Review – Dealer’s Choice, masculinity on the turn of a card
Patrick Marber’s poker-night classic returns with grit, humour, and hollow bravado in a sharp Donmar revival that lays male delusion bare.
Review – The Brightening Air, family feuds and folklore
Chris O’Dowd leads a stellar cast in Conor McPherson’s funny, fraught, and magical new family drama at the Old Vic.
Review – Skatepark, where tribal forms take shape
Mette Ingvartsen’s gritty, hypnotic show blends skaters, dancers, and raw rhythm into a kinetic, anarchic evolution of street culture on stage.
Review – Queen by Candlelight, and why the answer is 13
A candlelit tribute with powerhouse vocals, emotional swells, and a chorus of quasi-Freddies proves Queen’s magic still reigns.
Review – Betsy, a bawdy glimpse of 1820s life
Imogen Strachan delivers a gutsy solo turn in this raw monologue about survival, sex, and social scorn in Brighton’s seedy underbelly.
Review – Rhinoceros, thundering absurdity runs riot
Omar Elerian’s electrifying take on Ionesco’s classic is a wild, meta-theatrical circus of comedy, confusion, clowns, and creeping conformity.