<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Daily Express :: Theatre review Feed</title><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><description>Simply The Best 7 Days A Week</description><language>en-gb</language><image><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><url>https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/logorss.gif</url><title>Daily Express</title></image><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:13:47 +0100</pubDate><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><generator>CakePHP</generator><managingEditor>news@express.co.uk</managingEditor><webMaster>news@express.co.uk</webMaster><item><title><![CDATA[Magnificent Wagner at the Royal Opera – all six hours of it]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/38/285x214/2185694_1.jpg"/><br><br>The third part of Wagner's Ring cycle is sometimes least exciting, but Australian director Barrie Kosky's thrilling Siegfried kept the audience enthralled<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 20:18:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[William Hartston]]></author><category>Theatre</category><media:keywords>Opera, Theatre review, Wagner, Barrie Kosky, Andreas Schager, Royal Opera House</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/38/590x/2185694_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Andreas Schager and Soloman Howard in Siegfried at the Royal Opera House]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[The Royal Opera ©2026 Monika Rittershaus]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/38/237x141/2185694_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Andreas Schager and Soloman Howard in Siegfried at the Royal Opera House]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[The Royal Opera ©2026 Monika Rittershaus]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[I watched Doctor Who star’s terrifying horror and ending left me chilled]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/20/285x214/2183431_1.jpg"/><br><br>Best known for writing a whole host of Doctor Who and Torchwood audio plays, Tim Foley brought his horror play to London.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 21:47:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Jess Phillips]]></author><category>TV &amp; Radio</category><media:keywords>Theatre review, Horror movies, Doctor Who, BBC, tim foley, it walks around the house at night, it walks around the house at night london, it walks around the house at night tickets, horror plays</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/20/590x/2183431_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[It Walks Around the House at Night is a chilling horror show]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Southwark Playhouse]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/20/237x141/2183431_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[It Walks Around the House at Night is a chilling horror show]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Southwark Playhouse]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Show based on huge Hollywood film is scarier than any horror movie I’ve ever seen]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/79/285x214/2181033_1.jpg"/><br><br>As a stalwart horror fan, I'm pretty hard to scare, but one show gave me nightmares like nothing else.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 09:02:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Jess Phillips]]></author><category>Celebrity News</category><media:keywords>Horror movies, Theatre review, West End, ATG tickets, paranormal activity, paranormal activity play, paranormal activity tickets, horror shows, horror, paranormal activity review, Patrick Heusinger</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/79/590x/2181033_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There's a new horror play that's better than any film I've seen]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[ATG Tickets]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/79/237x141/2181033_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There's a new horror play that's better than any film I've seen]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[ATG Tickets]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[I saw this classic musical and one theme seems chillingly relevant today]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/38/285x214/2150673_1.jpg"/><br><br>REVIEW: Fiddler on the Roof is playing at the Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham until January 3. <br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2025 17:58:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Richard Ashmore]]></author><category>Theatre</category><media:keywords>Theatre review, Theatre, Birmingham, Jewish persecution, turn-of-the-century Russia, classic musical, Tradition theme, Fiddler on the Roof, Jewish family, antisemitism, pogroms, Jewish community, tradition vs change</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/38/590x/2150673_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fiddler on the Roof is playing at the Alexandra Theatre until January 3]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Johan Persson]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/38/237x141/2150673_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fiddler on the Roof is playing at the Alexandra Theatre until January 3]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Johan Persson]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA['You shall go to the Blackpool ball' as new Cinderella panto sizzles]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/38/285x214/2147606_1.jpg"/><br><br>EXCLUSIVE: The Christmas panto at Blackpool's Globe is loud, colourful, stunning and hilarious - and perfect for all the family. <br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:10:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Chris Riches]]></author><category>Theatre</category><media:keywords>Blackpool, Theatre review, Hollywood, Cinderella Pantomime, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, BLVD Hotel, Amanda Thompson OBE</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/38/590x/2147606_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ashley Luke Lloyd as Prince Charming]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Blackpool Pleasure Beach Resort]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/38/237x141/2147606_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ashley Luke Lloyd as Prince Charming]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Blackpool Pleasure Beach Resort]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[50 First Dates review - Musical of beloved Adam Sandler romcom is sheer delight]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/38/285x214/2128906_1.jpg"/><br><br>The Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore romcom about a girl who forgets each day is transformed into a gorgeous musical with heart and smarts.