Little Lark of London

“Take a leap forward and don’t look back” Operation Mincemeat, winner of the Best New Musical Olivier Award, tells the story of the titular MI5 operation hat was created to deceive the Nazis, making them believe that the British were going to invade Sardinia and not Sicily using a corpse.The show, written by David Cumming,…

“The show is really a cathartic outlet for a lot of stuff that’s happened in my life.” Rat Tails (WIP) brings us into the world of Jasper, “a Prozac-popping, biracial, millennial model agent from the American South living in London with his British, aristocratic husband.” We learn about his life as he waits for the…

“Part of what makes standup fun is the fear you might bomb” Lucas Zelnick, an American comedian based in New York City, is starting a worldwide tour in London. His work, described as comedy that “challenges his cushy upbringing through punch-heavy material,” has received over 100 million views on both TikTok and Instagram. Before his…

“This is storytelling . . . This is unique . . . This is magic” David Suchet – Poirot and More: a Retrospective, a show created by Suchet and Liza McLean (with additional credit given to Suchet’s wife, Sheila Ferris), gives audiences a “rare insight into the man who has not only played the role…

“I vape. That’s all you need to know” Ed Gamble: Hot Diggity Dog is a show full of “classic Gamble ranting, raving and spluttering,” as promised by the show’s description. Gamble’s opener, Chloe Petts, is a fantastic comedian in her own right, doing some great crowd work with a man in the front row, Joey,…

After a run at the Donmar Warehouse in 2023, Next to Normal, directed by Michael Longhurst, has transferred to the West End, arriving over a decade after the show first opened on Broadway in the United States. The show, with music by Tom Kitt and book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey, is “an intimate exploration…

“How do people come out?” Written by Matthew Baldwin and Thomas Hescott and directed by Richard Beecham, Outings began with a goal – to get as many “coming out” stories as possible. Since beginning the project, Baldwin and hescott have received over 100 stories, and Outings is a reading out of the answers to questions…

“So how does this normally work for you, then?” If you’ve ventured into the world of online dating, you can certainly relate to the story of Strategic Love Play – a play written by Miriam battye about a date that isn’t exactly going well. Archie Blackhouse and Letty Thomas star as Adam and Jenny in…

“Follow the light” Written by Daisy Johnson and narrated by Helena Bonham Carter, Viola’s Room takes audience members on a journey based on The Moon Slave, a short story by Barry Pain. This is a new venture from Punchdrunk, conceived, directed and designed by Felix Barrett, which lacks several things that have made the company’s…

“We both love to entertain people and that’s what we will be doing when we perform together in One Night / 2 Voices.” Kerry Ellis and John Owen-ones will be bringing their concert, One Night / 2 Voices, to the King’s Head Theatre on 10 June. Recently, I had the chance to speak with Kerry…