theatre review

Greenwich Theatre's Romeo and Juliet review: Verona turns hot, bloody and queer

Greenwich Theatre turns Shakespeare's tragedy queer with a hot cast, folk music and a set built for the heatwave.

Monkeyface review at Riverside Studios: Raphael Phillips turns one room into a whole world

Inside a university bedroom, one story stretches into a nightclub, a refuge and a trap, and Raphael Phillips holds every version of it together.

F**king Swans review: a marriage built on everything left unsaid

Four queer women, one sofa and a marriage running out of things to say, reviewed at Omnibus Theatre's 96 Festival.

Public the musical at Curve is funny, heartfelt and worth every minute

Four strangers, one bathroom, and a queer musical that mostly earns its warmth.

A Midsummer Night's Dream review at Shakespeare's Globe London

Emily Lim turns the Globe into a communal riot of folk music, confetti and audience chaos. Puck falls for someone called Steve, and Bottom becomes a donkey in love with a queen.

Born With Teeth sinks into lust, rivalry and survival

Born With Teeth burns hot in London’s West End, a five-star duel of genius and desire between Shakespeare and Marlowe.