Driftwood, Kiln Theatre review – tropical noir
Driftwood, Kiln Theatre review – tropical noir Demetrios Matheou Thu, 06/11/2026 - 08:00 Martina Laird’s debut play is twisty, sexy and provocative …
Driftwood, Kiln Theatre review – tropical noir Demetrios Matheou Thu, 06/11/2026 - 08:00 Martina Laird’s debut play is twisty, sexy and provocative …
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Tender, Soho Theatre review - anarchic takedown of clichéd masculinity aleks.sierz Fri, 05/01/2026 - 14:00 The team behind Tambo & Bones return with a …
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First Person: Pulitzer finalist Sarah Ruhl on theatrical intimacy sealed with a kiss Sarah Ruhl Thu, 04/30/2026 - 11:30 Ruhl's Off Broadway play 'Stage Kiss…
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First Person: Flora Wilson Brown on bringing Virginia Woolf shimmeringly to the stage Flora Wilson Brown Wed, 04/29/2026 - 00:30 'The Waves' reaches the sh…
Please Please Me, Kiln Theatre review - too much, and not enough aleks.sierz Sat, 04/25/2026 - 15:00 ★★ PLEASE PLEASE ME, KILN THEATRE Too much, …
Between the River and the Sea, Royal Court review - wry take on insoluble antagonisms aleks.sierz Wed, 04/22/2026 - 11:07 ★★★ BETWEEN THE RIVER…
In the Print, King's Head Theatre - a moment that changed the newspaper industry for ever Rachel Halliburton Wed, 04/22/2026 - 09:58 ★★★ IN THE …
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Flyby, Southwark Playhouse review - new musical is stratospherically impressive Gary Naylor Sat, 04/11/2026 - 01:00 ★★★★★ FLYBY, SOUTHWARK P…
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The Authenticator, National Theatre review - complex post-colonial archival dive aleks.sierz Tue, 04/07/2026 - 11:11 Latest drama from Winsome Pinnock is t…
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Lifeline, Southwark Playhouse review - science and song in South London Gary Naylor Sat, 04/04/2026 - 01:00 ★★★★ LIFELINE, SOUTHWARK PLAYHOUSE…
Les Liaisons Dangereuses, National Theatre review - liaison lite Demetrios Matheou Fri, 04/03/2026 - 08:11 ★★★ LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES, NATIONA…
Jaja's African Hair Braiding, Lyric Hammersmith review - perky Harlem-set comedy with a serious undertow Helen Hawkins Mon, 03/30/2026 - 12:31 ★★�…
The Old Ladies, Finborough Theatre review - sound, but not quite creepy enough Helen Hawkins Mon, 03/30/2026 - 08:00 ★★★ THE OLD LADIES, FINBORO…
Teeth ’N’ Smiles, Duke of York’s Theatre review - Rebecca Lucy Taylor is a smash aleks.sierz Thu, 03/26/2026 - 18:30 ★★★★ TEETH 'N' SMI…
The Plough and the Stars, Abbey Theatre, Dublin review - uneven centenary production of O'Casey's Easter Uprising odyssey David Nice Wed, 03/25/2026 - 10:23 …
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Welcome to Pemfort, Soho Theatre review - too brief for its subject matter aleks.sierz Fri, 03/20/2026 - 06:15 ★★★ WELCOME TO PEMFORT, SOHO THE…
R.O.I. (Return on Investment), Hampstead Theatre review - sick take on health and wealth Gary Naylor Wed, 03/18/2026 - 07:00 New play poses increasingly pre…
Summerfolk, National Theatre review - Gorky's self-deluding intelligentsia under sharp comic scrutiny Heather Neill Wed, 03/18/2026 - 04:00 Nina and Moses …