Cadogan Hall, LondonJulia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s tale about an accident-prone dragon is brought to life with sparky rhymes, nuanced acting and high energy Freckle Productions speci…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00AMWhoever wins next month’s Olivier awards, global stars will continue to flock to the West End of London to give the stage their all. We take a peek behind the curtain … At what point doe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:24AMHer career was almost ended by a vocal cyst, but – after a laying on of hands – it disappeared. Now this former church singer is upending musical stereotypes with a showstopping performa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:02AMBattersea Arts Centre, LondonThe storytelling may be light but this cleverly assembled playgroup-cum-theatre show for over-three-year-olds is an engaging hymn to the natural world The spe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:36PMCurve theatre, LeicesterArgentina’s Eva Perón is reimagined as a modern-day influencer in an incoherent production lacking context Before it became a hit musical in 1978, Evita started ou…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12PMOrange Tree theatre, LondonThere are perfectly pitched performances with just the right touch of pathos as Oliver Goldsmith’s play gets a festive staging One of the real pleasures of reviv…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:12AMHis passion for music took him from the estate to the arts. Now, ahead of his new show Pied Piper, the writer and rapper inspires a new generation as Beatbox Academy’s artistic director Co…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:07AMKristin Scott Thomas and Lily James take centre stage in the playwright’s new drama Lyonesse, which explores power, abuse, and why things haven’t changed as much as people hoped Things a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:33AMOrange Tree theatre, LondonRevelatory performances fill this devastating production of Polly Stenham’s play about a family ripped apart by addiction and loneliness Polly Stenham’s devast…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:33AMJermyn Street theatre, LondonThe painter’s muse, who was the mistress of Lord Nelson, remains disappointingly flat in April De Angelis’s new play April De Angelis’s forte is writing ab…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:37AMGreat fun from the NT’s warped fairytale Hex, plus Neil LaBute’s dark relationship comedy and a classic Gilbert & Sullivan romp in our roundup of drama to watch at home Hex is direct…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:49AMGlobe theatre, LondonEllen McDougall’s inclusive production is wonderfully warm and flirty – especially in the scenes between Rosalind and Celia – but uneven and confusing as a whole D…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:49PMBush theatre, LondonA young cast excels in this effervescent new play by Kit Withington, as young classmates reflect on a tragedy The fizzing energy of a school coach trip. The gentle escape…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:13PMHer latest play, A Mirror, mixes her keen eye for human behaviour and her experiences in North Korea, but there’s another influence that the writer has never spoken about – her autism di…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:37AMRegent’s Park Open Air theatre, LondonThis adaptation of the classic musical is a joy, from the faded nightclub set to Carl Mullaney’s showstopping I Am What I Am Tim Sheader’s revival…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:37AMLyric theatre, LondonThis show from Tall Stories brings children into the action with a gentle warmth, squeal-inducing gags and engaging puppetry Tall Stories know a thing or two about adapt…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:37AMThe Enron playwright felt her career was floundering when the call came from Jesse Armstrong’s acclaimed series and changed everything. She talks about why writing is a lonely calling, and…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:55AMLyric Hammersmith theatre, LondonJocelyn Bioh’s bitingly funny and sometimes heartbreaking play transposes relatable high-school movie tropes to 1980s Ghana to explore beauty standards and…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:37AMShakespeare’s Globe, LondonAmped-up visual gags and a cast that brings its own distinctive comic gifts to the Bard’s dialogue ensure a contemporary feel to the classic comedy Sean Holmes…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24AMUnicorn theatre, LondonMusical for over-threes revels in belting solos, full-throttle yodelling and an operatic troll with a whiff of Lloyd Webber’s Phantom A mum sitting next to me whispe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:30AMThe actor had just a week to rehearse for A Streetcar Named Desire. Fortunately, her turn as tragic belle Blanche DuBois has audiences enchanted I nudge the recording device a bit closer to …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:00AMThe Vaults, LondonPhoebe Batteson-Brown is archly comic as the clueless Perdita but it’s the subplot about a queer teenager and the hypocrisy of politics that has real depth to it This sur…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:31AMJermyn Street Theatre, LondonIn historian Orlando Figes’ rather too formal first play, the passionate romantic’s friends try to persuade him to be a little more worldly While researchin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:59AMYou can spend the next few weeks under the duvet and in front of the telly, or enjoy world-class art, theatre, music, film and standup – here’s an event for each of the next 31 days MUSI…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AMThe Pit, Barbican, LondonFrom a control desk, director Rachel O’Mahony pushes buttons for songs, scenes and games in a fun, carefully crafted show staged by Zoo Co Why can’t more theatre…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AMUnicorn theatre, LondonMosquitos, cats and smartly defined morals feature in a complex and well-crafted reimagining of the beloved tale Remember the blue fairy that toy-maker Geppetto wishes…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:12PMCharing Cross theatre, LondonTim Rice’s lyrics are the most striking aspect of a crisp production which can also feel heavy-handed The members of G Company are going stir crazy in Hawaii. …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:36AMTheatre Royal BathDirector James Grieve retains just enough of the rough-hewn power of the original sea shanties to offset the razzle-dazzle of the musical setting Perhaps this charming real…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:02PMOrange Tree theatre, LondonBrilliantly acted, designed and directed, Thorne’s tender but brutally powerful portrait of a couple gets an overdue revival After this play premiered in 2015, J…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:07AMScenes that skip between universes, 100 eyeballs emerging from the floorboards, whole plays set on a slope … The scripts for Constellations, Wonder Boy and other hits have provided instruc…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:07AMRose theatre, LondonA striking score and expressive singing carry Christopher Haydon’s production of the wartime classic First there’s the prologue. Then the play-within-a-play. Finally,…
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