Reality TV thrives on glitz, drama, and carefully curated personas, but what happens when the mask slips? Miss I-Doll, the electric new musical comedy set to take over The Other Palace Studio from 18 February to 9 March 2025, dares to pull back the curtain. Directed by Ruthie Stephens (Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Cinderella), co-written […]

As it’s Valentine’s weekend, it is only right to shine a focus on the best love stories from the stage. All of these different romances compel you for a range of different reasons, whether it’s the silence between the words (or sometimes lyrics), the strength in their duel performances, or the moving story and narrative […]

★★★ Two Queens stand before me—and two Margaret Thatchers too. The Queen Theatre’s revival of Moira Buffini’s popular 2013 play Handbagged takes us behind closed doors, imagining scenes which took place weekly but which nobody was ever privy to—the former Prime Minister’s weekly meetings with Queen Elizabeth—and smartly shows the two women at opposing ends […]