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KENREX – The Other Palace
KENREX continues at The Other Palace, London until 1 February 2026. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ A darkly compelling triumph – a story of a town reclaiming power, told inventively and without judgement.
UK Theatre Awards 2025 winners announced – Jesus Christ Superstar is named Best Musical Production
The winners of the UK Theatre Awards 2025 have been announced at a ceremony hosted by Faye Tozer. Jesus Christ Superstar at the Watermill Theatre production won for Best Musical Production.
Club NVRLND – Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Club NVRLND continues at Checkpoint at Assembly Checkpoint until 24 August 2025. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Designed as a quasi plunge into the noughties, Club NVRLND is a unique, high-energy, fully immersive musical.
KENREX – Southwark Playhouse Borough
KENREX continues at Southwark Playhouse Borough, London until 15 March 2025 Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ It may even be the event of the year; any show over the next ten months will undoubtedly have the highest of bars to clear if it is to claim the title.
Kenrex – Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse, Sheffield
Kenrex continues at the Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse, Sheffield until 16 November 2024. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The show is wonderfully written and the story is intriguing. The tension within the auditorium throughout is palpable. The pathos is intense, and the characterisations are absorbing. This is absolutely phenomenal theatre.
Double Stage Debut nominations for Hugh Coles and Ben Joyce
Back to the Future’s Hugh Coles and Jersey Boys’ Ben Joyce will battle it out in two categories at The Stage Debut Awards. The two actors have received nominations in both the Best Performer in a Musical and Best West End Debut categories. In the musical category they will be up against Elijah Ferreira for […]
Cruise – Apollo Theatre
Cruise continues at the Apollo Theatre, London until 4 September 2022. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The art of a great storyteller is to make you feel that you’re there, in the moment, accompanying the narrator through whatever world they are conjuring up for you. To experience that sort of power […]
West End return for Olivier-nominated Cruise
Jack Holden’s Olivier-nominated one man play Cruise will return to the West End for a strictly limited run at the Apollo Theatre this summer. Written and performed by Holden (War Horse, West End, Ink, Almeida Theatre) and featuring a 1980s soundtrack performed live by music and sound designer John Patrick Elliott, the production which is […]
Cruise – Duchess Theatre
Cruise continues at the Duchess Theatre, London until 13 June 2021. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Live, in-person storytelling is back. Thank the theatre gods. Once upon a time, actor/writer Jack Holden (War Horse, Lewis) sat down for a shift at Switchboard – the LGBTQ+ listening helpline – and received a call from […]
Jack Holden’s new play Cruise to have a West End run at the Duchess Theatre
Following on from the upcoming release of 16 online performances of Cruise, Jack Holden’s new one-man play will be the reopening production at the West End’s Duchess Theatre in May 2021. Written and performed by Holden (War Horse, West End, Ink, Almeida Theatre) and featuring a 1980s soundtrack performed live by music and sound designer […]
Jack Holden’s new eighties-set play Cruise to premiere on stream.theatre
Sixteen performances of the world premiere of new one-man play CRUISE will be available to view online in April 2021. Written and performed by Jack Holden (War Horse, West End, Ink, Almeida Theatre) and featuring a 1980s soundtrack performed live by sound designer John Elliott, the production which will be directed Bronagh Lagan will be […]
