After 30 years, the standup star is now finally winning acting plaudits, for a ‘tour de force’ take on Dickens with sharper punchlines – and Hamlet is nextFirst names first. What does the artist formerly known as Eddie Izzard, who recently announced sh…
Continue ReadingLeicester Square theatre, LondonThe comedian is at her best when she treats us as her confidantes rather than aiming for well-worn targetsOn one day in 2021 two major life events – one terrible, one wonderful – coincided for “TV’s Angela Barnes” – so i…
Continue ReadingLeicester Square theatre, LondonThe comedian is at her best when she treats us as her confidantes rather than aiming for well-worn targetsOn one day in 2021 two major life events – one terrible, one wonderful – coincided for “TV’s Angela Barnes” – so i…
Continue ReadingA boundary-busting standup, a radio sensation, a knockout on TV, a champion for LGBTQ rights, and a pet-lover extraordinaire … stars and writers pay tribute to the many lives of Paul O’GradyA life in picturesAn icon: tributes to Paul O’GradyNews: TV pr…
Continue ReadingDuke of York’s theatre, LondonMaths, magic and Les Mis all feature in the entertaining musings of the Ted Lasso star’s northern know-it-all‘Who’s here ’cos of Ted Lasso?” grins Nick Mohammed, double-Emmy-nominated star of the soccer sitcom, in his firs…
Continue ReadingWhen a podcast by Seamas Carey created a storm, he began investigating second homes, cream on scones …. and where local pride meets unwelcoming xenophobia. Now he’s taking his one man show on the roadAfter Seamas Carey interviewed Eden Project founder …
Continue ReadingNew Wolsey theatre, IpswichThis riff on HG Wells’s sci-fi novella has a sharp cast but relies on a wearisome play-within-a-play concept and lacks momentumIn 2021, HG Wells fans were aghast at the Royal Mint giving the Tripods an extra leg and the Invis…
Continue ReadingThe Vaults, LondonKatie Arnstein’s captivating show about her mum’s treatment for cancer lies somewhere between storytelling and standupThe crowd carries you along in a marathon, says Katie Arnstein towards the end of this winning show about family and…
Continue ReadingHenry Naylor travelled to Afghanistan in 2003 to research his fringe farce Finding Bin Laden. His sobering new show takes stock of the country’s fate sinceWas Henry Naylor’s agent right when he warned the writer and comic, at the height of the “war on …
Continue ReadingSoho theatre, LondonThis intergalactic show about sexuality and religious homophobia boasts a charismatic star in Willy Hudson but tips into chaosWilly Hudson’s “queer sci-fi epic” has an interstellar theme and rocket-fuelled energy, even if it ultimat…
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