
Never been a big fan of comedy involving puppets. I mean, puppets are for kids, aren't they? That's obviously why this show has an early time slot – so the puppet-loving kiddies can get their comedy fix, right?

In the follow up to their smash-hit Empire, Spiegelworld present their latest wayward circus/burlesque spectacular – Absinthe.

For a chance to see Britain’s Hot New Things before they become household names, the tapas board that is New Order UK offers a rotating line-up featuring perfect bite-sized morsels of some excellent new talent.

It’s not hard to ‘get in the mood’ for Endgame, as relevant now as when it was first written; a timeless portrayal of futility, of waste, of power struggle and desecration. Or you can see it as a psychic personal hell; it’s up to you.

When a comedian is successfully delivering his material to an audience in a foreign language, and is still able to generate laughs, that’s pretty damn incredible. Such is the case with Venezuelan-born Ivan Aristeguieta.

Apart from the discrepancies in the standard of singing and the gloomy lighting design which makes for a dark show, Les Mis is a really great piece of contemporary theatre.

Laughter, it's said, is the best medicine. Research has concluded that laughter reduces pain, brings down blood sugar levels and relieves stress.