Review – Bird Grove tells a tender tale of genius rising
Alexi Kaye Campbell’s drama traces Mary Ann Evans’s rebellion, setting the future George Eliot against faith, family and convention.
Review – The Virgins leaves the bathroom door ajar so we can hear the girls talk
Sharp, funny bathroom scenes shine at Soho Theatre, but thinly written boys and lopsided pacing drain energy from a hyped Gen Z sex comedy.
Why small stories can still beat sprawling epics
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms shows how discipline, character and constraint revive storytelling when spectacle and bloat become exhausting.
Review – A gruelling lesson from Auschwitz
James Hyland’s testing quasi-monologue strips genocide of drama, exposing how familiar the language and logistics of mass cruelty feel.
Review – Living with Kenneth Williams is no joke
David Benson revisits his extraordinary and obsessive bond with the Carry On legend in a funny and unsettling one-man show.