Theatre

Sweetmeats; The Undying; Hellarious; Sorry for My English – reviews

Four shows, two conventional plays – the top one a world premiere – one stand-up comedy set and a production…

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‘Sweetmeats’ – In demand writer Karim Khan talks about latest play in trilogy about British Muslim South Asians

Writers once pigeonholed into ‘minority’ voices are challenging stereotypes and tired tropes and approaching work with dynamism and creativity to…

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‘The Undying’ – play about grandmother rediscovering youth through a reverse aging pill

Writer Rea Dennhardt Patel talks to us about this award spotlit comedy with dark undertones… IMAGINE you are in you…

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‘Rukhsati’ – Romantic comedy with serious themes delves into characters’ love lives in 1990s…

Dance and dialogue tell a story that has bittersweet notes, according to its writer… TWO PEOPLE in a toilet cum…

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‘Bengal Tiger at The Baghdad Zoo’ – War and the price of suffering…

Ghosts, past and present, and how we treat others and animals are covered in this deeply felt work… By Suman…

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‘Indian Ink’ – Stoppard play is of a different time…

Review of a complex play about art, romance, politics and memory but on the face of it appears to be…

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‘Indian Ink’ – Actor Gavi Singh Chera on Stoppard art & romance play with Felicity Kendal

The leading actor is currently appearing in Tom Stoppard’s play, ‘Indian Ink’ and talks to acv about his role and…

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‘Porn play’ – Headlong dive into sensitive areas…

Female addiction to pornography is rarely discussed, and when coupled with a craving to see accompanying extreme violence against women……

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Indian ink; Bengal Tiger at The Baghdad Zoo; Before The Millennium, Mountain and Seas & more

It’s the final month of 2025 and there is a lot of interesting and varied theatre – some revivals, some…

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‘The Producers’ – Raj Ghatak talks Carmen Ghia, Representation, ‘East is East’, ‘Bombay Dreams’, ‘Hijra’

Indian heritage recognised in West End smash adapted from classic Hollywood showbiz satire… ACTOR Raj Ghatak doesn’t look like someone…

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