Leaving the West End: London Theatre in May
London theatre has never been confined to the West End playbills. Beyond its glittering boundaries lies an equally vibrant — and in many ways more flexible — scene. Off-West End…
Brighton Festival: 60 years of art on the edge of the sea
In May 2026, Brighton once again turns into one large cultural space. From May 1 to 25, the famous seaside city hosts the 60th Brighton Festival — the largest curated…
Jeff Shankley: “Theatre is the bedtime story business”
Jeff Shankley, a legend of British musical theatre and the original performer of Munkustrap in Cats and Pilate in Jesus Christ Superstar, has never confined himself to the mirror of…
British Animation Festival: Where New Worlds Are Born
Animation has long ceased to be merely children’s entertainment. It is a unique and complex field in which artists have vast opportunities for expression and limitless potential for creating their…
Paddington’s Triumph and a Star-Studded Night at the Royal Albert Hall: How the Olivier Awards 2026 Unfolded
London once again became the centre of the global theatre scene: on April 12, 2026, the landmark 50th anniversary ceremony of the Laurence Olivier Awards took place at the legendary…
The Player: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest at The Old Vic
A countercultural icon, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey became popular almost immediately after its publication, while the film starring Jack Nicholson gained an independent life of…
London Theatre in April: Demons and Lovers
Hooray, April! The Easter holidays, the first real warmth (typically arriving just after the break!), and of course — premieres. Everything looks so good — what would you choose?..
Dream on, Monet, dream on: the musical A Mirrored Monet explores the artist’s impossible choices
Carmel Owen’s musical was first performed at the Edinburgh Fringe three years ago. Since then, it has travelled a long way — and has now finally reached the stage of…
Jump over the stream! At the National Theatre they have staged Gorky’s Summerfolk
Director Robert Hastie, Deputy Artistic Director at the National Theatre, seems to have only just finished Hamlet with Hiran Abeysekera before taking on the incredibly difficult play Summerfolk by Maxim…
London Theatre in March: Romance and Raw Nerve
What’s happening on the London stage this March? Not a huge amount — but what’s there is bright and intense. March promises to be fiercely interesting.
Galina Yuzefovich: “Talking about reading is a kind of comforting refuge”
Galina Yuzefovich knows how to turn a conversation about literature into a conversation about time, generations, and collective illusions. Why did Harry Potter turn out to be not just a fairy…
Morning Comes Unexpectedly: A staged reading of Vasily Zorky’s text took place at ARC.SPACE
“Night Conversation” is not a play but a film script that Vasily Zorky wrote before the war. The action unfolds over the course of several hours in a single location…