3 stars

VENUE: PHOENIX ARTS CLUB >>> If you are unfamiliar with The Musical of Musicals (The Musical), the show premiered off-Broadway in 2003. Written by Joanne Bogart and Eric Rockwell, this 90-minute parody comprises five acts (Corn!, A Little Complex, Dear Abby, Aspects of Junita and Speakeasy)...

VENUE: CRAZY COQS >>> If you have never been to Brasserie Zedel just off Piccadilly Circus, I highly recommend it. The minute you step into the building, you are transported back in time to the 1920s-30s...

VENUE: RIVERSIDE STUDIOS >>> ASBO BOZO is a one woman 70-minute play brimming with witty observations and a celebration of northern culture. Written and performed by Georgina Duncan, along with co-creators Will Bishop and Colm Gleeson, this play...

VENUE: LION & UNICORN THEATRE >>> One of the great things about going to the theatre – no matter how big or small it may be – is being able to switch off from the real world for a while. You dare not touch your phone under the dim lights of the auditorium...

VENUE: THEATRE AT THE TABARD >>> You visit the theatre to escape reality. Trump and Starmer, Vance and Zelensky, Ukraine, Gaza, inflation, stagnation. Yet here we are in a different reality, a cosy neighbourhood theatre in Chiswick...

VENUE: PARK THEATRE >>> One Day When We Were Young is a quiet, almost timid, play. We follow the relationship between two characters, Violet and Leonard, across three time periods starting during the Second World War. The first is the night before Leonard leaves for war...