⭐️ GRINDR MOM At Waterloo East. “…the material gives the actor little to play with and the first 30 minutes crawled along at an interminable velocity, meandering through repetitive background set-up and detail which rarely tickled the chuckle-o-meter.” www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/news/post/gr...

Last evening I braved the drizzle to head down to Waterloo East where Jessica Martin took on Ronnie Larson’s Mormon monologue GRINDR MOM. Billing itself as a comedy, I found little to amuse in the bitter meddling and religiosity. Review submitted.

Sunday evening at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane is shaping-up to be quite the musical event. Tickets still available: lwtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/mau... @kevinwilsonpr.bsky.social

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️AFTER MISS JULIE at Park Theatre “…the lower classes can sometimes be the most entrenched snobs, declaring pride in knowing their place and admonishing anyone who doesn’t conform”. www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/news/post/af... @parktheatrelondon.bsky.social @londonboxoffice.bsky.social

At Park Theatre’s small space for Patrick Marber’s AFTER MISS JULIE, his reworking of Strindberg‘s 1888 seething bodice drama.

⭐️⭐️ SWEETMEATS at Bush Theatre. Too many loose ends and a lack of pace, conspire to make a frustrating evening. www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/news/post/sw... @londonboxoffice.bsky.social @bushtheatre.bsky.social

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SHADOWLANDS at Aldwych Theatre While this is no fairytale romance, both actors deliver with light brushstrokes, serving to playfully illuminate their backstories, avoiding any sense of caricature. www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/news/post/sh... @londonboxoffice.bsky.social

Last evening at the Aldwych for SHADOWLANDS. Pre-set and bows. Review written and submitted. @londonboxoffice.bsky.social @aldwychtheatre.bsky.social @breadandbutterpr.bsky.social

⭐️⭐️⭐️ I’M SORRY PRIME MINISTER at Apollo Theatre. The original TV series were beacons of light. Here, a flabbier less erudite offering will still be catnip to fans. www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/news/post/im... @londonboxoffice.bsky.social

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY at Theatre Royal Haymarket. “…the overwhelming majority of audience members will be captivated and enthralled by this show, which has magic at its very core.” www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/news/post/th... @londonboxoffice.bsky.social

Pre-set for the matinee of THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY at Theatre Royal Haymarket. Number 4 of a busy 6 show reviewing week. @londonboxoffice.bsky.social

Salavisa European Dance Award finalists announced. @sadlerswells.bsky.social @londonboxoffice.bsky.social

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ MAN AND BOY at Dorfman, National Theatre. “Ben Daniels, whose performance in the lead role comes complete with a charming Bucharest lilt, demonstrates an Alpha Male’s ownership of the space…” www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/news/post/ma... @londonboxoffice.bsky.social @nationaltheatre.org.uk

My ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review of MILES from last evening’s opening night at Southwark Playhouse. “…MILES proves an enlightening and thoroughly entertaining delve into the extraordinary and sometimes murky jazz realm.” www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/news/post/mi... @londonboxoffice.bsky.social @swkplay.bsky.social

Pre-set to this evening’s performance of MILES at Southwark Playhouse for opening night. @londonboxoffice.bsky.social @swkplay.bsky.social

⭐️⭐️ MONSTERING THE ROCKETMAN at Arcola. Fleet Street was awash with alcoholic, editorial smart arses, who delighted in producing a neverending supply of wisecracking, innuendo-laden tabloid headlines. www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/news/post/mo... @arcolatheatre.bsky.social @londonboxoffice.bsky.social

This evening I ventured to Arcola Theatre in Dalston for Henry Naylor’s Edinburgh Fringe triumph MONSTERING THE ROCKETMAN. Review will go live in the morning.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ARCADIA at The Old Vic. “…unbridled joy in hearing Stoppard’s intelligence and wordcraft delivered by a troupe of universally accomplished players.” www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/news/post/ar... @oldvictheatre.bsky.social @londonboxoffice.bsky.social

Bows from this evening’s press night for ARCADIA at the Old Vic. The place was awash with notable faces including Russell Tovey, Meera Syal, Damian Lewis, Graham Norton, Toby Jones, Emily Maitlis, Robert Lindsay and more, all present to bear witness to Tom Stoppard‘s mastery of the spoken word.

Pre-set for LOST ATOMS at Lyric Hammersmith, with Andrzej Goulding’s impressive set.

Spent the evening at Bush Theatre and a fascinating, grim and surprisingly engaging, character-filled piece entitled MAGGOTS. Well done to the trio of actors who brought it to life (no pun intended). @bushtheatre.bsky.social @londonboxoffice.bsky.social

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ AMERICAN PSYCHO at Almeida. Slick and good looking, Patrick Bateman (Arty Froushan) is the kind of investment banker you'll either be prone to swooning over or will make your toes curl. www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/news/post/am... @londonboxoffice.bsky.social

Those ridiculous clothes. The daft wigs. The affected manner… What a joyous icon. 71 was far too young.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ BALLAD LINES Southwark Playhouse Elephant The near all-female musical covers emotive topics viewed largely from a woman’s perspective, including right to choose and having agency over her own body. www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/news/post/ba... @londonboxoffice.bsky.social @swkplay.bsky.social

