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Aaron Thakar's dark comedy Artificially Yours poses the question would you trust AI to fix your relationship?

Dirty Hare’s award-winning production of Gunter transfers to London following its sold-out premiere at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2023.

With a cast including Fiona Wade and Jay McGuiness, the tour of Danny Robins’ hit supernatural thriller, 2:22 A Ghost Story continues...

Cruel Intentions: The ‘90s Musical reworks the classic hit film Cruel Intentions with a soundtrack of the greatest ‘90s pop classics

It took the West End by storm, and now the award-winning Bonnie and Clyde are raising a little Hell on a tour of the UK and Ireland.

The Circle, Somerset Maugham’s comedy of manners, asks the timeless question: can one generation learn from their parents’ mistakes?

After two seasons in London’s West End, it's time for Bonnie and Clyde to raise a little hell across the UK. The Recs goes behind the scenes of the show's ...

Turning The Screw sees composer Benjamin Britten grappling with his desires amid the pink panic of the 1950s

The classic cat-and-mouse thriller Deathtrap is given a new lease of life (and death) at the Mill at Sonning

Two Sisters, David Greig's first full play in five years, examines the gap between who we were when we were 16 and who we become when we grow up

London Theatre Week gives you a chance to experience the hottest and best shows in the West End at amazing prices

That Girl vs The World is the real-life story of culture war around a drag story-time in South London - told from an inside perspective

Alice Walker's classic novel The Color Purple hits the big screen in musical reinterpretation

Twelve Angry Men, Reginald Rose's classic courtroom drama, explores what it is to hold someone's life in your hands

Written and performed by physical theatre guru Al Seed in collaboration with Vanishing Point, their touring show Plinth arrived at the Traverse as part of the 2024 Manipulate Festival.

In Gwyneth Goes Skiing, Awkward Productions hit the slopes of Utah to reimagine Gwyneth Paltrow's infamous ski crash with retired optometrist Terry Sanderson

The posters for Sam Holcroft's A Mirror proclaim "This Play Is A Lie". The Recs plunges into this play within a play within...

The monster hit Shrek The Musical is on a UK tour but will it make you happy ever after?

One Life, the true story of Sir Nicholas Winton who helped rescue 669 children from the Nazis in the months leading up to World War II, feels a timely cinema ...

The Recs' Iain Terry eyes SLEEPING BEAUTY TAKES A PRICK, a brand-new adult pantomime at Charing Cross Theatre

Max Webster's psychologically-astute production of Macbeth is an unnerving revelation

After 33 years haunting the West End, Stephen Mallatratt's adaptation of Susan Hill's The Woman in Black embarks on a UK tour

The Bridge House Theatre offers a spooky new drama by Luke Adamson - The Girl In The Green Room - that guarantees plenty of theatrical thrills.

Kenneth Branagh plays the title role and directs this decidedly-different new production of William Shakespeare's King Lear.

The RSC's adaptation of Maggie O'Farrell's evocative novel Hamnet arrives in London's West End

Paul Gallico's much-loved 1958 novella Mrs 'arris Goes To Paris receives a tender, musical adaptation for the stage as Flowers For Mrs Harris

Rachel Garnet's two-hander about a pair of cell mates in Victorian York gets a London premiere in a new theatre space

Heather Alexander's one-woman show, Havisham, offers a fresh perspective of Charles Dickens’ iconic Great Expectations character

Eve: All About Her sees Keith Ramsay take a dizzying journey into the heart of fame, celebrity and obsession

Death Note The Musical receives its European English-language premiere at the London Palladium

A new outdoor theatre set, amongst the fields of a lavender farm, stages a new production of Irving Berlin’s musical Annie Get Your Gun.

Disruption, a new play by Andrew Stein at Park Theatre, is a timely insight into the increasingly-controversial world of A.I. which examines its potential benefits as well as the human ...

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny fails to unearth any treasure in the archeological adventurer's dismal final outing.

