Finborough theatre, LondonDepression provides the tough backdrop for an intense affair in Jacob Marx Rice’s smart, flawed and compellingly acted play Depression is a subject the theatre is…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48AMDorfman, National Theatre, LondonBaker probes the relevance of stories in her new play, seemingly set at a strategy meeting, but the concept runs out of steam I was enthralled by Annie Bake…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:33AMRoyal Exchange, ManchesterSarah Frankcom says her farewell as the Exchange’s artistic director with this moving testament to the power of family life This has the air of an event. It is th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AMIn an era of uncertainty and anxiety, New York theatre is shunning its obsession with private lives to throw a powerful spotlight on politics It used to be argued that British drama is drive…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24AMOn the actor’s birthday, our critic picks three key performances that illuminate her gift for earthy honesty Joan Plowright, who celebrates her 90th birthday today, is the senior figure in…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:06AMAlmeida, LondonSiobhan Redmond is impressive as a tyrannical mother trying to rescue her debt-ridden family in Tinuke Craig’s strangely rootless production This production of Maxim Gorky�…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48PMDonmar Warehouse, LondonThe playwright throws down the gauntlet to directors, and the result is a show full of ideas but lacking unity Alice Birch’s new play, whose title comes with built-…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18AMRoyal Court, LondonPoet Sabrina Mahfouz uses songs, music and humour to deliver an impassioned assault on British imperialism Passion counts for a lot in the theatre. That is proved by this …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:33AMJermyn Street theatre, LondonThis vigorously performed play confronts the country’s past issues with a battle between the disgraced ex-president, Jacob Zuma, and one of his fiercest critic…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:37AMVaudeville, London From age six to 30, Mischief Theatre’s engaging band of classmates bicker and play but rarely test the assumption that character is formed in childhood Mischief Theatre,…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:12PMWyndham’s theatre, London With fart jokes and skiffle songs, this Sean Foley adaptation ditches the innocence of the 1950s capitalist comedy, but has plenty of drive This is Sean Foley’s…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:03AMBarbican, LondonA gifted cast from Moscow’s Theatre of Nations brings Soviet-era stories of folly and obsession to enchanting life I confess to knowing little of Vasily Shukshin (1929-74) …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:24PMThe Guardian’s theatre critic reflects on why the stage remains such a vital means of distilling society We live, to put it mildly, in volatile times. No one knows for sure where this coun…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24AMFinborough theatre, LondonA patriotic history professor clashes with her activist student in a smart play sustained by an early surge of ideas First produced in Boston in 2018, Eleanor Burge…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AMTrafalgar Studios, LondonThere are excellent performances from a cast including Toby Stephens and Claire Skinner, in a fine revival of Nichols’ humane play It is 52 years since Peter Nicho…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24AMLyttelton, London Athol Fugard explores South Africa in 1950 through a white teenager and two black men who practise ballroom routines The plays Athol Fugard co-created with John Kani and Wi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AMUnfinished Jane Austen novels have been adapted for television and the stage. Theatre’s room for experiment delivers the most satisfying imaginative leap By a strange chance it is currentl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:18AMChichester Festival theatreThe murderous thane faces witches, relentless video and a musical assault in this lengthy production but emerges as a figure of rare complexity Read interview with…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:12AMCurve, LeicesterAdapted from Hanif Kureishi’s 1985 film, this production retains its 80s ethos while speaking to today’s world with the racial and gender politics heightened Making plays…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:06AMBridge theatre, LondonZoë Wanamaker and Zrinka Cvitešić attempt to seize power at a summit meeting in Nancy Harris’s provocative play The finest song in Hamilton hymns the urge to be in…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24PMRoyal Court, LondonCaryl Churchill’s four pieces entertainingly combine mythical, mundane and gory Every Caryl Churchill play is an experiment with form. Her latest work comprises four pie…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24PMCoronet theatre, LondonChristopher Hampton’s disturbing adaptation of Ödön von Horváth’s 1937 novel is a promising text, albeit let down by an imperfect production Christopher Hampton…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:33PMThe Vaults, LondonDavid Hare’s searing play about the chaos and tragedy that followed rail privatisation rings as true today as ever ‘We have ended up with a very dysfunctional and flawe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:42AMCrucible, SheffieldThis dramatisation of the mental health bestseller takes a step towards removing the stigma from depression – though it’s no substitute for the book Depression is “i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18AMDorfman, LondonAlexander Zeldin’s latest production shines a light on the resilience and humour of those struggling to survive Alexander Zeldin’s plays are like no one else’s: they hum…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AMIn Jerusalem, the playwright laid bare a country’s phoney myths and confronted who we are as individuals and nations The best plays of the 21st century Jez Butterworth is one of only two w…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18PMA hip-hop history lesson, a dizzy Dahl musical and a continent-hopping barbershop … we pick the finest new works of theatre since 2000 Jez Butterworth: the sage behind our No1 Continue rea…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18PMArcola, LondonGothic sound design and a trio of sharp central performances lend this version of Lisa D’Amour’s rather mystifying play some definition Lisa D’Amour’s play is as weird …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54PMFrom Downton Abbey to Khalid, here’s our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:48AMHampstead theatre, LondonCeleste Den portrays a real-life hero who exposed how local officials were spreading HIV ‘You are an enemy of the people,” a character remarks in Frances Ya-Chu …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:03AMLyric Hammersmith, LondonWith a career-defining performance from Anjana Vasan, Tanika Gupta’s production is moving, multilayered and intelligent Tanika Gupta has transposed Ibsen’s semin…
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