Press night at Southwark Playhouse Elephant for BALLAD LINES. Being in the fiddles and banjos. @londonboxoffice.bsky.social @swkplay.bsky.social

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ FISH BOWL at Peacock Theatre Compagnie le Fils du Grand Réseau and their anarchic three hander in which, between paper-thin walls, three neighbours exist — but not always in harmony. www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/news/post/fi... @londonboxoffice.bsky.social @sadlerswells.bsky.social

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ CABLE STREET at Marylebone Theatre The Fascists’ demonising of Jews and other foreign ‘stealers of jobs’, eventually strikes a chord and disparate community factions unite to enforce a stand-off. www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/news/post/ca... @chloenelkin.bsky.social @londonboxoffice.bsky.social

Earlier this evening, I took a jaunt to Marylebone Theatre to witness the opening of CABLE STREET (following its previous outings elsewhere). Review to follow tomorrow.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU? at Royal Court Luke Norris’s play in which a young-ish pregnant couple first await, and then navigate the results of an ultrasound is a hard-hitting firecracker. www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/news/post/gu... @londonboxoffice.bsky.social @royalcourttheatre.bsky.social

Theatre Royal Drury Lane on a Sunday. @londonboxoffice.bsky.social

⭐️⭐️⭐️ BEAUTIFUL LITTLE FOOL at Southwark Playhouse. A lot of hard work and a notably stylish set, struggle to salvage a book composed merely of chronological facts. www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/news/post/be... @londonboxoffice.bsky.social @swkplay.bsky.social

With the current global chaos seemingly in escalation mode, was I exhibiting an element of fatalism by watching the Netflix movie A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE ??? It’s quite riveting, if exceedingly unsettling.

Former diplomat Chris Bower’s play SAFE HAVEN opened at the Arcola. My ⭐️⭐️⭐️ review below: www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/news/post/sa... @londonboxoffice.bsky.social @arcolatheatre.bsky.social

Back at London Coliseum for Akram Khan’s GISELLE. @londoboxoffice.bsky.social

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ALREADY PERFECT at King’s Head Theatre. It ain’t a song ‘n’ dance spectacular, but you’ll rarely witness a better musical production at an intimate fringe venue, than this. www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/news/post/al...

⭐️⭐️⭐️ HIGH NOON at Harold Pinter. Friday evening’s press night opening proved more mule than stallion despite the considerable talents involved. www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/news/post/hi... @londoboxoffice.bsky.social

West End opening for HIGH NOON at Harold Pinter and the stars were certainly out. Hearing Pierce Brosnan’s dulcet Irish brogue directly behind you in the stalls bar, is like a warming glass of the golden nectar.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A GHOST IN YOUR EAR at Hampstead Theatre. An unexpectedly creepy ghost story told in an unusually modern setting, and delivered brilliantly and effectively. www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/news/post/a-... @londonboxoffice.bsky.social

⭐️⭐️⭐️ ORPHANS at Jermyn Street Theatre My review from last evening’s foray into the West End www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/news/post/or... @londonboxoffice.bsky.social

At Jermyn Street Theatre for ORPHANS press night. Nice to find myself seated on the same row as Mark Rylance. @jstheatre.bsky.social @londonboxoffice.bsky.social @katemorleypr.bsky.social

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ WOMAN IN MIND at Duke of York’s Theatre. Ayckbourn’s pithy and playful look at a woman’s fractured mental state, boasts Sheridan Smith’s welcome return to the West End. www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/news/post/wo... @londonboxoffice.bsky.social

LONDON THEATRE 2025 — in review. My personal favourites from 175+ reviewed this past year. Opera, Dance, Shakespeare, Musicals and Plays. www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/news/post/lo...

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ OH, MARY! At the Trafalgar Theatre. Mason Alexander Park nails every biting put-down, scathing rebuke and sharp observation with a natural aptitude for comic timing and movement. www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/news/post/oh... @londonboxoffice.bsky.social

⭐️⭐️⭐️ TWELFTH NIGHT At the Barbican. RSC's production which transferred from Stratford-on-Avon, leans towards a melancholy telling, but still manages to be frivolous and rumbustious when necessary, and sometimes to excess! www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/news/post/tw... @londonboxoffice.bsky.social

Was at the West End opening of OH, MARY! this evening at Trafalgar Theatre. And what an hilarious romp it turned out to be. @londonboxoffice.bsky.social

You can never have enough visits to the Barbican, so I’m here for RSC’s TWELFTH NIGHT. @londoboxoffice.bsky.social @barbic.bsky.social

⭐️⭐️ CHRISTMAS DAY at Almeida. A rare miss-step in a season otherwise filled with brilliance for Almeida. www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/news/post/ch... @londonboxoffice.bsky.social

At Hampstead Theatre this evening for the press night of INDIAN INK by the much lamented Tom Stoppard. @londonboxoffice.bsky.social

This afternoon’s viewing pleasure couldn’t be more different from yesterday’s. CHRISTMAS CAROL GOES WRONG at Apollo, Shaftesbury Avenue. @londonboxoffice.bsky.social