George Lacey and Richard Seaman's new comedy-musical GuyMart imagines gay hookup apps as a supermarket

Spy for Spy is a new romantic comedy by Kieron Barry in which the story of a relationship is told in a very different way.

#Joe brings his unique cabaret stylings to the MT Pride Lab season at the King's Head

42nd Street, the quintessential showbiz musical, tip-taps its way to Sadler's Wells en route to shuffling along to a UK tour!

Fury and Elysium, Stephanie Martin and Calista Kazuko Georget's new musical, delves into an era of change in Weimar-era Berlin

The Queen and Ben Elton musical We Will Rock You returns to London with a 12-week run at the Coliseum - but were we Ga Ga about it?

Invisible, Nikhil Parmar's debut play, is a dark comedy about one man's struggle to be seen as the hero of his own story

Brokeback Mountain, Annie Proulx's haunting tale of irresistible forbidden love, gets its world premiere as a play with music at Soho Place

Bleak Expectations, an amusingly silly mashup of Dickens works, arrives in the West End.

Frank Loesser's classic satire of big business, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, is revived at Southwark Playhouse

Philip Ridley's 2007 play Leaves of Glass is revived at Park Theatre with a new production by longtime collaborators, Lidless Theatre

Emily Beecher's Summer Camp For Broken People is an autobiographical one-woman show that asks what it takes to fix a shattered spirit.

Jim Broadbent stars as retired pensioner Harold Fry who goes on an extraordinary journey

Jack Thorne's new play, The Motive and The Cue, goes backstage of the legendary 1964 Richard Burton / John Gielgud production of Hamlet on Broadway.

With the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 fast approaching, Nul Points! a new Eurovision-themed comedy makes a timely premiere at Union Theatre.

Tony! tells the story of how one man went from peace-loving, long-haired hippy and would-be pop star to warmongering multimillionaire.

Self Tape is a bold new work written and performed by Michael Batten exploring the decision of a struggling actor to enter the world of online sex shows

Glory Ride, a musical about Italian cycling legend Gino Bartali and his secret missions during World War II, has its world premiere at Charing Cross Theatre

Opera della Luna bring their new production of Sweeney Todd or “The String of Pearls" to the most appropriate venue in London for a recreation of a Victorian melodrama, Wilton’s ...

Tony-winning writer Joe DiPietro takes a sharp look at the life experiences of gay men today in an updated, new version of F**king Men

Richard Parker is a playful, twisty exploration around the concept of coincidence

Animal explores the challenges of navigating the world of hook-up culture with the practical needs of people with disabilities in a thrilling new play

Betty Blue Eyes, Stile and Drewe's 2011 terribly British musical comedy, gets its first London revival at the Union Theatre

Ryan Calais Cameron's bold and unflinching exploration of race and masculinity transfers to the West End

Hay Fever, Noël Coward's first hit play, is revived at The Mill at Sonning, but The Recs finds much to sniff at...

Killing The Cat, a new experimental musical, explores the debate of faith versus science during an Italian romance.

Titanic The Musical's 10th Anniversary UK and Ireland tour offers a gripping portrait of the doomed ship

BLACK SUPERHERO, the debut play by Danny Lee Wynter, explores issues of race, queerness and identity politics.

Bag of Beard explores the issues of faith in a dystopian world

Allelujah is a starry cinematic adaptation of Alan Bennett's 2018 stage play reflecting the state of the NHS.

Firedance sees Strictly favourites Gorka Márquez and Karen Hauer take to the stage for their own dance show

The beloved TV baking show arrives in the West End as a musical - but will it rise to the occasion?

Oklahoma! is given a radical reworking that reveals many untapped dramatic riches in the 80-year-old musical.

Merboy offers a poetic, queer re-imagining of Hans Christian Anderson’s classic fairy tale to explore the complexities of the gay scene

The Winter's Tale gets a unique staging, dividing the performance across two auditoria at Shakespeare's Globe.

