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War Horse Review: The Audience Does The Rest
in ReviewsNearly twenty years after its premiere, War Horse remains one of Britain’s most extraordinary theatrical achievements. Through puppetry, suggestion and imagination, the National Theatre’s landmark production trusts its audience to complete the picture, creating a world that often feels more vivid than one rendered in full.
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Hooked, Then Completely Lost: Thoughts on Sherlock Holmes at Regent’s Park
in ReviewsSherlock Holmes at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre completely pulled me in with magical surroundings, razor-sharp pacing and constantly inventive staging, before an ending that left me feeling like I’d somehow wandered into an entirely different mystery. These aren’t so much formal thoughts on the production as they are an attempt to process the experience…
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Touched by the Dungeon: My Honest Take on Blackout Ritual
in ReviewsBlackout: Ritual at The London Dungeon is a confident return to form, blending tighter storytelling with genuinely immersive, physical interaction. It’s not flawless, but it proves the attraction can deliver compelling after-hours experiences beyond Halloween.
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Avenue Q Review: Foul Mouthed Puppets, Real Heart
in ReviewsA revival that proves Avenue Q still hits where it matters. Outrageous, heartfelt, and uncomfortably honest, it invites you to laugh at the chaos rather than fight it.
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Oliver! Moves Fast and Feels Less
in ReviewsA visually striking and relentlessly dark revival of Oliver! pairs strong performances with impressive design, but moves too quickly to let its most powerful moments breathe.
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A Horror That Dazzles Before It Bites
in ReviewsVisually striking and atmospherically bold, this ambitious stage thriller comes tantalisingly close to something extraordinary, but struggles to keep its story as sharp as its scares.
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Hercules Finds Its Nerve
in ReviewsAfter a run of cautious, overly faithful adaptations, Disney finally loosens its grip with Hercules. Bold, disciplined and genuinely theatrical, this is a production that prioritises storytelling over spectacle and is far stronger for it.
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The Devil Wears Prada and the Cost of Never Slowing Down
in ReviewsSlick, confident and relentlessly polished, The Devil Wears Prada knows how to move. What it struggles to do is stay still long enough for anything to mean something.
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The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and the Discipline of Restraint
in ReviewsThe Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry resists easy sentimentality, holding its audience at arm’s length and trusting them to do the emotional work. What emerges is not a story of transformation, but of movement, and the quiet danger of confusing survival with living.
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The Greatest Showman Is Loud, Empty and Built on Illusion
in ReviewsA film so terrified of scrutiny it turns the dialogue down and the spectacle up. The Greatest Showman is not revisionism for drama’s sake, but a moral abdication that ignores the truth because the real story is too complex and too human to sing along to.
Colin Cushion 