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REVIEW: The Great British Country Fete, Bush Theatre Aug 05 2010

Russell Kane's musical about a farmer trying to evade the evil clutches of Tesco is much like the fete he throws in a bid to save his village.Read

Dreamboats and Petticoats Jul 27 2010

HALF a century ago Prime Minister Harold Macmillan told us we had never had it so good.Read

REVIEW: Spur of the Moment, Royal Court Upstairs Jul 22 2010

Written when she was just 17, Anya Reiss's debut play looks at the relationship that develops between pre-teen Delilah and the 21-year-old lodger when her parents take their eyes off the ball.Read

Kane sets out his stall Jul 21 2010

Comedian, DJ and playwright Russell Kane is bringing all the fun of the fair to the Bush with his comic musical The Great British Country Fete. He tells ROBERT CUMBER how he learned to love tombolas and all things twee, and why he is jealous of his more musical rivals on the stand-up circuitRead

REVIEW: Lifegame, Lyric Hammersmith Jul 13 2010

The Lyric lets its hair down for its latest production, Lifegame, with hilarious results.Read

'Everyone is a hero in their own story' Jul 02 2010

From a grown man dressing as a nun in a bid to exorcise his childhood demons to Joanna Lumley nearly letting slip a deep secret, you never know what to expect with Lifegame. Read

This story of loss is missing a second half Jun 23 2010

A CLASSROOM shooting brings together two very different mothers for a battle of wills in Anthony Weigh's taut thriller about what it means to remember the dead. Read

Rock around the clock at Theatre Royal Windsor Jun 18 2010

FOR those whose memories stretch that far back, the words Rock Around The Clock conjure up images of grainy black and white news footage from the 50s showing Teddy boys ripping up cinema seats and generally behaving loutishly while Bill Haley and the Comets belt out that new fangled rock ‘n’ roll.Read

Well oil be damned - you'll just love Enron Jun 16 2010

Despite an abundance of five-star reviews and sell-out runs prior to this West End transfer for Lucy Prebble's award-winning play, it still may not initially appeal to the not so corporate savvyRead

Blisteringly-good version of Billy Elliot Jun 04 2010

ONE of the youngest and liveliest casts to grace the stage of the Theatre Royal Windsor in many a moon have been delighting audiences at the old venue this week with a blisteringly-good version of Billy Elliot.Read

REVIEW: The Man, Finborough (until June 19) May 30 2010

INTERACTIVE plays are often more concerned with indulging their creators' whims than adding anything to the audiences' experience, but James Graham's The Man gets the formula just about right.Read

REVIEW: Ingredient X, Royal Court (until June 19) May 30 2010

Nick Grosso's comedy drama about addiction just hits the spot but has little new to say.Read

Riverside marries up live theatre and TV May 27 2010

A STELLAR line-up of writing talent has been assembled for Riverside Studios' new season of bite-size dramas.Read

If I were you - quick-witted comedy and heartfelt poignancy May 21 2010

IMAGINE waking up in bed one morning to find you've switched bodies with your partner.Read

REVIEW: Children of Darkness, Leicester Square Theatre (until May 29) May 21 2010

It's taken more than 80 years for American Edwin Justus Mayer's tragicomedy about early 18th-century life in London's infamous Newgate Prison to make the journey across the Atlantic.Read

The Man May 19 2010

The dreaded self assessment form is the inspiration behind a new interactive play, in which the audience is guaranteed a different experience each time. ROBERT CUMBER spoke to author James GrahamRead

REVIEW: A Thousand Stars Explode in the Sky, Lyric Hammersmith May 17 2010

A dysfunctional family is reunited on a remote farm as the end of the world forces them to re-evaluate their relationships in the Lyric's new drama A Thousand Stars Explode in the Sky.Read

REVIEW: Holding the Man, Trafalgar Studios May 06 2010

It's been a smash hit over in Oz, but Vegemite and Aussie rules football are pretty big there too, so how would Holding the Man go down with an English audience?Read

A timely examination of age-old dilemmas May 06 2010

IN STAGING a play which dates back about 2,500 years, one of the many challenges lies in how to appeal to young people, for whom the moral quandaries of ancient Greece might seem to bear little resemblance to the teenage tribulations of life in modern Hammersmith.Read

Such dark times May 06 2010

The Bill's Eric Richard (DS Bob Cryer) tells ROBERT CUMBER why he swapped Sun Hill for the cells of a notorious 18th century London jail.Read

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