Inter Alia play review: spring’s must-book West End ticket April 9, 2026 Inter Alia play review and star rating: ★★★★ When Inter Alia sold out its run, garnering a swathe of positive reviews at the National Theatre last summer, the idea of the ‘Manosphere’ felt fairly fringey. Adolescence had just come out, which proved to be a thorough and fascinating examination of misogyny and its tendrils within [...]
Carbone London review: Electric vibes, but the food… April 8, 2026 Carbone London restaurant review It is the job of a restaurant to blast you as far away as possible from reality, and for all its flaws, Carbone – the most hyped London restaurant opening since the Chiltern Firehouse – rocket launches you to the Garden of Eden. Colour palettes of crimson and burgundy present in [...]
Romeo & Juliet review: this optimistic take is quietly radical April 1, 2026 Romeo and Juliet review and star rating: ★★★★ Following Tom Holland’s vulnerable, impressionable Romeo in Jamie Lloyd’s 2024 adaptation, could there be another truly fresh take? Yes, according to directorial powerhouse Robert Icke, who delivers a technically cool, youthfully exuberant production that comes with a shocking twist. His Romeo & Juliet celebrates the lives of [...]
Teeth ‘N’ Smiles review: Self Esteem is magnetic in dated show March 26, 2026 Teeth ‘N’ Smiles review and star rating: ★★ It’s unfortunate timing for playwright David Hare that Will Butler and David Adjmi’s Stereophonic, itself an electrifying rumination of life behind-the-scenes of life in a 1970s rock band, was one of the five-star hits of 2025. Its tender real-time examinations of relationships played out in exacting detail, [...]
The inside story of the controversial Southbank skate park March 25, 2026 Beginning with the construction of the Royal Festival Hall in 1951, the Southbank Centre in its current form was completed in 1968. When the Queen Elizabeth Hall was added in 1967, the space (or undercroft) beneath the venue’s walkway was designed as somewhere for visitors to sit and take in the view across the Thames. [...]
The City cannot afford to overlook neurodivergent talent March 23, 2026 Neurodiversity Celebration Week marks an important opportunity for Canada to reflect on the value that neurological diversity brings to our workforce, our communities, and the future of the Square Mile. At its core, this week is about recognising that people think, learn, and experience the world in many ways – and that [...]
After my weight loss my old photos feel like a different person March 23, 2026 Just before Covid hit, I was in my late twenties, living alone, newly single, and enjoying a job promotion. I felt like I was settling into life, working out who I was. Part of that identity, whether I realised it or not, was physical: I was fat. Then Covid hit, and things only got worse. [...]
We road test RDR, Star Wars Outlaws and Fallout 4 on Switch 2 March 19, 2026 Now eight months after its launch, the Nintendo Switch 2 is officially the world’s fastest-selling console. As well as the host of first party titles – from Mario Kart to Kirby and Donkey Kong – the Japanese games giant has encouraged ports of some of the most beloved games of the last two decades. Even [...]
Claudia Winkleman’s new chat show is here… So what happened to the great British talk show? March 19, 2026 When Claudia Winkleman announced last October that she would be leaving her hosting duties on Strictly Come Dancing at the end of the series, it was no surprise that the BBC was keen to hold on to her. Strictly… might not be the ratings behemoth of 10 years ago but it still pulls in more [...]
Summerfolk is a witty, ruthless dissection of the bourgeoisie March 18, 2026 Summerfolk | National Theatre | ★★★★★ Maxim Gorky is a giant of the Russian literary canon, a playwright to be mentioned in the same breath as Gogol and Pushkin and even Chekhov. Yet his work is rarely performed on these shores and I’m a little ashamed to admit I have visited more municipal parks bearing [...]
