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Arts writer specialising in theatre. Assistant Editor, Musicals magazine.
The iconic musical plays at Sadler's Wells this summer in an exciting new production starring Adam Cooper and Carly Mercedes Dyer. Read more on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
Elton John's musical version of the hit novel and film arrives at London's Dominion Theatre this autumn, starring Vanessa Williams and Matt Henry. Read more on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
From *Sister Act* and *Hadestown* to *Standing at the Sky's Edge*, there's a wealth of fantastic shows coming into town - so don't miss out! Read more on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
Read our review of Bijan Sheibani's new play *The Cord*, now in performances at the Bush Theatre to 25 May. Read more theatre reviews on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
Relive all the joy of classic West End musicals as they return to London in 2024, including *Hello, Dolly!*, *Starlight Express*, and *Kiss Me, Kate*. Read more on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
Follow our guide to the shows composed by legendary pop star Elton John, including *The Lion King, Billy Elliot, Tammy Faye*, and the forthcoming West End musical *The Devil Wears Prada*. Read more on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
Ellie-May Sheridan makes a scene-stealing professional debut
The Easter weekend is upon us: we share some of our favourite songs for spring, including numbers involving love at first sight, physical and emotional healing, and all-out partying!
Read our review of *Power of Sail*, starring Julian Ovenden and Giles Terera, now in performances at the Menier Chocolate Factory to 12 May. Read more theatre reviews on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
Assistant Editor; interviews with Jak Malone, Tarinn Callender and Dujonna Gift; review of Hadestown
Read our review of Rosie Day's solo play *Instructions for a Teenage Armageddon*, now in performances at the Garrick Theatre to 28 April. Read more theatre reviews on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
Trevor Nunn directs the Chekhov classic, which runs until 13 April, for the very first time
Rachel Bagshaw's production of the John Webster classic runs until 14 April
Hop in the DeLorean and enjoy a trip to *Back to the Future: The Musical* - catchy songs, spectacular special effects, and a ton of nostalgia guaranteed! Read more on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
As Cara Delevingne and Luke Treadaway join the cast of *Cabaret* at the Kit Kat Club, we take a look at other famous Sally Bowles and Emcee pairings. Read more on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
Pulitzer Prize-winning musical *Next to Normal* plays a strictly limited run in the West End this summer. Read our guide to learn more about this unique show. Read more on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
Learn more about Tim Minchin's irrepressible songs from *Matilda the Musical*, including "Miracle," "Naughty," "When I Grow Up," and "Revolting Children." Read more on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
Read our review of the darkly comic play *Nachtland*, directed by Patrick Marber, now in performances at the Young Vic to 20 April. Read more theatre reviews on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
Find out more about the creative team behind Broadway and West End hit *Wicked*, including director Joe Mantello and Stephen Schwartz, who wrote the music and lyrics. Read more on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
Learn more about the songs in *The Book of Mormon*, a musical about two missionaries who attempt to convert the residents of a Ugandan village. Read more on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
Learn more about the songs in *Hadestown* by singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell, including "Wait for Me," "Wedding Song," and "When the Chips are Down." Read more on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
The cast use their natural accents which heightens the timeless and universal qualities of the story
As the trailer drops for the *Wicked* movie, starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, we look back on some of the show's most notable Elphaba and Glinda pairings. Read more on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
Read our four-star review of *Everybody's Talking About Jamie*, starring Ivano Turco, now in performances at the Peacock Theatre to 23 March. Read more theatre reviews on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
Read our five-star review of *Dear Octopus*, starring Lindsay Duncan, now in performances at the National Theatre to 27 March. Read more theatre reviews on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
Why The Witches of Eastwick deserves a revival
Grace Mouat and Jacob Fowler star in the two-hander musical until 2 March
The BAFTA-winning actor and star of *The Wire*, *The Affair,* and *The Crown* will play Eddie Carbone in Arthur Miller's *A View from the Bridge* in the West End. Read more on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
Learn more about the songs in *Everybody's Talking About Jamie*, including "Out of the Darkness," "Work of Art," "Over the Top," and "The Wall in My Head." Read more on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
Remembering the electrifying Musical Theatre star who created the role of Anita in West Side Story on Broadway
Best known for novels The Hundred and One Dalmatians and I Capture the Castle, Dodie Smith was also one of interwar Britain's most successful dramatists. Julia Rank looks back at her career, ahead of the NT's revival of Smith's 1938 play Dear Octopus
