Christian Vince

PARK THEATRE >>> In Harry McDonald’s adaptation of Ali Smith’s novel Autumn, political turmoil gushes like a tempest through an archipelago of very emotive plot lines. It’s 2016. 32-year-old Elisabeth Demand (Rebecca Banatvala), a history of art lecturer...

VENUE: UNION THEATRE >>> Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice has been reworked and reimagined more times than I can count. David Kerby-Kendall's new adaptation, Gay Pride and No Prejudice, is joining the body of works as it debuts in south London's Union Theatre. Darcy (Michael Gillette) and Bingley (Noah Butt) are old friends, inseparable and deeply connected.

VENUE: SOUTHWARK PLAYHOUSE, BOROUGH >>> If you had the opportunity to live forever, would you take it? This question lies at the heart of Emma Hemingford’s Foreverland currently playing at Southwark Playhouse. In this dystopian new production, a young couple, Alice (Emma McDonald) and Jay (Christopher York) are...

VENUE: WILTON'S MUSIC HALL >>> Have you ever fantasised about finding Judy Garland, Karen Carpenter and Julie Andrews in your closet? Thanks to the creative mind of Stuart Wood, this bizarre dream is now a stark reality as the playwright immortalises these musical divas, and many others...

VENUE: THE OTHER PALACE >>> What do polyamory, Southend-on-Sea, and a hall of mirrors have in common? They all played an instrumental part in the construction of Shake it Up!’s Improvised Shakespeare Show at the Other Palace. Unluckily for you, it is probable that none of these plot lines will ever crop up again due to the nature of the improvisation of every performance...

VENUE: OMEARA >>> "That don't impress me much", said no one in the audience after witnessing Lindsay Ell's electric set. The musical polymath, who was fresh from Glastonbury and Hyde Park after performing as Shania Twain's guitarist, dominated the stage from start to finish. I will avoid limiting her to just Shania Twain's guitarist...