the band’s Claire Richards and, luckily for Here And Now, it has 3.
- Read on for reasons including how this is moving, a lot of fun and a knowing budget Mamma Mia
