Now that September is here and school is back, we thought we’d put together a list of shows appropriate for the occasion:1. MatildaKicking off with Matilda, a joyous, gleeful musical about a 5-year-old girl who has telekinetic powers, who loves reading books and rebels against bullies.Having taught herself how to speak Russian, Matilda gets along with her teachers at school but not so much with...

At the LOVEtheatre head office, we are all huge theatre fans – as you would expect. Between us we have seen hundreds of shows and we always have the discussion of what is the best show we have ever seen. We asked the team to narrow it down to their absolute favourite so we could share it with you and see if you agree. After much deliberation (and office chairs being thrown around), here are the...

Strap on your safety goggles boys and girls - Brainiac Live is at London’s Garrick Theatre for a limited run and you won’t want to miss it! Photo credit - Anna Kucera Based on the popular TV show presented by Richard Hammond and Vic Reeves, Brainiac Live is an outrageous science show performed live on stage that will excite and amaze kids and adults alike. Experiments are performed by...

John Crowley (Brooklyn, The Goldfinch) directs Lucy Prebble's (The Effect, ENRON) re-imagining of Luke Harding's A Very Expensive Poison at The Old Vic, a jaw-dropping exposé of the events behind the notorious death of Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko. Sending you careering through the shadowy world of international espionage from the townhouses of Fitzrovia, to the brothels of Soho, A Very...

Created by the award-winning team behind the King’s Cross Theatre, two new Troubadour Theatres were launched this July. We got the chance to have a tour around the Wembley Park venue and it's safe to say we were not in a rush to leave. If it looks familiar, it is possibly because you have seen it on TV. Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre is located in the former Fountain Studios - previously home...

Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap has kept audiences guessing for over six decades. Now in its 67th incredible year, this world record breaking production continues to attract audiences to the St Martins Theatre from every corner of the globe. In her own inimitable style, Dame Agatha Christie creates an atmosphere of shuddering suspense and a brilliantly intricate plot where murder lurks around every...

1. Shakespeare's Globe, Bankside Shakespeare's Globe was founded in 1997 by American actor and director Sam Wanamaker. The theatre was re-created to be as close to the original as possible and is considered an outdoor auditorium with the stage and the seating areas being the only covered parts. The standing areas are completely open. The theatre is located on Bankside, about 230 metres (750ft.) from...

Fame The Musical returns to the West End with a bang! After touring the country throughout 2018 and 2019, Selladoor Productions Fame The Musical leaps its way onto the Peacock Theatre stage this September to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the definitive musical. Based on the 1980 pop culture smash-hit film, Fame The Musical is a much loved classic and has wowed audiences on Broadway and the West...

Sunday in the Park with George is a soaring musical inspired by a painting called A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by George Seurat. The story begins with the love story of George and Dot, who find themselves more and more distant from each other as a result of George’s artistic struggles. While he is trying to find his lost artistic voice, he starts to lose Dot, the only person...