Willy Russell's musical theatre classic Blood Brothers is on tour four decades after it first played in London's West End. The Recs asks if it's still worth a visit?

The Tinker, based on a true-crime case from 1912, offers an unsettling tale about a stranger at the door.

No Limits depicts the anxieties, challenges, and love that we all experience - in one apartment, but set across different moments in time!

Live To Tell follows the quest of Brian, a Madonna superfan living with HIV, as he pitches himself to Madonna to create a jukebox musical.

When Darkness Falls sees a young paranormal expert joins a sceptical history teacher one stormy night on Guernsey - a night they'll never forget!

Ill Lit features Kasia Zawadzka returning to the Manipulate Festival with a new self-suspension rope performance exploring mental health.

Death Suits You is a musical black-comedy where Death complains about being underappreciated.

Birdie by Señor Serrano, the Spanish masters of micro-cinema, gets its Scottish premiere at Manipulate Festival

Blink sees comedian Joz Norris turn his hand to magic - or does it?

Danny Robin’s spooky play 2:22 A Ghost Story finds a new West End home with a brand-new cast to send shivers down your spine.

Buff explores body image pressures within the world of online-dating and social media.

The Lamb Disagrees is Eratle Wang's very first theatre play explores the shallowness and racism of certain fictional tropes.

Bloody Mary: Live! is a one-woman show that fuses stand-up comedy with historical revisionism.

Hamlet by Lazarus Theatre Company attempts a bold take on the Shakespearean tragedy by removing the older characters - but is the play still the thing?

George Takei's Allegiance is an emotion-packed musical which follows the struggles of the Kimura family in the aftermath of the attack on Pearl Harbour.

The Traitors US series arrives on BBC to fill that Faithful - Traitor shaped hole left by the UK hit series.

Six The Musical sees the six wives of Henry VIII take to the mic to tell their tales - with a stunning new cast for 2023.

The Manny is Sam McArdle's one-man black comedy inspired by his own experiences as a male Nanny in West London

She Said follows New York Times reporters efforts to break one of the most important stories in recent times

The Glass Onion sees detective Benoit Blanc plunged into a brand new mystery.

It's the breakout hit that has everyone talking. The Recs explores what has made The Traitors such must-see telly.

Stephen Smith performs Steven Berkoff's damning and dark play on the corrosive effect of loneliness at Christmas

Who’s Holiday sees Drag Race icon Miz Cracker telling the story of Cindy Lou Who as she recalls that Christmas Eve she first met the Grinch!

Newsies certainly took its time to reach the UK but has the London premiere at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre been worth the wait?

Matthew Bourne takes the traditional Sleeping Beauty ballet and gives it a very Gothic makeover

Wickies: The Vanishing Men of Eilean Mor sees Paul Morrissey examine the mystery disappearance of three lighthouse keepers.

Matilda the Musical moves from the stage to the big screen with ease

The Mirror Crack'd sees Rachel Wagstaff's witty adaptation of the Agatha Christie original deliver thrills, literal spills and a marvellous Marple!

Top Hat at The Mill at Sonning provides Jonny Labey the perfect star vehicle in the role made famous by Fred Astaire.

Badhdaddy is an audacious, bold new play casting an alternative perspective on a pivotal piece of recent history.

A Sherlock Carol sees two 19th century literary icons sharing the stage in an intriguing retelling of the timeless Christmas tale of redemption.

Vardy v Ronney sees the notorious 2022 court war of the WAGs hitting the West End as a verbatim production of the High Court trial

Love Goddess, a new musical premiering at The Cockpit, London, based on the life of one of the greatest movie stars who ever lived

Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story is a very different theatrical tribute to the late Princess of Wales

Hamlet live-streaming from the Bristol Old Vic is a dark, tense treat that cuts to the heart of Shakespeare's tragedy.

