The Screen Test ★★★★★
The Screen Test follows one actress beginning her desperate quest for a big break in 1930s Hollywood in a dark, comedic one-woman show
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Bloody Ballad of Bette Davis ★★★★
Witchy Bette Davis casts a spell over her horror movie co-stars in this new piece of musical theatre
Dracula: The Bloody Truth ★★★★★
Bram Stoker’s Dracula gets a breathless, comedic reimagining at the Stephen Joseph Theatre
Scottish Ballet’s A Streetcar Named Desire ★★★★★
Scottish Ballet’s evocative interpretation of Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire returns to London for the first time since 2015.
Count Arthur Strong – And It’s Goodnight from Him (touring) ★★★★★
Comedy legend Count Arthur Strong embarks on his farewell tour (or at least the first part of it)
Artificially Yours ★★
Aaron Thakar’s dark comedy Artificially Yours poses the question would you trust AI to fix your relationship?
The 39 Steps (touring) ★★★★
Four actors play 130 characters in an inventive 100-minute adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock’s spy thriller The 39 Steps
Murder in The Dark ★★
Torben Betts’ Murder in The Dark poses the scary question: what happens when the lights go out?
Bonnie and Clyde (touring) ★★★★★
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.
Edinburgh Fringe 2024: The Recs’ First Picks
The first shows of the Edinburgh Fringe 2024 have been unveiled. The Recs casts an eye over the the initial line-up.