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Peter Mason
(L) Mudlark kneels on a rocky shore, collecting objects; (R) Medieval pilgrim badge. Pics © London Museum
Exhibitions / 22 April 2025
22 April 2025

PETER MASON is enthralled by an assembly of objects, ancient and modern, that have lain in the mud of London’s river

POWER-DRESSING: Miriam Grace Edwards as Mary in Mrs Presiden
Theatre Review / 5 February 2025
5 February 2025
PETER MASON applauds a thought-provoking study of the relationship between a grieving woman and her photographer
CONSTRUCTIVISM FOR KIDS: Ballet Shoes at the National Theatr
Theatre Review / 9 December 2024
9 December 2024
PETER MASON is moved by a striking production of Noel Streatfeild’s enduringly popular children’s book
DOUBLE TAKE: Dominic Semwanga and Megan Keaveney as Fes and
Theatre review / 4 December 2024
4 December 2024
PETER MASON reckons the NYT’s production of Shakespeare’s comedy is the pick of the Christmas shows on offer in London 
FEELING THE CHILL: Le Concert Spiritual play St James Spanis
Music review / 25 November 2024
25 November 2024
PETER MASON shivers in the under-heated ecclesiastical setting of a concert featuring five 19th-century French composers 
Doreene Blackstock and Cash Holland in A Raisin In The Sun
Theatre Review / 15 October 2024
15 October 2024
PETER MASON applauds a classic drama exploring assimilation and resistance among poor black inhabitants of a Chigago slum
Suzy Kohane, Josie Benson and Edith Vernes in French Toast
Theatre review / 9 October 2024
9 October 2024
PETER MASON is disappointed by a clunky comedy that falls flat
Theatre review / 29 August 2024
29 August 2024
PETER MASON is enchanted by a unique take on the Oscar Wilde favourite delivered through the ancient form of marionettes
KEW JUMPING: Fairies in Theatre on Kew's production of Midsu
Theatre review / 30 July 2024
30 July 2024
PETER MASON is unimpressed by an unsubtle production that disregards its woodland setting
 (Left to right) Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado, and An
Motorsport / 14 June 2024
14 June 2024
PETER MASON writes about the exhilarating race which kicks off in France this weekend, and the British drivers competing across three categories
DEFINITIVE: Nick Holder in Faith Healer
Theatre Review / 26 March 2024
26 March 2024
PETER MASON applauds a pitch-perfect production of the late Brian Friel’s compelling study of gullability and disillusion
Crossroads Motel: Liza Sadovy (Mary) and Peter Wight (John)
Theatre Review / 23 October 2023
23 October 2023
PETER MASON is unimpressed by a two-act Elizabethan version of Crossroads
A wonderfully tasteful series of sets
Theatre Review / 19 June 2023
19 June 2023
PETER MASON's overwhelming disappointment is ameliorated by a sumptuous stage settings
NOSTALGIC Tom Carradine in Carradine’s Cockney Sing-a-long
Theatre / 7 March 2023
7 March 2023
PETER MASON submerges into East End nostalgia, and would do it again
(L to R) Reece Shearsmith as Peter, Frances Barber as Elsa,
Theatre / 23 January 2023
23 January 2023
PETER MASON applauds a razor-sharp comedy of manners
(L to R) Michael Luwoye as Mandela, Danielle Fiamanya as Win
Theatre Reviews / 16 December 2022
16 December 2022
Two of Morning Star’s theatre critics take distinct views of the musical that charts the life of one of the world’s greatest and best loved freedom fighters
Elton John performing at Vicarage Road Stadium
Music Review / 12 July 2022
12 July 2022
CHEEKY: Tweedy and Dany Rivelino
Circus Review / 22 June 2022
22 June 2022
A CONGA LIKE NO OTHER: Stephen K Amos as Alfred P Doolittle
Musical / 3 June 2022
3 June 2022
PETER MASON recommends a production that never drags, never dips in intensity nor wanes in entertainment value
Theatre Review / 8 April 2022
8 April 2022
Music Review / 4 April 2022
4 April 2022
Theatre Review / 20 March 2022
20 March 2022
MEMORY LANE: (L to R) Bus conductor Agatha Claudette Hart, 1
Exhibition / 1 March 2022
1 March 2022
PETER MASON is captivated by snapshots that build up a strong feel of what it was like to live and work in those now far-off times, when strong unionisation and an enlightened attitude from LT nurtured camaraderie
(L to R) Nebra Sky Disc, Germany, about 1600 BC; Stonehenge
Exhibition / 20 February 2022
20 February 2022
PETER MASON recommends the satisfying to see, full-scale appreciation of one of the great wonders of the world
STRONG PERFORMANCE: (L to R) Ruby Barker as Imani, Suzette L
Theatre Review / 20 February 2022
20 February 2022
PETER MASON recommends a play which eloquently addresses the emotional consequences of an unexpected death in the family
STRONG PERFORMANCE: (L to R) Ruby Barker as Imani, Suzette L
Theatre Review / 18 February 2022
18 February 2022
PETER MASON recommends a play which eloquently addresses the emotional consequences of an unexpected death in the family
(L to R) Hamish Macdougall as fiance, Nathaniel Christian as
Theatre Review / 31 January 2022
31 January 2022
PETER MASON recommends a tentative metaphor of a nation in search of a meaningful destiny beyond the remembrance of conflict
Jimmy Pursey
Music Review / 24 January 2022
24 January 2022
(L to R) Dawaat-Leesa Gazi and Halema Hussain
Theatre Review / 21 December 2021
21 December 2021
MOUNTING UNEASE: (L to R) Stephanie Beatriz as Lauren, James
Theatre Review / 19 December 2021
19 December 2021
Well-paced production keeps PETER MASON, and the rest of audience, at the edge of their seats
The Cast of A Christmas Carol
Theatre Review / 5 December 2021
5 December 2021
Theatre Review / 29 November 2021
29 November 2021
Music Review / 15 November 2021
15 November 2021
Music review / 26 October 2021
26 October 2021
Orla Fitzgerald as Maureen and Adam Best as Pato
Theatre Review / 20 October 2021
20 October 2021
A compelling story of how cruelty begets cruelty, and of how the child becomes the parent, writes PETER MASON