Monday, September 25, 2023
Tom Cruise’s character becomes a female neuroscientist in a new adaptation of the Spielberg film, kicking off a season that, the venue’s artistic director says, will focus on communal ex…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:49AMSunday, September 24, 2023
Omnibus Theatre, LondonCharlie Dupré’s Bruntwood prize longlisted play asks thoughtful questions about who gets to shape history, but lacks a level of intrigue and emotional depth to addr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:33AMFriday, September 22, 2023
Duke of York’s theatre, LondonThe actor gives thrillingly virtuoso performances as multiple characters in an entertaining reimagining but he cannot penetrate any one part deeply enough for…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:13AMWednesday, September 20, 2023
Old Vic theatre, LondonThis Shaw revival has wonderful moments but there is little spark between Eliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins
In its preface, George Bernard Shaw claimed the success of …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:43AMMonday, September 18, 2023
Charing Cross theatre, LondonAmong polished performances, Kara Lane’s creepily obsessed housekeeper proves a powerful force
This musical adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s novel became a …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:43PMSunday, September 17, 2023
Barbican, LondonBelarusian and Ukrainian performers come together in this creepy and atmospheric haunted house story
This operatic tale of folkloric ghost-kings, aristocrats and curses resus…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:07AMFriday, September 15, 2023
@sohoplace, LondonThis adaptation of a memoir by a 17-year-old aspiring rugby pro paralysed by a holiday accident has catchy songs, strong performances and schmaltz
“When I was 17, I had a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:37AMTuesday, September 12, 2023
Gate theatre, LondonFunny, moving stories about working-class lives are interspersed with political music in this baggy three-hander
Brassic FM is the kind of pirate station you might tune i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:55AMMonday, September 11, 2023
The poet has teamed up with Frantic Assembly to bring the novella, about a man who turns into an insect, to the stage. He explains why this story of family meltdown is all about modern life
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SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:37AMSunday, September 10, 2023
Greenwich + Docklands International Festival, LondonSet aboard a double-decker as it journeys through London and back and forth in time, this is a poignant but uplifting immersive theatre pi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:37AMFriday, September 8, 2023
Lyric Hammersmith, LondonSome of the punches don’t land as hard as they might, but deft direction and slick performances make this a delightfully brutal take down of bourgeois manners
Yasm…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:49AMThursday, September 7, 2023
Minerva Theatre, ChichesterWhile its characters can’t quite hold the full weight of the culture wars commentary, Deborah Frances-White’s frothy comedy is eminently watchable
Money and fr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:49AMWednesday, August 23, 2023
Patsy Ferran takes on Eliza in Pygmalion, Andrew Scott plays multiple characters from Uncle Vanya and Mlima’s Tale tells a powerful tale of the ivory trade. Here’s what’s in store on s…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:55AMSunday, August 13, 2023
Assembly Checkpoint, EdinburghPerformers Olivia Porter and Jarred Dewey bring this inventive show to (after)life with their dark, messy and often astonishing physical comedy
It begins like a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:43AMFriday, August 11, 2023
Assembly George Square Gardens, EdinburghOscar Wilde hides in a bunker on a dystopian dance floor, but while there is much high-energy music there is little drama
What would Oscar Wilde be d…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:07PMAssembly Rooms, EdinburghTwo-hander presents a woman, who has miscarried on a US flight, confronted by a steely lawyer who explains she is representing the foetus
The tension builds from the…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:19AMThursday, August 10, 2023
Festival theatre, EdinburghOng Keng Sen’s high-octane production for the National Changgeuk Company of Korea is scintillating from start to finish
This operatic production leans into sever…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:04PMPleasance Dome, EdinburghJenny Sealey, the artistic director of disabled-led theatre company Graeae, becomes playwright and performer in this engaging autobiographical tale
Jenny Sealey tell…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:04AMtheSpace, EdinburghAndrew O’Hagan’s script has some witty lines but this drama about the author of Breakfast at Tiffany’s and In Cold Blood lacks narrative focus
This monologue opens i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:55AMTuesday, August 8, 2023
Summerhall, EdinburghJamie Armitage’s police procedural seems straightforward but the live-stream cameras give eerie clues to a story that is not as it seems
This mini police procedural us…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:19PMPleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThis fantastically silly show by writer-actors Valen Shore and Alison Zatta reflects on the adrenalised rise to fame for young pop stars
On the face of it, a mu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:19AMSummerhall, EdinburghEloina Haines’ performance considers her own – and other women’s – labia and the obscene pressure to make this body part conform
If the Edinburgh fringe has neve…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:49AMMonday, August 7, 2023
The Studio, EdinburghGeoff Sobelle is firmly in control of this clever show full of tricks, but it doesn’t really feed the soul
A gigantic banqueting table dominates the room, with members…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:43PMSunday, August 6, 2023
Zoo Southside, EdinburghValentijn Dhaenens switches between 13 characters, with the help of technology, to tell a story of poverty and social injustice
It is maverick, perhaps reckless, to a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:37PMLyceum theatre, EdinburghThe 2003 film forms the basis for this intriguing show about far-right tyranny but it is not a straightforward adaptation by any means
A row of actors introduce them…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:13AMPleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh This cult novel adaptation follows one woman’s journey toward self-determination, though it needs more work before it’s a killer hit
This musical comes wit…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:04AMSaturday, August 5, 2023
Summerhall, Edinburgh The Neutrinos present two very different shows in the same lounge-like space: Inhaus sits the audience in the middle of a pop gig, while Darkroom’s quiet soundtrack d…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:49AMFriday, August 4, 2023
Available onlineDelivered by smartphone in voice notes, videos and texts, this ‘real-time documentary’ follows Afghan teen Sajid on an arduous trek across Europe
This innovative producti…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:04AMTuesday, August 1, 2023
Minerva theatre, ChichesterBased on the 70s TV drama, this musical depicts patriarchal power structures in the music industry which haven’t changed much in five decades
Almost two decades …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:19AMFriday, July 28, 2023
Garrick theatre, LondonThe likes of Al Murray, Neil Morrissey and Mel Giedroyc can’t rescue Simon Nye’s woefully tedious show about the real-life heist of King Charles II’s crown jewel…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:04PMNaked choruses, sexual fantasies, rubbish tip wastelands and nods to refugee camps … Athens’ Epidaurus festival is thrilling audiences – and thrusting theatre into the 21st century
A g…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:49AM 
