Focus Group, Ovalhouse Theatre SURROGACY DRAMA In a surrogacy clinic in Gujarat, three women meet, all will benefit from the transaction but is it that simple? Made In India examines birth and motherhood in a brave new world. It runs at the Soho Theatre from 8-25 March. THE WILD PARTY is the lust-fuelled story of…

The Vault festival with it's eclectic mix of plays, comedy, cabaret musicals and more kicks off on Jan 25.  For the unfamiliar, it's held in the labyrinthine and atmospheric tunnels underneath Waterloo station – you can hear the trains rumbling overhead. The venues ooze character and there are bars and cozy nooks to hang out…

Brains, Theatre N16 from Jan 11 DARK AND OFF KILTER – Fresh from a stint at the Edinburgh fringe, Dame Nature: The Magnificent Bearded Lady comes to Wilton’s Music Hall telling the story of a bearded lady forced to examine her marriage. It runs from the 10-14 Jan. ZOMBIES It could be a clever parody…

Holidays got in the way of me posting October's theatre hottie and girl crush so I decided to package up it up with November into a bumper edition – see it as an early Christmas present. OCTOBER Theatre hottie: This was a tough one, because it was a month where the suave, sophisticated and hot…

This Might Be It rehearsal (c) Vantage Point 2017 SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT Print Room  at the Coronet in Notting Hill has announced five plays for the first half of next year opening with Howard Barker's In The Depth of Love followed by Out of Blixen directed by Kathryn Hunter. For full season details visit the Print…

Happiness Is A Cup of Tea MONOLOGUE After successful stints on London's fringe circuit Happiness Is A Cup Of Tea comes to Theatre N16 in Balham. Story-telling, puppetry, song and grief all collide in this show about family, being the youngest, and losing the ones we love, written and performed by East 15 graduate Annie…

Benighted, Old Red Lion HORROR ADAPTATION – JB Priestley's novel Benighted is described as a masterwork of horror literature. It was adapted by Universal into a film version called The Old Dark House in 1932 and now it has been adapted for the first time for the stage by Duncan Gates. You can see it…

* Had to leave my Jimmy Choos at home when I went to see Lunch and the Bow of Ulysses at Trafalgar Studios 2. The theatre had imposed a stiletto ban because of the wooden stage which you have to cross to get to your seat. Turned out to be one of the most interesting…

Follow The Faun Photo: Maximilian Webster FESTIVAL: The BAC's London Stories: Made by Migrants is a festival of true stories and runs from Nov 4-26. Led by a guide, audience groups of five will go on a journey to hear a selection of six stories from people for whom London has become their second home.…

HALLOWEEN THEATRE: All Hallows Eve is nearly here and where better to spend it than at the atmospheric Wilton’s Music Hall, where Extempore Theatre & Something for the Weekend present The Society of Strange – the creepiest, strangest and most macabre of tales in a hilariously twisted improv show guaranteed to give you goosebumps…..Details and…