Always been a bit 'meh' about Romeo and Juliet but this publicity shot of Richard Madden and Lily James who star in Kenneth Brannagh's production, scheduled for May to Aug next year, might just have piqued my interest. Not sure why. Ahem. Lily James and Richard Madden. Photo Johan Persson.

Hoping to snap up a £15 Monday ticket for this the next time they go on sale. Don't feel like I've seen enough Pinter plus it has an amazing cast and is  directed by Jamie Lloyd. The cast in rehearsal for The Homecoming (Gemma Chan and Gary Kemp). Photo by Matt Humphrey Ron Cook in…

This was a close run thing. Joe Bannister who is playing Orlando in the National Theatre's As You Like It (review coming soon) has come a very close second to Bertie Carvel. Yes Bertie, for the second time this year, is my theatre hottie of the month, this time for his muscular, vest wearing Yank…

An embarrassment of riches in August. Benedict Cumberbatch did look quite cute as hoodie Hamlet at the Barbican but then there was F*cking Men at the King's Head theatre and most of the cast were contenders. Indeed it's been tough just choosing one person but after lots of painstaking photo research (ahem) I've chosen Ruben…

So while I was watching Benedict Cumberbatch play Hamlet last night there was a little theatre announcement concerning Ben Whishaw (thanks @andyT for alerting me). Next year he's heading back to Broadway to play John Procter in The Crucible opposite Sophie Okonedo and Saoirse Ronan and Ciaran Hinds (who was on the stage with Mr…

Summer's balmy weather may have finally arrived but you can always rely on London's stages (and beyond) to provide a talented hottie or two all year round. For June that accolade goes to Oresteia's Orestes or Luke Thompson as he is known off stage. Loved the play, loved his performance, loved him. Here he is…

Scotch and Soda. Photo: Sean Young Photography Stepping into the Spiegeltent at London Wonderground on the South Bank is like stepping back in time. This old-style big top is an appropriate setting for acrobatic jazz troop Scotch and Soda. They dress for the period complete with the grime of a travelling, rag-tag troop of entertainers.…

My favourite type of seat and my least favourite way of having my ticket checked:      

April was an embarrassment of riches when it came to stage hotties and, in contrast, May was strictly a tops on affair and a more select gathering. In fact it went to the wire (again) until Richard Southgate popped up (not literally) in Dogs of War at the Old Red Lion last Thursday. Production shots…

Beyond Caring is a curious play; curious in that it feels slow and, dare I say it, a little underwhelming while you are watching, but it is only afterwards when you realise how it has quietly got under your skin. It's a Yard Theatre production written and directed Alexander Zeldin, and devised with the company,…