Review: Iphigénie en Tauride – ENO – London Coliseum

Review: Iphigénie en Tauride – ENO – London Coliseum

Guest Contributor Nov 9, 2026 5 min read

Few opera companies carry their language policy in their name, so English National Opera singing Gluck in French for four nights amounts to a small confession. The official line is…

Review: Tosca – ENO – London Coliseum

Review: Tosca – ENO – London Coliseum

Guest Contributor Nov 3, 2026 5 min read

Whether through divine inspiration or the rather less heavenly state of ENO’s finances, Annilese Miskimmon has delivered a Tosca on one set, and it takes the scenic route to a…

Review: Hadestown 2026 – Lyric Theatre, London

Review: Hadestown 2026 – Lyric Theatre, London

Guest Contributor Sep 29, 2026 7 min read

As the old saying goes, the fact that there’s a highway to hell and only a stairway to heaven says a lot about anticipated traffic numbers. And that certainly proves…

25 Years of The Gruffalo: Behind the Stage Adaptation

25 Years of The Gruffalo: Behind the Stage Adaptation

Will Quinn Jul 29, 2026 9 min read

“Leaving space for the imagination gives space for the mind to grow,” says Rianna Kellman, who plays Mouse in Tall Stories’ 25th anniversary staging of The Gruffalo Live On Stage.…

Review: Cyrano – Noël Coward Theatre

Review: Cyrano – Noël Coward Theatre

Guest Contributor Jul 1, 2026 7 min read

Adrian Lester holds a 4th-Dan black belt in Taekwondo. This detail, which might seem like idle biographical colour in a programme note, matters rather a lot once you see him…