New tragi-comedy about a Syrian refugee's Oxford dreams is just too gnomic Edward Hall bids farewell this venue, where he has been artistic director since 2010, with this production of a new…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 08:42PMPoetic two-hander combines epic myth, family relationships and gender politics If British theatre often seems to lack ambition, the same cannot be said of The Half God of Rainfall, a galaxy-…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 07:04PMArthur Miller's classic family drama has one outstanding performance - and one dud Superstar Sally Field has come to town. With two academy awards and countless other accolades, the actor wh…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 06:30PMChekhov classic from the team behind the West End hit Summer and Smoke About a year ago, director Rebecca Frecknall electrified this venue with an award-winning revival of Tennessee William…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 06:30PMThis memoir of a Berlin secretary in the Nazi era is the theatre event of the year Maggie Smith is not only a national treasure, but every casting director's go-to old bat. Now 84 years you…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 06:09PMNew play about the freedom struggle in Tibet is a bit too unclear for its own good Theatre can give a voice to the voiceless — but at what cost? Abhishek Majumdar, who debuted at the Roya…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 06:01PMEnjoyable high-definition revival of Caryl Churchill's 1982 feminist classic Caryl Churchill is a phenomenal artist. Not only has she written a huge body of work, but each play differs in bo…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 06:35PMAdaptation of Max Porter's contemporary classic gets the big-stage treatment Wow, what a collection of talent: this show stars Peaky Blinder Cillian Murphy, and Enda Walsh's adaptation, Grie…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 07:01PMResonant new play about genetics is well-written and excitingly staged Contemporary British theatre loves time travel — and not just to the past. It also enjoys imagining the future, espec…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 07:01PMTriumphant, if crude, West End transfer of a heartfelt account of a Renaissance woman Emilia Bassano Lanier is not a household name. But maybe she should be. Born in 1569, she was one of the…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 07:30PMAdaptation of Harriet Lane's psychological and satirical bestseller never quite takes off Okay, so this is the play that will be remembered for the character names that have unusual spellin…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 06:31PMNew show about representations of women's prisons in the media is fun but pointless Dear Clean Break, Thank you very much for your latest, called Inside Bitch, a show which is billed as "a p…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 05:00PMThe final part of Florian Zeller's domestic trilogy is powerfully melodramatic Well, you have to give it to French playwright Florian Zeller — he's certainly cracked the problem of coming …
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 04:33AM★★★★★ THE ANIMALS AND CHILDREN TOOK TO THE STREETS, LYRIC HAMMERSMITH 1927 theatre company returns with its classic hit show 1927 theatre company returns with its classic hit show…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 05:04AM★★★★ EQUUS, THEATRE ROYAL STRATFORD EAST Thrilling physicality Brilliant revival of the 1970s classic about pagan worship and repressed sexuality There is no doubt that Peter Shaffer…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 04:01AMBright new monologue about coming of age in the Instagram era really rocksTitles matter: they send out messages. So, in the current #MeToo climate, isn't it a bit provocative that there's a …
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 06:06PMFrantic Assembly's latest is a moving meditation on war and masculinity Nadia Fall is a good thing. Her appointment as the artistic director of this venue, with her first season having …
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 04:24AMNew play about a cab office fails to find its accelerator pedalWrite what you know, says the adage, and that's exactly what playwright Ishy Din has done with his new play, Approaching Empty,…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 06:42PMThrilling revival of Danai Gurira's 2012 play about Chistianity and imperialismWow! First, the Black Panther team took cinema by storm; now, they have conquered theatre as well. Or, at …
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 07:32PMMark Ravenhill's comeback play is a brilliant account of the abuse of powerPlaywright Mark Ravenhill, who shot to fame in 1996 with his in-yer-face shocker Shopping and Fucking, has bee…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 07:18PMShort new play from actor Ellie Kendrick is full of ferocity, but lacks originalityActor Ellie Kendrick is a familiar face on television, but it's only as a writer that she reveals the depth…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 06:12PMGirls just wanna have fun in the sun - smart, funny but slender debut playBecause of the #MeToo movement, and the revival of feminist protest, the theme of sisterhood now has a much stronger…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 06:33PMImaginative adaptation of Zadie Smith's 2000 classic let down by unnecessary musicYou can see why artistic director Indhu Rubasingham chose to stage this version of Zadie Smith's classi…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 08:18PMNew epic compares the experience of black people in the US and the UKTwo countries; two histories. Being black in the US; being black in the UK. Compare and contrast. Which is exactly what d…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 07:32PMMartin McDonagh's latest is poorly written and lacking in imagination It's all in the title, isn't it? Martin McDonagh's surreal new play comes with a warning that not only screams its …
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 05:54PMNina Raine's follow-up to her very big hit Consent is often funny but rarely deepIn 2017, playwright Nina Raine's Consent, an excellent National Theatre play about lawyers and rape vict…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 06:48PMDavid Hare’s latest is set in an alternative reality that is more 2008 than 2018Whatever you might think about Brexit, the dreaded B word, the current climate certainly seems to be reinvig…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 07:18PMVictorian pugilistic drama: thoroughly heartfelt, highly original and completely timelyThere are not that many plays about sport, but, whether you gamble on results or not, you can bet that …
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 05:04AMCold War surveillance drama is interesting, but can't quite conceal its ageWe do love our spy stories, don't we? The idea of betrayal, both political and personal, seems to be a strong …
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 08:04PMSemi-autobiographical coming of age story jumps to the sounds of grimeThere was once a time when grime music was very angry, and very threatening, but that seems a long time ago now. Today, …
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 06:32PMDeeply felt show about love, marriage and migration doesn’t quite work Director Madani Younis, who since 2011 has transformed the Bush Theatre in West London into one of London's most outs…
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