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SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:12PMQueen Elizabeth Hall, LondonThis hotch-potch musical with disappointingly broad characters, jarring over-acting and lack of emotional impact falls flat This tale about a town whose grownups …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AMThe Other Palace, LondonThis winningly lo-fi musical with catchy songs, original choreography and a quirky spirit brings out the directness and humour of Rick Riordan’s mythical quest Sinc…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AMOmnibus theatre, LondonNick Danan is captivating as a power-hungry, parasitic theatre critic drawn into a supernatural world This lesser revived monologue by Conor McPherson begins with mal…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:06PMOrange Tree, Richmond Playwright Hannah Khalil weaves the real stories of buccaneering women into Stevenson’s classic adventure story, in a show filled with youthful verve When two women o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:18PMRiverside Studios, London The beloved country star appears like a fairy godmother to deliver life lessons in song to a stricken fan, but this production could do with a lift Kevin is on the …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AMTheatre Royal Drury Lane, LondonInspired by the filmography of its Prospero, Sigourney Weaver, Jamie Lloyd’s production is audaciously odd – a sci-fi Shakespeare, or gestural Greek theat…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36PMAlmeida, LondonRebecca Frecknall’s stark production brings out the rage in Williams’ play through powerful performances, but fails to plumb all its emotional depths ‘A family crisis br…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:12AMDonmar Warehouse, LondonThe singing blows the roof off in this magnificently fun production of Dave Malloy’s musical, based on a section of War and Peace The pithy, one-line character summ…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:24AMSarah Snook put Succession behind her, Hofesh Shechter found horror in Albion and Rhod Gilbert was ecstatic to be alive, in our critics’ picks of the best stage shows of the year • More …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:02AMYoung Vic, London Anne-Marie Duff is a ruthless fighter desperate to escape her marriage and home in a production which doesn’t lack for conviction, but whose shocks and stings do not deli…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:24PMSoho theatre, London The major showman takes a solo stroll through show tunes, sing alongs and seasonal hits with vocal highlights that leave you gasping for breath Some Christmasses ago, Le…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:12PMRoyal Court, LondonSutara Gayle AKA Lorna Gee reflects on identity, family and tragedy in a production that is part monologue and part experimental gig Sutara Gayle, also known as Lorna Gee,…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:02PMMenier Chocolate Factory, LondonDirector Patrick Marber and a multitasking ensemble put on an irresistible revival of Mel Brooks’ musical satire Who could have predicted that a musical tri…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06AMRose theatre, Kingston upon ThamesMarian and Robin plan to steal Prince John’s gold in this musical take on the Sherwood adventures Robin Hood’s adventures in Sherwood are fused with Chr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:36AMNational Theatre, LondonNoel Streatfeild’s classic about three adopted sisters who go to stage school is spirited, spiky and spectacular Noel Streatfeild’s classic 1936 novel about three…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18AMDominion theatre, LondonIt is dressed to impress and has powerhouse singing from Vanessa Williams but this retread of the hit book and film rings hollow ‘Go big or go home” seems to be t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:12PMNottingham PlayhouseThis uplifting production feels both improvised and polished, with John Elkington’s Dame Daisy camping it up to perfection as Jack’s mother It’s not often that a la…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06AMTheatre Royal Stratford East, LondonThere are spirited singalongs aplenty and fun and games with audience interaction in this warm and colourful panto – albeit not a lot of complexity or c…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AMRoyal Court theatre, London As reprisals against Pakistani men suspected of abuse rage outside, one family is trapped at home where we are sped through the many issues this raises The drama …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AMLyttelton theatre, London Gatwa’s Algernon brings delightful mischief to a high-camp production pointing up the classic Victorian comedy’s subversive queerness Oscar Wilde’s final pla…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:42AMKiln theatre, LondonIt’s the actors who carry Dan McCabe’s play about New Yorkers in the music business, which combines gentle comedy and social satire with a rap battle Two Black men a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AMLyric Hammersmith, LondonThere’s charm and warmth aplenty in this updated version of the classic Christmas show, despite a script that’s short on magic A wonky romance sits at the heart …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:32AMSam Wanamaker Playhouse, LondonChelsea Walker’s sleek production wavers between comic and dramatic as it charts a kind of love triangle How does a modern-day production tie up the loose th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:18PMWatermill theatre, NewburyA stupendous cast, outstanding stagecraft and delightful songs prove how thrilling an old story can become in the right hands This musical incarnation of the classi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:48PMNew Diorama theatre, LondonSam Ward’s 90-minute romp through French history could be a five-star show, but in its current state it is too convoluted and incoherent to grasp How do revoluti…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:54AMSwan theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon Nikki Cheung impresses as the girl who loves dancing so much she’s carried away by her shoes, but Nancy Harris’s script frustrates Hans Christian Anders…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:31PMArcola theatre, LondonFour interwoven stories set in 2043 explore love, connection and AI. Their ideas are beautifully written but dramatically truncated The year is 2043 and the world’s d…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:36PMPark theatre, London The real-life story of Frankie Lucas, a fighter spurned by Britain’s boxing establishment, is wrenchingly sad but loses power in this telling Frankie Lucas might not b…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AMTheatre’s boom season offers puppy puppetry, hungry houseplants and fresh spins on Dickens, Dumas and Disney Royal and Derngate theatre, Northampton, 7-31 December Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:48AMWhat would happen if our arts critics and sports writers swapped roles for a day? How does the English National Opera compare to the Premier League … or the NFL to a West End musical? Our …
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