Palladium; Dorfman; Lyric Hammersmith, LondonImelda Staunton turbocharges a wondrous West End revival; a heart-warming tale of gay masculinity takes kitchen-sink drama to the next level; and…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:02AMCrucible, SheffieldAn excellent cast and clever use of movement add up to a fine revival of Mike Bartlett’s 2012 version of the film, directed by Robert Hastie in his final season as the C…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18AMThe latest play from the writing duo focuses on the landmark 1997 climate conference in Kyoto, Japan. During rehearsals, they talk about the importance of consensus, and the challenges of tu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24AMThe star of Homeland and Tár on performing In The Cherry Orchard at the Donmar, working with Cate Blanchett, her Green party upbringing, and acting in a second language Nina Hoss, 48, is a …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:48AMGielgud theatre; Prince Edward theatre, LondonSheridan Smith captivates, if the songs don’t quite, in Ivo van Hove and Rufus Wainwright’s new musical, while Christopher Wheeldon and Lynn…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:32AMLyric; Garrick, LondonIn a great week for monologues, Rachel O’Riordan directs a superb cast of three in her unmissable revival of Brian Friel’s 1979 classic, while Bridgerton’s Charit…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:54AMThe award-winning actor, best known for her roles in The Silent Twins and Time, on learning from her characters, writing poetry and trying to live in the moment As an actor, Tamara Lawrance,…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:42AMLyttelton; Theatre Royal Haymarket; Old Vic, LondonLindsay Duncan and co create a living period piece in Dodie Smith’s rarely performed marvel of a family portrait; Sarah Snook’s one-wom…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:42AMThe Shakespeare virtuosos are about to share a stage in a modern-day version of the Scottish play. Fresh out of rehearsals, they discuss PTSD, childhood ambition and what makes them angry Da…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:42AMOlivier; Sam Wanamaker Playhouse; Kiln, LondonThe youngsters steal the show in the National’s terrifying gothic Disney Roald Dahl; a fine cast are stranded in Ibsen by candlelight; and a b…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:32AMOld Vic; Barbican; Park theatre, LondonPatsy Ferran and Bertie Carvel are delightfully word-perfect in Richard Jones’s first-rate Shaw revival; Belarus Free Theatre fuse fairytale and real…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:13AMRoyal Exchange, Manchester; Jermyn Street, London; Orange Tree, RichmondPip becomes Pipli in Tanika Gupta’s colonial Indian take on Dickens; Caroline Quentin and daughter are a dream team …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:07AMAlmeida, LondonThis huge community collaboration tries to put a positive spin on the difficulties of ageing, helped by a wonderfully rebellious script In 24 (Day): The Measure of My Dreams, …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:55AMRoyal Opera House, LondonThere’s less gravity defying, more gravitas as the Cuban star makes a dazzling return to the Royal Opera House in a seamless show of crowd-pleasing highs When the …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:37AMDorfman; Royal Court, London; Chichester Festival theatreGillian Slovo’s new verbatim play about the 2017 tragedy is overpowering theatre that doubles as activism; a comedy of iPhone-fixat…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:43AMHarold Pinter theatre; Young Vic; Barbican; Hampstead theatre, LondonMark Rylance mesmerises as the tormented Hungarian doctor; Kwame Kwei-Armah’s new satire is all too timely; Kyle Ramar …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:25AMLyric; Ambassadors; Park theatre, LondonA superb cast, including opera star Danielle de Niese, elevates Andrew Lloyd Webber’s plodding 80s musical; Maureen Lipman gives a one-woman masterc…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:32AMAs the RSC’s artistic director steps down after an illustrious and radical 35 years and 50 shows, he talks about the productions he’s most proud of, his new memoir, and the loss of his h…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:42AMBarbican; Lyric Hammersmith; Southwark Playhouse, LondonComplicité’s masterly take on Olga Tokarczuk’s eco-thriller is unforgettable; Daniel Rigby excels in Fo’s all too timely classi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:48AMEveryman, Liverpool; Noël Coward; Bush; Wyndham’s, LondonA revival of Caryl Churchill’s female power play has yet to settle; Paul and Prue become song-and-dance naturals; a fab four get…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:30AMThe singer and musical star on her role as suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst in a hip-hop stage show, her contempt for the home secretary and her ambition to play Aretha Franklin Beverley Knigh…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:30AMLyttelton; Royal Court, LondonOpposite Giles Terera’s dynamic yet vulnerable Othello, Rosy McEwen’s forthright Desdemona is a revelation. Elsewhere, a personal tale of the Iraq war that …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AMBased on interviews by Jonathan Freedland with 12 British Jews, this verbatim play directed by Vicky Featherstone disturbs and frustrates This brave and necessary show was conceived, accordi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:19AMKiln; Yard; Bush, LondonMoira Buffini’s damning satire imagining the Queen’s weekly meetings with Margaret Thatcher acquires poignancy; James Macdonald directs Chekhov in outer space; an…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:25AMAlmeida; Hampstead; Young Vic; Apollo, LondonFamily celebrations go pear-shaped in Dipo Baruwa-Etti’s mischievous new play; Richard Eyre’s writing debut falls mysteriously flat; and Gabr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:43AMLyric Hammersmith; Shakespeare’s Globe; Kiln, LondonPatrick Marber’s four-way passion play still adds up; Sean Holmes takes enjoyable liberties with his party island Tempest; and the hea…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:07AMYoung Vic; Regent’s Park Open Air; Gillian Lynne, LondonGlobalisation’s effect on an Indian factory makes for touching drama; Douglas Hodge’s new Dodie Smith musical is spot on; and a …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:48AMLyric Hammersmith; Park theatre; King’s Head theatre, LondonEven Timberlake Wertenbaker can’t quite ignite Racine’s tyrannical hero; Harry Hill’s New Labour musical is a gag-filled j…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18AMBarbican; Ambassadors theatre, LondonThe exiled Belarus Free Theatre offers a frightening, timely vision of a divided Europe, and Taron Egerton brings emotive power to Mike Bartlett’s expl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AMRoyal Exchange, Manchester; Almeida; Menier Chocolate Factory, LondonStef Smith’s Ibsen update can’t quite match the original for its sense of dread; the mystery play gets a Covid-era re…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:03PMThe musical theatre star on her new tribute show to Stephen Sondheim, her unconventional upbringing, and her happiest song… Maria Friedman, 61, is a singer, actor and director who has a na…
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