Charing Cross theatre, LondonStriking singing and an unabashedly romantic score can’t salvage this disappointingly one-note adaptation of the Kahlil Gibran novel This new musical is about …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:03AMNew Diorama theatre, LondonA young woman escapes her present through reveries of her grandparents’ wartime romance in Kandinsky theatre’s playful, probing work The Winston Machine is a t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:03AMRiverside Studios, LondonDirector Gaby Dellal’s striking production splices film and theatre with finesse while McGovern as Gardner riffs on important moments and men in her life Much like…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:36PMSouthwark Playhouse, LondonThis stripped-back, teen-oriented version crowbars ad-libs into the text, messing with the dramatic rhythm Part of Southwark Playhouse’s Shakespeare for Schools …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06PMYoung Vic, LondonAnthony Ofoegbu portrays a man at the end of his tether, but this play gives frustratingly few clues as to how he got there I keep waiting and hoping for the story to land. …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:33AMAvailable onlineOriginal Theatre Company combine clever camerawork, projected visuals and live music to tell the real-life tale of a sea rescue mission Filmed in a breath-holding single take…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:42AMOld Fire Station, OxfordCompassion and community lie at the heart of this hilarious one-woman show about curtain-twitching neighbours Mike Bartlett wrote Mrs Delgado during lockdown, after a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AMLittle Angel theatre, LondonThis gripping adaptation of Piers Torday’s book will have your children excited, a little scared and bursting with big questions It’s Christmas Eve and young …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:48PMHackney Empire, LondonTweenies writer Will Brenton packs this festive frenzy with all the kids’ favourite flourishes, but there isn’t much for the adults beyond Rowe’s delightful Dame …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AMUnicorn theatre, LondonClary’s joke-filled books make for a vibrant stage show, replete with slapstick laughs, daft songs and a wholesome message It just wouldn’t be Christmas without a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:03AM55 Aldgate High Street, LondonSwamp Motel’s latest immersive experience has an intriguing set design and cracking sound effects but might just be too scary for some Is it OK to want to esc…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48AMThe actor is finding it ‘worryingly easy’ to channel his inner Scrooge for A Christmas Carol. He and director Matthew Warchus talk about faith, family entertainment and festive mayhem Le…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:42AMTheatre 503, LondonThis striking and lively story of a young woman dislocated both by her baby and the warping of American politics has a confident, surreal swagger Trump is in power. No, re…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:32AMReading Rep theatreThis experimental adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray is a riotous homage to queer culture It might sound like a safe bet to christen a new theatre with a bit of Osc…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:42AMOrange Tree theatre, RichmondMichele Lee’s two-hander is a thoughtful take on the power of women at work The Orange Tree theatre is creating a series of internationally focused plays with …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:12PMSouthwark Playhouse, LondonCordelia O’Neill’s romcom about a pair of mismatched Londoners nails the giddy energy of young love, but isn’t as adept at tragedy Alex and Rupert should nev…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:32PMTheatre Royal Stratford East, LondonTwo brooding men are slowly sunk by their own narcissism in this subtle play about a counselling session When Conor McPherson’s brooding play premiered …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:12AMNew Diorama, LondonThe audience wears headphones for Curious Directive’s complex new production, which takes us into a school – and a network of caves in Indonesia There is layer upon la…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:48AMRose theatre, LondonAlys Metcalf’s drama is packed with quips and playfully directed but gets lost when the action moves to the bedroom A vengeful female lead in a tight bright dress stalk…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AMPleasance theatre, LondonThe real joy of this tale of three working-class friends scheming to save a local hospital lies in its bold, energetic storytelling Writer Amy Guyler has deftly cons…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AMRegent’s Park Open Air theatre, LondonPuppeteers subtly animate a range of folkloric beasties, including a magical unicorn and screechingly strange fairy, in this comical, spellbinding sho…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48AMArcola Outside, LondonSwooning Sloanes give Marivaux’s class criss-crossing comedy a modern twist in this theatre’s new outdoor venue This modern version of Marivaux’s romantic 18th-ce…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:54AMChiswick Playhouse, LondonBoth life’s great crossroads and mundane moments on the wayside are given great pathos by the cast of four in this finely observed musical This new musical about …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42PMBarbican, LondonThe walkways and pools of the London arts centre shimmer with possibility in this promenade adaptation of a radio play There’s nothing like a stroll to get the synapses whi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:03AMHope theatre, LondonGeorge Rowlands makes a stunning debut in John Straiton’s Bruntwood-nominated play about an angry old man and a squeaky-clean student bonding on a north London estate …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:03PMAvailable onlineLynda Radley’s drama about three women who meet in an antenatal class captures the love and fear, the comedy and terror of motherhood in all its contradictory reality Lynda…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:03PMHampstead theatre, LondonDeborah Bruce’s play about the awkward reunion of two fortysomething ex-lovers contains some individually striking observations but too much contrivance Alex (Clai…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:18PMLittle Angel theatre, LondonNutty animals and witty puppetry liven up this at times bleak version of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s picture book The Little Angel Theatre celebrates i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:03AMFrom the return of The Mousetrap to an abundance of monologues, theatre is making a comeback – just don’t expect an interval ice-cream It is late July, and Beverley Knight is about to si…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:42AMAvailable online Collaborating remotely during lockdown, National Youth Theatre players deliver an intriguing mix of sketches by Isley Lynn with restless verve It’ll come as no surprise th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:03PMAs restrictions lift and cultural events spring up, we pick the best theatre, musicals, pop and opera you can enjoy alfresco With restrictions lifting, outdoor cultural events are springing …
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