Walking on air! Fantastic Florence + the Machine with the amazing witch choir. Loving that drama and the show. Everybody Scream

Really enjoyed Shadowlands, from the set design, the lighting emphasising themes, the subtlety of the script and of course the fantastic performances, 4/5

A day of two halves, part two Vortex Jazz Club, Henry Lowther and the perfect end to the day

Standing ovation for the fantastic Pretty Yende's beautiful performance as Violetta. La Traviata, Covent Garden, this afternoon

royal opera chorus in magnificent form at tonight's performance of Boris Godunov, truly an experience to behold. Cracking production 4/5

Belting night at the Windmill for ivw26 and a cracking set from TTSSFU complete with dramatic exit. Ears still buzzing the next day

Top night at the Windmill for ivw26, cracking sets from Goodbye and Martial Arts to open

Really enjoyed Arcadia at the Old Vic, not sure I got it all but struck by the analogy of reconstituting the jam in a rice pudding by stirring it backwards and the piecing together of the past from today's fragments 4/5

Well that was quite something else, incredible, soul wrenching performances. Guess How Much I Love You at the Royal Court Close the curtains, the sun doesn't make any sense

1st gig of the year and another cracking night at the Windmill Brixton to see Turnspit (oops no pic, defo have to see again now), May, MM'99 and multiscreen.

RSC's Twelfth Night at the Barbican.  Super cast, particularly enjoyed Gwyneth Keyworth's Viola and Sam West's marvelously sanctimonious Malvolio I’ll be revenged on the whole pack of you 3/5

The Importance of Being Earnest at the Noel Coward, still a super production if perhaps not quite hitting the lofty heights of the National's original production 2/5

Magical way to end 2025 and bring in the new year with the Nutcracker at Covent Garden, 4/5

Wild Access, the most incredible immersive performance artists illuminating Snapped Ankles tonight. Beautiful to witness and added so much to the gig

TaliaBle opening spectaculary for Snapped Ankles tonight at ICA. Banging songs and a mid set game of British Bulldog. Saturday night sorted

Super and very funny production of When We Are Married at the Donmar tonight, intriguing to see how the revelations change the characters as the power shifts. Great fun, brilliant cast 4/5

Playboy of the Western World.  Superb cast work hard to elevate a formulaic retread of an overused trope: stranger arrives, people swoon, truth emerges, everyone recoils & blah, blah, blah. Despite the terrific performances, it felt predictable, derivative and just disappointing 2/5

Coven at Kiln Theatre, intriguing musical telling of the Pendle Witch Trials. Super songs & a fantastic cast. Perhaps tries to cover too much ground, but remains a powerful allegory for today

End at the National Theatre on Saturday, incredibly moving and emotional storytelling and fantastic performances from Saskia Reeves and Clive Owen. 5/5, brilliant

The Royal Ballet's Perspectives, three sumptuous performances, absolute joy to experience. The grace and precision a thing of joy and amazement

The Old Vic tonight and such a charming production of A Christmas Carol, this year with the brilliantly cast Paul Hilton as Scrouge I must go, my turkey is in a parlous state

For a cold November night what better than an appropriately chilled night at EFG London Jazz Festival @ Guildhall School of Music & Drama Superb performances from the Saran Dhillion Group, Lester Ridout Trio and The Alexandra Ridout Quartet And all free, absolutely fantastic

Truly a thing of beauty. Line of Beauty at the Almedia, absolutely superb, one of the best of the year, 5/5

Intrigued to see the Makropulos Case at Covent Garden tonight and not disappointed, sublime telling of the richness of mortality contrasted with dessicated immortality.  Perhaps could have done without the distraction of projected msgs and images etc

Chickens, clogs, an umbrella and the triumph of love over lolly. A glorious and joyful production of La fille mal gardée at covent garden tonight

Rounding off the weekend with a trip to see The Magic Flute, the perfect end to a super few days

Wasn't sure quite what to expect at The National, but thoroughly enjoyed this pacey production of Hamlet

Fantastic production of The Lady from the Sea, innovative staging and a cracking cast always guaranteed at The Bridge Theatre

Really powerful stuff at The National with The Land of the Living. The past comes knocking and plays the piano too as long shadows are cast by good intentions and choices (or perhaps that should be control)

Etta Marcus, so amazing live, that was incredible  loved April's opening set too

Jessica Winter at the Lower Third tonight, a fantastic gig, so stylish and so much energy and proper good songs

Birmingham Royal Ballet's magnificent Black Sabbath - the Ballet. Superb contemporary ballet, beautifully performed, fantastic stuff. Missed out on seeing this 1st time around, so worth the wait

Crumbs that was so good, The Maids at the Donmar. Breathtaking stuff, superbly portrayed. A complete blurring of reality and fantasy through to it's inevitable denouement, 4/5

Troilus and Cressida.  The futility of War, the corruption of love and idealism, manipulation and cynicism.  A lot to pack into 2h45m but superbly and refreshingly done at The Globe tonight, plus the gags: He has not so much brain as ear-wax Things won are done; joy’s soul lies in the doing 4/5

Because The Night  3 weeks 3 gigs  1 song  Patti Smith, Picture Parlour, Suede Southbank Centre, Moth Club, Palladium Because the Night, Communal

Giustino the Linbury, an afternoon of the most magical music in Covent Garden sung so beautifully Properly a day of two halves

In her own words it's: Sunday Night at the Palladium, Patti Smith at her blistering best, what a phenomenal gig. Johnny Depp guesting isn't bad either A day of two fantastic halves

Still utterly delightful, glorious to see RSC"s production of My Neighbour Totoro again. Beautifully performed including by a fabulous team of puppeteers

The Weir. Isolation, memory, regret and loss. Profound and incredibly powerful storytelling at The Pinter tonight

Bacchae, empty seats speak volumes as The National serves up turkey in October 1/10 *contemplating nt membership

Picture Parlour at the Moth Club, 4th time.in 3 years seeing them.and each time they get better, loving the style and swagger, can't wait to hear the album. Top band, champion night

Agnes Obel at a sold out Royal Albert Hall tonight, hauntingly beautiful and hynoptic as ever, I could have listened all night and it would still have finished too soon

What an incredible 6 weeks 750 miles travelled 3 fantastic matches Brilliant atmospheres everywhere Face painting A lot of Bon Jovi Selfies with Natasha 'Mo' Hunt, special thanks for making that so personal & memorable & a lifetime of memories Congrats Red Roses, World Cup Winners & inspirations

What an incredible day, England World Champions ! Congratulations the red roses 🌹 🌹 absolutely stunning and a privilege to follow

Juniper Blood at the Donmar tonight, the dicotamy of what must be done vs what we're prepared to do. So relevant.and superbly told by a brilliant cast n with a thank you to the @donmarwarehouse.bsky.social for the upgrade :)

Mary Page Marlowe at the Old Vic. Gritty, complex and quite captivating. A stitching together of moments in time, memories and decisions

Joy Crookes in great form last night at the Lower Third playing mostly tracks from Juniper, the fantastic new album

Super LSO programme at the Barbican last night, the standout being South Korean pianist Seong-Jin Cho's sublime performance and the treat of an encore

The Chaos That Has Been and Will No Doubt Return at the Southwark Playhouse. Sublime, evocative and quite touching, with some Lynx for added 00's authenticity. Superbly performed, a fav of 2025

Red Sky at Sunrise at Wilton's Music Hall, a beautiful blend of words and music telling the story of Laurie Lee in his own words including his time in 30's Spain and of course, Rosie