Another Music: Roman Mints’s New Festival in London
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Violinist Roman Mints founded Another Music Festival and successfully staged it in late January. This was the first event of its kind that Roman has organised in London (Moscow audiences…
Letters from the Theatre
Theatre scholar Ana Tomskaya delights in frequenting London’s theatres, observing its theatrical life with care and affection, and sharing her impressions and observations. Her column is devoted to premieres, stage stars, and repertory that truly merits attention.
A Theatrical Firmament: Which “Stars” to See on the London Stage This Winter
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Few days ago was Blue Monday — supposedly the most depressing day of the year. New Year’s Eve and Christmas are behind us. It’s cold. Wishes have been made, but…
Soul-Saving Musicals: London Theatres in January
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The holidays are over. It’s cold outside. Everyone seems to have already taken down their Christmas trees. The world feels like it’s sliding into some kind of unspeakable nightmare. Tax…
Six Reasons to Go to the Theatre in 2026… and a seventh one too!
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In the pre-Christmas, pre-New Year rush, we’re not really thinking about light dresses or spring theatre tickets — but London theatres have long since released their schedules and are already…
Heavenly Melancholy: an Irish tragicomedy at the National Theatre
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Playwright John Synge wrote The Playboy of the Western World in 1907. It was staged at the then brand-new Abbey Theatre. The premiere struck like both thunder and a hurricane…
Into the New Year with Theatre: What Is London Preparing for December?
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No, there won’t be traditional carols here — but there will be excellent, complex English-language plays and wonderful actors. As 2025 draws to a close, London offers a chance to…
Tragedies and Dramas: London Theatres in November
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Oh, you, the darkest of months. November. Yes, Christmas is coming, and New Year, and gifts, and joy — but for now, here you are: darkness, wind, and even rain…
Askhat Maemirov and Shynargul Kabysheva: “It’s important not to forget to remain human!”
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The private theatre The Arts Stage from Kazakhstan is bringing the play “The Black Cloak” by Georgy Khugaev to London. The performances will take place at The Shaw Theatre. Ahead of the…
Artemy Troitsky: “My goal is to make sure people have fun and comfortable dancing”
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In November, Artemy Troitsky — historian, music critic, host, and writer — will give a series of lectures on Russian rock in Oxford and Edinburgh. In London, however, he’ll be…
Maxim Didenko and Galya Solodovnikova: «Salome» in London
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In London, two artists who have long worked together and deeply understand each other — director Maxim Didenko and scenographer Galya Solodovnikova — reunite on stage. Their new Salome, brought…
Folds of Time: Salome by the Gesher Theatre
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The Gesher Theatre’s tour with Salome had been planned from the very beginning of work on the production. And now, after its premiere in Tel Aviv, Salome has been brought…
Adaptations of the Classics in the Mirror of the London Stage: London Theatres in September
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Well, autumn is here. Again. Summer had only just begun, and already—before you know it—it’s almost Christmas. But while the new season rolls in—cozy, russet, golden, full of warm sweaters…