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REVIEW: My Brother’s a Genius (National Youth Theatre)

March 25, 2026 The Family Stage Leave a comment

Theatre Centre’s Resident Writer, Debris Stevenson (co-adaptor of the RSC’s celebrated Cyrano de Bergerac) is on a mission to make…

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REVIEW: The Great Big Bug Show (Half Moon Theatre)

March 6, 2026 The Family Stage

Poet, Simon Mole and singer-storyteller, Gecko have teamed up again for another family show filled with word play and ear-worms.…

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Posted in: Reviews Filed under: Children's Theatre, Family Theatre, Gecko, Half Moon Theatre, Mole and Gecko, Simon Mole

REVIEW: Hopeful Monsters (Well Walk Theatre)

February 22, 2026 The Family Stage

Hopeful Monster is an innovative collaboration between three puppeteer-makers (Ella Mackay, Eti Meacock and Bori Mező) who hail from Scotland,…

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Posted in: Reviews Filed under: Puppetry, Well Walk Theatre

REVIEW: Brave Bettie, Half Moon and Z-Arts (Half Moon Theatre)

February 10, 2026 The Family Stage

Emerging writer, Tatenda Naomi Matsvai returns to Half Moon Theatre as an Offies finalist, with their inaugural play, Hot Orange…

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Posted in: Reviews Filed under: 3-8, Children's Theatre, Half Moon Theatre, Z-Arts

REVIEW: Peter Pan: A Pantomime Adventure (Greenwich Theatre)

December 13, 2025 The Family Stage

Panto season may roll around every year, but somehow it never gets old. Many children get their first taste of…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Christmas 2025, Greenwich Theatre, Panto, Pantomime

REVIEW: Emerald Storm (Emerald Theatre)

December 3, 2025 The Family Stage

We have long been of the opinion that there is almost nothing that can’t be improved by tap dancing. (Admittedly,…

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Posted in: Reviews Filed under: Dance, Irish Dance, Tap dance

REVIEW: The Grim (Southwark Playhouse, Borough)

November 30, 2025 The Family Stage

Spooky season may be over, but something supernatural seems to be lingering at Southwark Playhouse. Following sold-out runs at the…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Dark Comedy, Horror, Southwark Playhouse

OCTOBER HALF TERM 2025: Tried and tested theatre for families

October 26, 2025 The Family Stage

Half term is upon us once more – the dark, damp and dreary one where the summer seems a distant…

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Posted in: Features, Previews, Theatre Filed under: Children's Theatre, Family Theatre, Half Term, London Theatre, Polka Theatre, Unicorn Theatre

REVIEW: The Monkey’s Paw, Infinite Space Theatre (The Hope Theatre)

October 25, 2025 The Family Stage

Trigger warning: This review discusses a production containing themes of child loss and miscarriage. W.W. Jacobs’s most famous work, The…

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REVIEW: Fanny (King’s Head Theatre)

October 22, 2025 The Family Stage

Following its 2024 premiere at The Watermill Theatre, Calum Finlay’s comedy play about the overlooked German composer, Fanny Mendelssohn is…

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Posted in: Reviews Filed under: Comedy, King's Head Theatre

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