★★★★ MISS JULIE, PARK THEATRE Sparks fly across class and gender divides that persist today Much adapted play gets a traditional staging fuelled by electric leads You have to tiptoe…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 08:06PM★ MARIE CURIE, CHARING CROSS THEATRE Korean musical makes elementary mistakes Celebrated scientist is ill-served by confused and dull show imported from Seoul There are many women whose o…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 03:36AM★★ MULTIPLE CASUALTY INCIDENT, THE YARD THEATRE Too many tricks from the writer and the director dissipates the drama Sami Ibrahim's play examines ethics in a war zone, but pivots to …
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 09:12PM★★★★★ SPIRITED AWAY, LONDON COLISEUM Faithful adaptation will delight Studio Ghibli fans Growing up with Chihiro/Sen is overwhelming, enlightening and beautiful Legions of Ghibl…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 09:48PM★★★ TESTMATCH, THE ORANGE TREE THEATRE Kate Attwell packs too much into her kitbag as India challenges England Winning performances cannot overcome a scattergun approach to a ragb…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 09:06PM★★★★ AN ACTOR CONVALESCING IN DEVON, HAMPSTEAD THEATRE Paul Jesson finds considerable poignancy in Richard Nelson's bespoke play Fact lightly repackaged as fiction in a fine example…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 12:54PM★★★★ CASSIE AND THE LIGHTS, SOUTHWARK PLAYHOUSE Warm, funny and moving ensemble play about three sisters finding a way to live Heart-rending chronicle of difficult, damaged lives tha…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 09:18PM★★★★ FOAM, FINBOROUGH THEATRE Skinhead finds his feet (in a pair of DMs) then leads double life as street thug and gay cruiser Infamous neo-Nazi brought to life in compelling drama …
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 10:18PM★★★ CRUEL INTENTIONS, THE OTHER PALACE Bad people do bad things, but bangers from Britney and co save the day Jukebox musical gets toes tapping, even if the thrill of transgression a…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 10:12PM★★★ NACHTLAND, YOUNG VIC Patrick Marber directs flawed but fascinating disquisition on the past's relevance to the present in art, politics and morality Something to laugh at and plent…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 09:02PMRevived 20 years on, this Windrush musical lands differently, but is still wonderfully entertaining Is there a healthier sound than that of laughter ringing round a theatre? There are ple…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 10:02PM'We don't use the word slave round here' - 21st century tourism skewered You do not need to be Einstein to feel it. If the only dimension missing is time, 75% of a place’s being can invad…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 10:03PM★★★ JUST FOR ONE DAY, THE OLD VIC Nostalgia fest becomes a little uncomfortable when addressing a 21st century audience Saint Bob, Mrs T and a whole lot of feelgood. Oh, and mass star…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 09:24PM★★★★ OTHELLO, SAM WANAMAKER PLAYHOUSE Ola Ince makes compromises but gains much in return with her terrifyingly relevant production An Othello for our times, our city Detective Chie…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 01:36AM★★★★ BRONCO BILLY THE MUSICAL, CHARING CROSS THEATRE Accept the show's unambitious intentions and you'll have a wonderful ride With additional musical numbers, the old Clint Eastwoo…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 08:24PM★★★★ THE MOST PRECIOUS OF GOODS, MARYLEBONE THEATRE A story of love's triumph in an ocean of hate An account of one family's near-destruction in the Holocaust given added strength b…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 09:12PM★★★★ KIN, NATIONAL THEATRE The power of physical theatre to tell the story of migration Unconventional and thrilling, this Gecko Theatre project will live long in the memory Waiting…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 07:12AM★★★ THE GOOD JOHN PROCTOR, JERMYN STREET THEATRE Witch Hunt play fails to fly An overdue response to 'The Crucible', but very much rooted in its place, if not its time It is no surpri…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 08:42PM★★★★ 1979, FINBOROUGH THEATRE Comedy-drama set in 1970s Canadian politics proves much more interesting than it sounds! There's fun and profundity in the thick of Ottawa's political c…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 09:18PM★★★★ A WOMAN WALKS INTO A BANK, THEATRE503 Russian tale resonates far beyond Moscow Roxy Cook's dramedy has echoes of Chekhov in its melding of comedy and tragedy We’re in Moscow (…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 08:48PM★★★ PANDEMONIUM, SOHO THEATRE Armando Iannucci finds some laughs but nothing fresh If you're ready for more gags about Boris Johnson's House of Horrors administration, this is the sho…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 08:36AM★★★★★ £1 THURSDAYS, FINBOROUGH THEATRE Beautifully delivered by two sensational leads Seldom does one see a writer's vision so perfectly realised on stage It’s 2012 and the L…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 08:42PM★★★★ MACBETH, THE DEPOT War in a warehouse scores on its beautiful line readings and spectacle Touring show lands first in Liverpool with a terrifying relevance Next door to the beau…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 06:18AM★★★ OH WHAT A LOVELY WAR, SOUTHWARK PLAYHOUSE Joan Littlewood invents devised theatre with satirical wit and righteous anger centre stage Blackeyed Theatre's touring production has its…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 08:48PM★★★★★ THE MONGOL KHAN, LONDON COLISEUM Cirque du Soleil meets Game of Thrones Take its limitations on trust and this Mongolian epic proves the best value in town “But that’s w…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 08:36PMSpeculation and facts woven into a compelling portrait of a singular man Four centuries on from the publication of the First Folio, is there anything new to be said about William Shakesp…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 02:32PM★★★ THE TIME TRAVELLER'S WIFE, APOLLO THEATRE If Doctor Who did musical romcoms... Powerhouse performances and visual effects let down by unambitious book and lacklustre songs You real…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 09:12PM★★★★★ NINETEEN GARDENS, HAMPSTEAD THEATRE DOWNSTAIRS Black comedy about transgressive love gone sour proves an accomplished English language debut for prize-winning Polish writer …
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 08:42PMThe immersive experience makes us both victims of, and perpetrators in, an all too familiar perversion of truth The day after I saw the show, as went about the mundanities of domestic life,…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 03:25AMSimon Stephens' take on Max Frisch's classic play can hit and miss, but when it hits, it hits hard A dystopian present. Sirens ring out across the city. Firefighters rush to the wrong locat…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 04:33PM★★★ MANIC STREET CREATURE, SOUTHWARK PLAYHOUSE Songs in the key of a traumatised life Maimuna Memon sings of the pain mental illness brings, and not just to the person it afflicts The…
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