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SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:04PMLyttelton, LondonJohn Simm and Mark Gatiss star in Patrick Marber’s version of Turgenev’s play that turns its subtle chemistry into a satire on a group of social parasitesTurgenev’s A …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:34AMMichael Billington reports from a quarry near Avignon on Peter Brook's dawn-to-dusk staging of the great Sanskrit epic, the MahabharataWe assembled around seven o'clock on Saturday evening i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:01PMElegant stage and screen actor who gave memorable performances in many of the productions of her husband, the director Peter BrookNatasha Parry, who has died aged 84, was an actor of excepti…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:33PMRegent’s Park Open Air theatre, LondonThis production of the 1954 musical about farmboys who kidnap their brides steers clear of chauvinism and lets the choreography take centre stageFrank…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:19AMShakespeare’s Globe, LondonCharles Edwards impresses with his whimsically indifferent ruler, in an interpretation that confirms Simon Godwin as one of our best classical directorsSimon God…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05AMChichester Festival theatreThe first half dazzles, and Michael Ball is magisterial, but the vibrancy and inventive parts cannot make Jerry Herman’s musical a dramatic whole Ever since its …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AMPark theatre, LondonAndrew Keatley’s upper-class family drama, starring Jane Asher and her daughter Katie Scarfe, is a compelling record of emotional tensions at the dawn of New LabourA st…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:07AMDouglas Gordon’s axe-attack on the Home arts centre seems extreme. But from death threats to abusive postcards, critics have paid a heavy price for dismissing thespiansHow do people react …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:41AMMenier Chocolate Factory, LondonFar from being another jukebox musical, this show gives a slew of Bacharach-David hits an exuberant makeover that invites fresh appreciationIt was touching to…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AMKing’s Head, LondonClad in loincloths and festooned with chains, two penitents duke it out over a patch of desert in this sharply satirical, weirdly fascinating Peter Barnes revivalI somet…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:31AMJermyn Street, LondonA couple’s rustic idyll is shattered when a stranger arrives to drag their secrets into the light – with a bluntness that stretches psychological credulityLured by t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:08AMWyndham’s theatre, LondonRichard Bean’s 2002 play about two oddball friends in a hotel room has been inflated to make a pricey West End star vehicleThe presence of Stephen Merchant, stan…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:03PMThe Swan, Stratford-upon-AvonYou can’t take your eyes off the deplorably greedy villain in Trevor Nunn’s mesmerising new production of the 400-year-old Ben Jonson satireBen Jonson’s sa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:20AMBush, LondonRebecca Lenkiewicz’s entertaining play about the cruel impact of cuts to the legal-aid budget would be stronger if it interrogated its material rather more Related: Rebecca Len…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:40AMFrom Peter O’Toole as Jeffrey Bernard to Mark Rylance as ‘Rooster’ Byron, Tristram Kenton has captured the essence of countless performancesTheatre photography is a changing art. Look …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:02AMYoung Vic, LondonA father is confronted by three sons – two of whom are clones of the first – in this revival of Churchill’s unsettling study of family, identity and guiltCaryl Churchi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:02AMSouthwark Playhouse, LondonTwo gigantic egos clash during an ill-fated production of Rhinoceros in a drama built from showbiz gossip and uninspired guessworkDramatists are entitled to distor…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:02AMThis astonishing institution is an exhilarating combination of art and sport, beauty and speed, balletic skill and kitschBetween engagements at the Manchester international festival, I nippe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:52AMRoyal Exchange, ManchesterAspects of Caryl Churchill’s 1994 collaborative fantasy remain obscure, but magnetic Peake and a 12-strong ensemble offer an intensely theatrical experiencePlays …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:45AMPalace Theatre, Manchester This bold and ambitious reimagining of Alice in Wonderland for the online age boasts a score from the Blur frontman – but ends up a little oversaturatedAlice in …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:46AMShakespeare’s Globe, LondonDominic Dromgoole tackles Shakespeare’s problem play and leaves us pondering the conflict between implacable justice and enlightened mercyShakespeare’s play …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AMVaudeville theatre, LondonDavid Suchet gives a magnificent, stage-filling performance as Lady Bracknell, played with as much impishness as ambition and hauteurThere is little doubt as to the…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:09PMFinborough, LondonLaura Jacqmin’s risque and rueful comedy has a voyeuristic intimacy and is genuinely funny - not least during a game of Strip Harry Potter Trivia“In married life,” sa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:49AMActor, writer and co-founder of 7:84, the touring company that left an indelible mark on British theatreElizabeth MacLennan, who has died of leukaemia aged 77, was an actor, writer and one o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:49PMYoung Vic, LondonIn a prestige production, Rory Kinnear is mesmerising as Josef K – but initial delight diminishes as his tribulations unfoldSomeone must have had it in for Michael B. He w…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:13AMFinborough theatre, LondonTed Whitehead’s play is a painfully honest account of a deadlocked marriage, in which frustration explodes into violence Ted Whitehead’s play caused a stir at t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:13PMGielgud, LondonPeter Morgan struck box-office gold with his movie The Queen. He's likely to do so again with this play based on the private weekly audience given by the monarch to the prime …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:50PMRegent’s Park Open Air theatre, LondonThe mood down on Peter Sorin’s country estate is one of borderline hysteria in Torben Betts’ violent version of the playwright’s first great mas…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:14AMPhoenix theatre, LondonA strong female cast, clever design and eclectic score make for a successful screen-to-stage transfer – but Gurinder Chadha still sidesteps the big issuesYou have to…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:03PMMinerva, ChichesterDespite stumbling over a line, Henry ended the evening looking totally assured in a Willy Russell revival that proves Lashana Lynch’s star potentialThis was one of the s…
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