Best of the Beast Summer 17 There might be a lot of things going on in the world that are getting you down right now – your Facebook feed is a … Read More
This is Not Culturally Significant, The Bunker ****
What do a homophobic Yorkshireman, a Glaswegian drug addict and a flatulent theatre producer all have in common? Answer: Adam Scott-Rowley. In his ebullient one man show, Scott-Rowley introduces us … Read More
Manwatching, The Royal Court ***
When a queue stretches halfway down the theatre stairs, there’s probably something good at the top. Luckily The Royal Court’s new piece Manwatching by an anonymous female writer didn’t … Read More
Jurassic Kingdom Chews Up Britain
London has had some very real problems lately but a fun new fake scare is always welcome. More formidable than a Cockney cabbie, easier to believe than Brexit, it’s … Read More
Get Your Brick On: The Art of the Brick: DC Super Heroes
DC’s most iconic Super Heroes and of course Super-Villains arrive in the UK with “The Art Of The Brick: DC Super Heroes”. What can you do with 2 million LEGO … Read More
The Understudy, Canal Cafe Theatre ***
In an industry obsessed with celebrity and explosive CGI, there remains one vestige of true dramatic talent. Harry. The bobble hatted hipster sat alone on New York stage. As understudy … Read More
What to Do in London – No Leap Day Edition
We only have 28 days in February this year, and there is a lot to do in London in the next week, so let’s get right into it: Othello Through … Read More
Anything Goes on National Margarita Day
Can you just make up a holiday? Yes, you can, says (corporate) America, starting with Thanksgiving, making a natural progression through the ridiculous “Sweetest Day” (that one seems to have … Read More
Raising Martha, Park Theatre ****
welcome antidote to the post-Christmas blues; Raising Martha is a satirical gambol through family grievances, devious plots and postmodern clichés. This black comedy by David Spicer centres around the rude … Read More
Bowie by Duffy – Remembering David Bowie
We are about at the one year anniversary of the death of David Bowie. As usual he was a trendsetter and vanguard when it came to much, even starting 2016’s awful … Read More
London International Animation Festival 2016
If you want to be inspired to go beyond the flip book animation you drew while bored in class, or just taken away to different worlds only possible through images, … Read More
Star Wars Identities
Star Wars Identities Have you ever taken a magazine “personality” quiz that promises to tell you which, oh, I don’t know, Sex and the City character, Beatle, maniacal despot or … Read More
London: The Festival of Heat
Used to be that when we Americans got done making fun of Britons’ bad teeth, our next move was to slam their bland food. Fair? Well, it wasn’t far from … Read More
Pink Floyd at 50
Remember Arnold Layne? Neighbourhood crossdresser, or at least women’s clothing aficionado? More deliberately, do you remember “Arnold Layne”, the first single by Pink Floyd, released 50 years ago next March? … Read More