From Here To Eternity started as a novel and became an film. And now it returns to Charing Cross Theatre as a gritty musical that packs a punch!

Bristol Old VIc's production of Hamlet is set for streaming online.

The Power of the Doctor brings Jodie Whittaker's tenure as The Doctor to a close - but does she get a fitting end?

The British Broadcasting Corporation is 100 years old today. The Recs picks some of our absolute BBC favourites that the Beeb has given us across the years.

The Canterville Ghost, Oscar Wilde's spine-chilling ghost story, gets a unique retelling by Tall Stories.

The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore, Tennessee Williams' 1963 play, gets a rare outing at Charing Cross Theatre.

Only An Octave Apart, at Wilton's after a lauded New York run, sees Justin Vivian Bond and Anthony Roth Costanza delivering an evening fusing their contrasting talents.

The Crucible at the National Theatre is a timely reminder of the destructive power of rigid dogma.

Musicals have featured drugs and addiction before – Rent, The Wild Party, The Life to

Bridge House Theatre, the Penge-based theatre, reveals its Autumn and Winter programme

Ride is a freewheeling new musical telling the improbable story of the first woman to cycle around the world

Attenborough and his Animals brings a global voyage through the natural world to Wilton's Music Hall.

Ragtime by the NYMT defies expectations what a youth theatre can achieve

The Seagull at Bridge House Theatre sees Luke Adamson's adaptation bring out both the comedy and the tragedy of Chekhov's famous drama.

Patience by Gilbert and Sullivan is given a modern relevance at Wilton's by Charles Court Opera.

The Recs has seen cabarets in various hell holes in our time but with Diva: Live From Hell, it's our first literal one!

A Kiss For Cinderella sees the NYMT adapting a 1916 J. M. Barrie’s play

Wonderville opens in a permanent home in London's West End after a smash-hit season in 2021 - The Recs' mind is truly boggled!

Tom, Dick and Harry retells the story of The Great Escape - but does The Recs dig it?

Tasting Notes is a new musical that follows an eventful day in a wine bar - The Recs ventured to Southwark Playhouse to drink it in.

Hallelujah! The star-studded Sister Act The Musical is back in London and The Recs has heavenly night out.

Yeast Nation is certainly an unusual musical at Southwark Playhouse - but does it rise to the occasion?

101 Dalmatians is the must-see show this summer, whether you’re 5 or 95! Paws-itively brilliant and not at all ruff!

Gautier brings his Fashion Freak Show back to London, but is it all style over substance?

Yummy: ICONIC is a drag sensation at the Underbelly Festival manages to be both Yummy AND Iconic.

As Strictly announces four new professional dancers, The Recs looks at who they are and what they might mean for Strictly Come Dancing.

Moment of Grace explores the famous visit thirty-five years ago by Diana Princess of Wales to Britain’s first AIDS Unit and its impact on three people.

Starcrossed uncovers a different pair of secret lovers from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet in a clever, queer retelling at Wiltons.

The Midwich Cuckoos - a classic sci-fi novel - is adapted for television for the first time as a 7-part drama on Sky Max.

Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year 2022 Winner announced following an evening of impressive talent

La Clique returns to London - bare, face and cheek, the show has it all.

Dom Juan returns to the London stage four hundred years after Molière’s birthday. The Recs went along to see how relevant this much-adapted comedy is to 2022

Abigail Williams was elevated to a position of power briefly at the Salem Witch trials. This new play explores an imagined history of what happened to her after those events.

Alfred Hitchcock died today in 1980. In tribute to the great director, The Recs looks back at ten fascinating sequences from his movie career which reveal why he is still ...

The Rise And Fall of Little Voice tour brings Jim Cartwright's work back to the stage 30 years after it was first performed. The Recs reviews how it holds up.

Comrades In The Dark is a contemporary dance work that The Recs rates as unmissable. Find out why.

