5 stars

VENUE: BARONS COURT THEATRE >>> Nothing is as it seems. That’s the message to take away from the aptly named Under the Table, written and directed by Aaron Thaker. Split into four parts: sex, politics, money, and religion, the play follows four mini stories that hold up a mirror to contemporary Britain...

VENUE: HAMPTON HILL THEATRE >>> From the moment the curtain opens, the magic begins. The minimal set makes way for a shimmering lighting design, shone onto stage to ceiling white calico panels, and occasional bubbles (a popular choice with the audience!)...

VENUE: SEVEN DIALS PLAYHOUSE >>> Like many other families across the UK, we look forward to sitting down and watching the Christmas specials every year. The Christmas Thing, which is running at Seven Dials Playhouse until the 21st of December, has everything a good Christmas...

VENUE: BARONS COURT THEATRE >>> I became well acquainted with Spanglish over my four years at Exeter University, trying - and often failing - to remember that the most important part of language learning is being able to communicate. But my kind of Spanglish is very different...

LION & UNICORN THEATRE: >>> A solitary white bench sits centre stage. A well-dressed woman enters, blue chambray shirt and sand coloured chinos with a smart belt. We realise she is on a Northern Line tube station waiting for the next train from the announcements. A young man, fresh from The City...

WHITE BEAR THEATRE >>> From the moment you walk into the theatre, you are met with a warm welcome from the cast and enter into a play within a play: Seven Days in the Life of Simon Labrosse. But who is Simon Labrosse? In the midst of Canada’s 1993 recession, struggling to find employment...