Bristol Old VicRetelling the gothic novel with intelligently charming humour and a live band, this is a bold and ingenious production Emma Rice calls Wuthering Heights a tragedy in this show…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:24PMLyric theatre, LondonIt’s the music that carries the emotional weight in this tale of love, loss and roots rock, starring the superb Arinzé Kene A fortress-like wall of speakers is wheele…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:03AMBirmingham Repertory theatreThe 18th-century novel and Welsh crooner meet on 1960s Carnaby Street in a spirited jukebox musical This is a madcap mashup of a musical. Its basic premise is, bi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:42AMA new female-led festival aims to challenge the sexist tropes and subvert the narratives of scary theatre Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, Abi Zakarian and Sampira are self-professed horror fiends. All…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24AMBush theatre, LondonShahid Iqbal Khan’s signed play about a young Muslim’s spiritual journey could be fantastic, but it needs a better narrative It is a tremendous relief to see a play …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:54AMTabernacle, LondonVerbatim reconstruction of the inquiry into the 2017 disaster points up the horrifying, amoral capitalism that fuelled it Grenfell Tower housed many of the “have-nots” …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24AMNew Diorama theatre, LondonRyan Calais Cameron’s exploration of race and masculinity is timely and has potent moments but this production feels underdeveloped British dramatist Ryan Calais…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48AMDonmar Warehouse, LondonA poet and a physicist begin a relationship under a fascist regime in Cordelia Lynn’s audaciously jagged play about the tipping point of tyranny Love and Other Acts…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54PMAlmeida theatre, LondonSaoirse Ronan and James McArdle star in a production with emotional spark, palpable dread and a horrifying beauty The psychological terror is slow to rear and does not…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:32PMBridge theatre, LondonIn Suzan-Lori Parks’ darkly witty four-hander, a black man persuades a white college buddy to be his slave-master for 40 days “It’s a great time to be black, righ…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:03PMFrom Grange Hill to the West End, via Eurovision and the Brit awards, the star has built multiple careers. She talks about stage-school pressure, TV diversity and playing Hermione in Harry P…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24AMGalvanised by the killings of Sabina Nessa and Sarah Everard, the playwright tells how she penned the eviscerating drama in just two days It usually takes Lucy Kirkwood two years to write a …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AMYoung Vic, LondonGreg Hersov’s sleek production focuses on familial grief, unfolds with the pace of a thriller and is full of fresh humour and chemistry We have been promised a “new kind…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AMRoyal Exchange, ManchesterNtombizodwa Ndlovu is spellbinding in Katori Hall’s intriguing drama about an imaginary meeting between King and a maid The Mountaintop is a bold shape-shifter of…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:12AMOlivier theatre, LondonThe first London production of the Larry Kramer play since 1986 captures the fear and anger in the gay community of that decade – and its heartbreaking personal loss…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:42AMSoho theatre, LondonThe Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner playwright returns with a production about a drama student researching Black British history Jasmine Lee-Jones made the fiercest…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:12PMSouthwark Playhouse, LondonIva Toguri’s trial for treason, accused of broadcasting Japanese propaganda to American troops, forms the backbone of this production This real-life story of Iva…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:18PMHampstead theatre, LondonCharm and camaraderie lie at the heart of a smart, soap opera-style attempt to unpick issues of history, heritage and empire Malindadzimu is a mother-daughter soap o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:54PMAvailable onlineThere are spirited performances as Roy Williams explores activism, parenthood and sexuality in this audio drama about black British identity spanning 40 years Roy Williams’…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:36AMCoronet theatre, LondonThere’s an intriguing story about sibling betrayal buried among the distracting subplots in Robert Holman’s play Robert Holman’s play contains some great riches.…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06PMNew albums, new TV series, and actual live shows – the culture taps might have run dry during the pandemic, but this autumn they are switching on again at last. Our critics give their pick…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24AMOld Vic, LondonTeenage passion meets Nazi ideology in Bess Wohl’s play, inspired by a real-life summer camp in the US It is 1938 and two American teenagers are at a themed summer camp on L…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48PMRoyal Court, LondonTarantinoesque bloodshed meets Greek tragedy in Aleshea Harris’s daring drama about a voyage of vengeance It is not often that a play manages to resemble a Tarantino fil…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:06AMKiln theatre, LondonMoira Buffini, Roy Williams and Suhayla El-Bushra deliver a trio of powerful immigrant stories set in the London borough NW Trilogy comprises three short plays with one o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:48PMAvailable onlineFehinti Balogun’s show uses hip-hop and spoken word to explore the ways people of colour have been excluded from environmental activism There is a moment in Fehinti Balogun…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:48PMAdelphi theatre, LondonThis is a splashy theatre-film mashup, with gravity-defying effects, cute quirks and offbeat gags How does a car speed at 88mph on stage? That must have been the bigge…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06PMBirmingham RepAyub Khan Din’s comedy still resonates in its depiction of a hostile environment – Salford in the 70s – while its sharp wit and warm characterisations are exhilarating Tw…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:48AMMinerva theatre, ChichesterThis tale of a claustrophobic mother-daughter relationship takes contrived turns, but the starkly moving performances remain compelling Much has changed in Ireland…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24PMBloomsbury theatre, LondonBarry Reckord’s sexually charged play about freedom and rebellion is drowned out by chaotic comedy The Jamaican playwright Barry Reckord broke several boundaries …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:12AMTheatre Royal Drury Lane, LondonBeyond the visual thrills and powerful ballads, this adaptation brings an unexpected depth to the relationship between two tortured sisters This musical extr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42PMThe resurgence of Black Lives Matter has given fresh potency to the theatre company’s production – an earthquake of sound and dance We have been encouraged to bring our “rags and flags…
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