The real life story of Sidney Fox, a man convicted of the rare crime of

LA BOHÈME is getting a Queer contemporary reworking of Puccini's soaring opera under the direction of the wonderful Mark Ravenhill.

Christian Brighty: Playboy sees the county's most notorious rake face his biggest challenge: the quest for true love.

'Criminally Untrue' is an Improvised comedy take on the true crime documentary genre. The Recs' verdict is in...

The Recs goes behind the scene of Hoxton Hall's live theatre soap drama Hoxton Street to chat with the cast.

Sidney Fox's Crime at Above The Stag is on The Recs theatre radar.

The winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 5 (in case you forgot) and her music partner Major Scales embark on a London residency before heading off on a UK tour.

Hoxton Hall presents Hoxton Street, a series of live soap episodes, where the audience votes on the dramatic cliffhangers

Sondheim's problematic 1964 musical gets the largest staged production of the show since its Broadway debut - but has it finally found its moment?

It's Hollywood's big night of the year as the biggest stars gather hoping to win one of those coveted golden statuettes. The Recs looks at the runners and riders and ...

An unflinching exploration of mental health, this intense drama is a revelation at Bridge House Theatre.

The cream of American talent is set to bring a taste of Broadway and Hollywood to London.

A brand new musical that explores and pays homage to the gay scene of the 1930s.

This charming cabaret tribute to Kate Bush is awash with many moments of pleasure that will last long after the show.

As the summer (what summer?) draws to an end, it can only mean one thing: that a raft of excellent new dramas will be heading to your screens. The Recs ...

A sensational line-up of music, cabaret and theatre shows destined for Edinburgh until the pandemic hit finds a new London home at Above The Stag.

The new digital production of The Picture of Dorian Gray brings Oscar Wilde's Gothic tale bang up to date with a tense and stylish adaptation.

The Act is British short film that explores the life of a gay man in 1965 featuring moving performances by Samuel Barnett and Simon Lennon.

Oprah’s keenly-anticipated interview with Harry and Meghan airs tonight. Will it create the same shockwaves as Diana’s Panorama revelations did 26 years ago?

The Masked Singer has been a huge hit for ITV with the Series 2 final

Our monthly round up of the essential music, film and TV releases that we didn't want you to miss.

Call The Midwife has been both charming viewers and having them reach for the tissues for nearly a decade now on Sunday evenings. Our guest writer Chris Gilbert picks out ...

The Recs' step-by-step guide how to access all films and TV shows on DisneyPlus' new Star channel.

To celebrate the release of all five seasons of the original Muppet Show on Disney+, here at The Recs we look back at what we consider to be some of ...

The Recs is keenly anticipating a forthcoming digital production that reinterprets The Picture of Dorian Gray within a contemporary setting

A British short film which confronts our assumptions about rough sleepers, The Recs is impressed by Bulldog

It's the shocking TV documentary that everyone's talking about. Framing Britney Spears will air in the UK.

An intriguing new version of the 2005 action film has blipped on The Recs Radar - with some intriguing casting.

With the release of Joanna Lumley's new travel show, Travels in My Own Land, The Recs looks back on the esteemed career highlights of a national treasure!

The Golden Globe 2021 nominations have been announced and there are quite a few controversies. We highlight 5 shockers.

The first of our monthly roundups looking at the best of the rest. Music, film and TV releases that we didn't want you to miss.

It's the show that has got everyone talking, but in case you haven't watched It's a Sin, The Recs has five reasons why you absolutely should not miss this series!

The Masked Singer UK is a huge TV hit. The Recs looks at why people love it so...

Bridgerton is a period drama with more bonking than bonnets. Read on why it is must-see television!

A prequel film exploring the early life of Willy Wonka is planned - but we wonder do we need to know more about the enigmatic chocolate maker?

Singer Paloma Faith proves her acting chops with a standout performance in the Batman prequel, Pennyworth

Covid19 had a terrible effect on cinemas in 2020. We cast our eye over the few films that did make it out there - and choose a favourite!