Assistant Editor; interviews with Laura Pitt-Pulford, Grace Mouat and Joaquin Pedro Valdes; reviews of The Witches and My Favourite Things
Read our three-star review of *Bronco Billy - The Musical*, now in performances at the Charing Cross Theatre to 7 April. Read more theatre reviews on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
Learn more about the songs in *Mrs. Doubtfire* from song-writing brothers Karey and Wayne Kirkpatrick, including "That's Daniel" and "Playing with Fire." Read more on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
Learn more about the songs in *MJ the Musical*, including some of the King of Pop's most iconic tracks such as "Billie Jean," "Thriller," and "Smooth Criminal." Read more on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
Tony Award-winning musical *MJ* has crossed the pond and opens in the West End in March. Read our guide for what you need to know about this thrilling production. Read more on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
Read our three-star review of Amit Lahav and Gecko's *Kin*, now in performances at the National Theatre to 27 January. Read more theatre reviews on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
Tricia Thorns's revival runs until 3 February at the north-east London venue
Dennis Hackin's frontier musical about Bronco Billy and his band of Wild Westerners, who try to make a living with their travelling show, opens on 24 January. Read more on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
Learn more about the songs in *Hello, Dolly!*, such as "It Takes a Woman" and "Put On Your Sunday Clothes." The musical opens at the London Palladium next summer. Read more on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
Read our review of *The Motive and the Cue*, which has transferred from the National Theatre to the West End's Noël Coward Theatre and runs until 23 March. Read more theatre reviews on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
Read our three-star review of *Cold War*, directed by Rupert Goold, now in performances at the Almeida Theatre to 27 January. Read more theatre reviews on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
Julia Rank (OQ, 2006) explores this work by Theodora Benson (OQ, c.1922) recently republished by the British Library.
Read our four-star review of *Pacific Overtures*, Stephen Sondheim's 1976 work about 19th-century Japan, now in performances at the Menier Chocolate Factory to 24 February. Read more theatre reviews on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
Clive Rowe's 16th panto in north-east London runs until 31 December
Assistant Editor; interviews with David Thaxton and Laura Pick; 'Bring Back That Show' and 'Venue Focus' featurettes; review of Close Up: The Twiggy Musical
Read our three-star review of panto *Jack and the Beanstalk*, now in performances at Theatre Royal Stratford East to 6 December. Read more theatre reviews on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
Read our four-star review of *A Christmas Carol*, starring Christopher Eccleston, now in performances at the Old Vic to 6 January. Read more theatre reviews on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
Read our three-star review of *Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)*, starring Sam Tutty and Dujonna Gift, which is now in performances at the Kiln Theatre to 20 January. Read more theatre reviews on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
Read our two-star review of *Treason*, starring Sam Ferriday and Nicole Raquel Dennis, now in performances at Alexandra Palace to 18 November. Read more theatre reviews on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
Read our two-star review of *The Interview*, starring Yolanda Kettle as Princess Diana, now in performances at the Park Theatre to 25 November. Read more theatre reviews on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
Shakespeare's tragedy *King Lear*, starring and directed by Kenneth Branagh, is now in performances at the Wyndham's Theatre to 9 December. Read more theatre reviews on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
"Okay Then That's Great" by Susannah Wise: A chaotic, delightful novel with a unique world, hints of Nora Ephron, and a talented author's wacky imagination.
Read our four-star review of the semi-biographical drama *The Confessions*, now in performances at the National Theatre to 4 November. Read more theatre reviews on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
Read our five-star review of *Dear England*, starring Joseph Fiennes as Gareth Southgate, now in performances at the Prince Edward Theatre to 13 January. Read more theatre reviews on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
Read our four-star review of *Elephant*, written by and starring Anoushka Lucas, now in performances at the Bush Theatre to 4 November. Read more theatre reviews on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
Read our two-star review of *The Empress*, produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company, now in performances at Lyric Hammersmith to 28 October. Read more theatre reviews on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
Live show review of Annie Get Your Gun and book reviews of Reviewing the Situation: The British Musical from Noël Coward to Lionel Bart and Master of the House: The Theatres of Cameron Mackintosh
Emily Brontë takes centre stage in melancholic new opera about literature's most famous sisters, as part of the Grimeborn Opera Festival at Arcola Theatre, London
Read our four-star review of *Pygmalion*, starring Bertie Carvel and Patsy Ferran, now in performances at the Old Vic to 28 October. Read more theatre reviews on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
