Here & Now: The Steps Musical
Rating: ★★★★
Venue: New Victoria Theatre, Woking
Cast:  Rebecca Lock, Finty Williams, Blake Patrick Anderson, River Medway, Edward Baker Duly, John Stacey, Jacqui Dubois, Chris Grahamson, Rosie Singha, Ben Darcy and Lauren Woolf 

Welcome to seaside superstore Better Best Bargains, where it's Friday night, the vibe is right, and everyone's dancing in the aisles. But when Caz discovers the shelves are stocked with lies and betrayal, the summer of love she and her friends dreamed of suddenly feels like a tragedy. Have they all lost their chance of a 'happy ever after'? Or does love have other plans in store…?

The Woman in Black
Rating: ★★★★★
Venue: Alexandra Palace, London
Cast: Daniel Burke and John Mackay 

A lawyer obsessed with a curse that he believes has been cast over him and his family by the spectre of a Woman in Black, engages a sceptical young actor to help him tell his terrifying story and exorcise the fear that grips his soul. It all begins innocently enough, but then, as they reach further into his darkest memories, they find themselves caught up in a world of eerie marshes and moaning winds.

Ohio
Rating: ★★★★
Venue: Young Vic, London
Cast: Abigail Bengson and Shaun Bengson

An intimate and rousing new musical experience by real-life couple Abigail and Shaun Bengson, known for their evocative Indie-folk music and deeply personal storytelling. 

When Shaun turned his back on the church, he found a new home in music. Confronted now with acute degenerative hearing loss, he’s making the choice to live joyfully in the face of life's many unanswerable questions. 

The Importance of Being Earnest
Rating: ★★★★★
Venue: Noël Coward Theatre, London
Cast: Olly Alexander, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Hugh Dennis, Shobna Gulati, Kitty Hawthorne, Jessica Whitehurst, Hayley Carmichael and Stephen Fry 

Being sensible can be excessively boring. At least Jack thinks so. While assuming the role of dutiful guardian in the country, he lets loose in town under a false identity.

Meanwhile, his friend Algy takes on a similar façade. Unfortunately, living a double life has its drawbacks, especially when it comes to love. Hoping to impress two eligible ladies, the gentlemen find themselves caught in a web of lies they must carefully navigate.

Love Quirks: A New Musical
Rating: ★★

Entertaining Mr Sloane
Rating: 4.5/5
Venue: Young Vic, London
Cast: Daniel Cerqueira, Christopher Fairbank, Tamzin Outhwaite and Jordan Stephens 

50 First Dates
Rating: ★★★★★
Venue: The Other Palace, London
Cast: Georgina Castle, Josh St. Clair, Georgia Arron, Aizaac Aruna, Zoë Ann Bown, Emily Olive Boyd, Greg Stylianou Burns, Cole Dunn, Samuelle Durojaiye, Paul Kemble, John Marquez, Natasha O’Brien, Aiesha Naomi Pease, David Pendlebury, Martha Pothen, Ricky Rojas, Chad Saint Louis, Samantha Thomas and Charlie Toland

What if every day was your first date? 50 First Dates: The Musical brings the heart, hilarity and tropical sunshine of the iconic rom-com to the stage for the first time ever. He’s falling for her every day—she’s forgetting him every night. When notorious bachelor Henry meets art teacher Lucy, he thinks he’s finally found “the one”. Until the next morning when she wakes up with no memory of their first date…

The next interview in our Stagey Chat series is with the creator and actor of Dario Fo's Mistero Buffo, Julian Spooner. Julian will be performing the piece at the Pleasance Theatre in London, from 23rd September 2025.

Every Brilliant Thing
Rating: ★★★★
Venue: Soho Place, London
Cast: Sue Perkins 

Every Brilliant Thing is a play that tells the story of a child who decides to create a list of all the things that make life worth living to help their mother following her suicide attempt. Throughout their life and into adulthood, the list continues to grow as they learn more about themselves and have more life experiences. This is an impactful and powerful play that explores the lengths we will go to for those we love.

Swag Age: In Concert
Rating: ★★★★★
Venue: Gillian Lynne Theatre, London
Cast: Yang Hee Jun, Kim Soo Ha, Lim Hyun Su, Lee Kyung Soo, Hwang Sung Jae, Jung Sun Gi, Jung A Young, Choi Il Woo, Oh Seung Hyun, Kim Jae Hyung, Noh Hyun Chang, Ryoo Ha Ryun, An Ye Bin, Lee Seo Young, Kim Eun Ae and Byun Jae Jun

Step into an imagined Joseon Dynasty where the poetry of Sijo which defines the nation has been banned; the once-celebrated Sijo performers have been silenced, stripped of freedom and hope. In this world of silenced voices and crushed dreams, a masked rebel group known as the Golbin Gang dares to defy the regime. Disguised and determined, they take the stage, channelling their voices to challenge the corrupt. But danger looms and will Hong-guk, the king’s shadow official and Head of Sijo, snuff out their spark before it ignites a revolution.