It is a calculated irony that Ivo Van Hove has set his modern-dress production of The Crucible in a school classroom. Arthur Miller's play about a Salem witch hunt was written to reflect the hysteria and suspicion surrounding communism in 1950s America. Today you can replace communism with any number of groups on whom a…

And London's theatre hotties are back. After a dry February in which I had to go state-side to find a stage hottie, March has seen not one, not two but three contenders for the crown. First up there was Elliot Cowen looking rather hot in combat trousers in the brilliant Les Blancs at the National…

My theatre-going in February didn't yield a real hottie so I opened it up to nominations. I'd like to say they flooded in but in the end I had two: Tobias Menzies in Uncle Vanya at the Almeida (thanks @chrisb715) and Russell Tovey in A View From The Bridge on Broadway (thanks @ahrmi). Guess who…

I wondered if this might happen at some point, I don't have an overall hottie for February. Some cuties, yes, but not a real hottie. In my defence I've had to drop some theatre-going this month due to a nasty cold and work pressures, so I haven't seen quite as much as I would normally.…

2016 has kicked off in fine style with a close run competition between Alex Hassell and Sam Marks who were in the RSC's King and Country cycle at the Barbican. Now Alex was a runner up last year and he was on my phwoar list the year before for the same role (Prince Hal). And…

Wow this was much, much harder than I thought, hence why it's taken me to the end of January to decide.  They are all so, well…and Bertie Carvel made hottie of the month twice…but it's not him. Sorry Bertie. I've chosen Peter Rykov, from Cheek By Jowl's Russian Measure For Measure (which also made my…

So it was officially confirmed today that Kit "Jon Snow" Harington is playing the lead in Jamie Lloyd's production of Dr Faustus at the Duke of York's in the Spring – snapped up tickets obviously. But what made it really interesting was an interview with Kit on the BBC website in which he said a…

To celebrate adding True West to its library, Digital Theatre held a special screening at the Regent Street Cinema last night (non-other than Lady Margaery – Natalie Dormer – was in attendance to add a touch of celebrity glamour). The cinema itself is celebrating its 120th anniversary and boasts being the birthplace of cinema in…

So the final hottie of 2015, before I decide on which of my hotties was hottest, goes to Ben Lamb who is playing Malcolm in Macbeth at the Young Vic*. It's hard to find a decent production shot of him but all you need to know is that he wears his combat-style trousers well and…

A holiday at the start of the month meant I only had two weeks of theatre from which to choose and it has been tricky but theatre-land hasn't let me down. I did consider doing a big cheat and choosing Richard Madden from this promotional shot for Romeo and Juliet next year but decided to…