Read our three-star review of this world premiere production of *anthropology*, starring MyAnna Buring, now in performances at Hampstead Theatre to 14 October. Read more theatre reviews on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
Read our four-star review of powerful drama *The Father and the Assassin*, directed by Indhu Rubasingham, now in performances at the National Theatre to 14 October. Read more theatre reviews on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
Read our three-star review of Noel Coward's *Private Lives*, about warring exes reuniting, now in performances at the Ambassadors Theatre to 25 November. Read more theatre reviews on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
Read our two-star review of Yasmina Reza's award-winning comedy *God of Carnage*, now in performances at the Lyric Hammersmith to 30 September. Read more theatre reviews on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
Read our three-star review of romantic comedy *As You Like It*, now in performances at Shakespeare's Globe to 29 October. Read more theatre reviews on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
Judge John Deed stars Martin Shaw and Jenny Seagrove reunite in this talky three-hander about grief and loneliness from Simon Williams
Read our four-star review of *La Cage aux Folles* now in performances at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre to 16th September. Read more theatre reviews on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
Reviews of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Third Man and Then, Now & Next
Read our four-star review of *Matthew Bourne's Romeo & Juliet*, a dance adaptation of Shakespeare's play in performances at Sadler's Wells to 2 September. Read more theatre reviews on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
The royal comedy arrives in the West End
Rabiah Hussain's drama premieres in the Theatre Upstairs
Read our review of Freya Catrin Smith and Jack Williams's new musical *Ride*, currently performing at the Southwark Playhouse Elephant through 12 August. Read more theatre reviews on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
Read our review of *Mog the Forgetful Cat*, the stage adaption of Judith Kerr's 1970 children's book, in performances to 29 July at The Old Vic. Read more theatre reviews on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
Beth Flintoff presents a historical drama charting the life of this lesser-known monarch, staged in his final resting place
The V&A is tracing the history of the 'diva', from 19th-century opera singers to today's global megastars, in an exhibition that will feature artefacts and spotlight costumes worn by icons such as Ellen Terry, Maria Callas and Tina Turner. Julia Rank finds out more
Shakespeare in the Squares takes to London's prettiest gardens in this Jazz Age twist on the comedy
Miki Berenyi (OQ 1980-1985), best known as a member of the band Lush, recently published a critically acclaimed and best-selling autobiography. OQ Julia Rank reviews Berenyi's book below.
Valentina Andrade, Elizabeth Alvarado, Lucy Wray and Tommy Ross-Williams challenge the lack of Latinx representation in the British media and popular culture in this heist thriller
The HandleBards' likeably scrappy outdoor production, directed by Nel Crouch, is performed by a high-octane cast of four: George Attwell Gerhards, Alex Crook, Meredith Lewis and Jenny Smith
Nikhil Parmar's one-man play runs at the west London venue |Julia Rank|London|Bush Theatre - titled Invisible
Jacob Marx Rice's dramedy of death phobia is good-hearted but hampered by a list-like structure
Sean Holmes' production continues until 29 July
Explicit two-hander about sexual power in millennial relationships.
Gareth Farr's two-hander explores the poverty in contemporary Cornwall
Tom Littler directs a sparkling revival of Somerset Maugham's 1921 irascible comedy of manners
Writer Lauren Gunderson and director Lotte Wakeham's generous-spirited and accessible imagining of the publication of William Shakespeare's First Folio
Douglas Rintoul's staging of Emma Rice's whimsical version of Noël Coward's romantic classic is lively and playful
Stella Powell-Jones directs Timberlake Wertenbaker's adaptation of Henri-Pierre Roché's French classic about an engaging love-triangle drama
Mingyu Lin's production runs until 29 April at the north London venue
Eugene O'Hare's world premiere production runs until 6 May
Galvanising gig-theatre show by Joel Samuels and Lilly Pollard charting growing up, music-making, trauma and healing.
Writer Tim Edge and director Ben Kavanagh's gratuitously violent Troubles-era thriller lacking sensitivity and coherence, starring Harry Potter actor Evanna Lynch
Empowering show for teenagers with a standout lead performance from Jessica Kaur
A band of talking instruments makes for an accessible entry point to discussing grief with children in Mia Jerome's play
As part of our "Queen's Reads" series, Julia Rank reviews a new biography of Katherine Mansfield (OQ) in her centenary year: "All Sorts of Lives: Katherine Mansfield and the Art of Risking Everything"
Agent Esta Charkham has done almost every job in the business: acting in sitcoms, founding a drama school, casting Chariots of Fire and now, aged 73, as an agent
Simon Reade's three-hander adaptation streamlines the Dickens classic and mines its comic potential with spirited performances
Strong acting from Gwithian Evans, Louise Faulkner, Jon Osbaldeston redeems Nicolas Billon's carelessly plotted psychological drama
Aimee Varani's clinical dystopian tale, starring Nancy Farino and Leon Finnan, lacks detail and context
Account of a failed actor-turned-agent, starring Debbie Chazen, struggles to offer many surprises
Kenneth Grahame's classic is updated with enchanting zero-waste design and a strong environmentalist message