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2025 21:59:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Neil Norman]]></author><category>Theatre</category><media:keywords>comedy, Musical review, Theatre, Theatre review, 50 First Dates musical, Adam Sandler, memory loss, romantic comedy</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/38/590x/2128906_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Cast of 50 First Dates The Musical]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[PH ]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/38/237x141/2128906_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Cast of 50 First Dates The Musical]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[PH ]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Maids review - This AI-fuelled nightmare gave me a migraine]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/38/285x214/2128904_1.jpg"/><br><br>The director of the smash-hit Dorian Gray adaptation with Sarah Snook uses the same high-tech trickery, but this time it's all noisy style and no substance.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2025 21:46:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Neil Norman]]></author><category>Theatre</category><media:keywords>Theatre, Theatre review, West End, Jean Genet, AI technology, fashion influencer, london theatre, kip williams</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/38/590x/2128904_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Yerin Ha and Lydia Wilson in THE MAIDS]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[PH ]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/38/237x141/2128904_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Yerin Ha and Lydia Wilson in THE MAIDS]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[PH ]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Line of Beauty - Turgid tale of Tories and 80s gay life flashes flesh but lacks soul]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/38/285x214/2128070_1.jpg"/><br><br>How can Eighties excess in Thatcher's Britain, gay awakenings and AIDS be so dull? The Line of Beauty at The Almeida is a huge disappointment.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 20:33:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Stefan Kyriazis]]></author><category>Theatre</category><media:keywords>Conservative Party, LGBTQ, Theatre, Theatre (section), Theatre review, The Line of Beauty, 1980s Tories, gay life, AIDS epidemic.</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/38/590x/2128070_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Line of Beauty stars Leo Suter and Jasper Talbot]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[PH ]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/38/237x141/2128070_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Line of Beauty stars Leo Suter and Jasper Talbot]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[PH ]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Maids review - Absolutely unwatchable 'I felt like I was being assaulted in my seat']]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/38/285x214/2124334_1.jpg"/><br><br>The Donmar Warehouse's update of Jean Genet's 1947 psychodrama about murderous maids is one of the worst nights I've ever spent in the theatre. <br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 00:06:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Stefan Kyriazis]]></author><category>Theatre</category><media:keywords>Theatre, Theatre (section), Theatre review, West End, The Maids, theatre review, Kip Williams, toxic relationships, DONmar WAREHOUSE</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/38/590x/2124334_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Yerin Ha and Lydia Wilson in The Maids at The Donmar]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[PH ]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/38/237x141/2124334_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Yerin Ha and Lydia Wilson in The Maids at The Donmar]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[PH ]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rossini's Cinderella full of surprises at the ENO]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/38/285x214/2121664_1.jpg"/><br><br>The glass slipper, fairy godmother and pumpkin are all absent from Rossini's take on this classic but a joyous sense of fun means it retains a true panto spirit<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 12:46:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[William Hartston]]></author><category>Theatre</category><media:keywords>Opera, Theatre review, Rossini's Cinderella, English National Opera, translation challenges, Deepa Johnny performance</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/38/590x/2121664_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Deepa Johnny and Aaron Godfrey-Mayes in Cinderella at the London Coliseum]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Courtesy London Coliseum]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/38/237x141/2121664_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Deepa Johnny and Aaron Godfrey-Mayes in Cinderella at the London Coliseum]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Courtesy London Coliseum]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item></channel></rss>