Chichester Festival theatreA delightfully performed revival of James Graham’s fresh and funny play about the Millionaire cougher case, which critiques the TV industry and trials by media T…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:55AMMenier Chocolate Factory, LondonWith a jarring tone and karaoke hits, this show never truly captures the highs and lows of the star’s life Lesley Hornby was 16 when she became the face of …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:13AMHampstead theatre, LondonA grieving behavioural biologist meets an anthropologist in Marek Horn’s drama starring Jemma Redgrave and Ewan Miller At the centre of this play of ideas about an…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:07AMTom Cruise’s character becomes a female neuroscientist in a new adaptation of the Spielberg film, kicking off a season that, the venue’s artistic director says, will focus on communal ex…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:49AMOmnibus Theatre, LondonCharlie Dupré’s Bruntwood prize longlisted play asks thoughtful questions about who gets to shape history, but lacks a level of intrigue and emotional depth to addr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:33AMDuke of York’s theatre, LondonThe actor gives thrillingly virtuoso performances as multiple characters in an entertaining reimagining but he cannot penetrate any one part deeply enough for…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:13AMOld Vic theatre, LondonThis Shaw revival has wonderful moments but there is little spark between Eliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins In its preface, George Bernard Shaw claimed the success of …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:43AMCharing Cross theatre, LondonAmong polished performances, Kara Lane’s creepily obsessed housekeeper proves a powerful force This musical adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s novel became a …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:43PMBarbican, LondonBelarusian and Ukrainian performers come together in this creepy and atmospheric haunted house story This operatic tale of folkloric ghost-kings, aristocrats and curses resus…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:07AM@sohoplace, LondonThis adaptation of a memoir by a 17-year-old aspiring rugby pro paralysed by a holiday accident has catchy songs, strong performances and schmaltz “When I was 17, I had a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:37AMGate theatre, LondonFunny, moving stories about working-class lives are interspersed with political music in this baggy three-hander Brassic FM is the kind of pirate station you might tune i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:55AMThe poet has teamed up with Frantic Assembly to bring the novella, about a man who turns into an insect, to the stage. He explains why this story of family meltdown is all about modern life …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:37AMGreenwich + Docklands International Festival, LondonSet aboard a double-decker as it journeys through London and back and forth in time, this is a poignant but uplifting immersive theatre pi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:37AMLyric Hammersmith, LondonSome of the punches don’t land as hard as they might, but deft direction and slick performances make this a delightfully brutal take down of bourgeois manners Yasm…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:49AMMinerva Theatre, ChichesterWhile its characters can’t quite hold the full weight of the culture wars commentary, Deborah Frances-White’s frothy comedy is eminently watchable Money and fr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:49AMPatsy Ferran takes on Eliza in Pygmalion, Andrew Scott plays multiple characters from Uncle Vanya and Mlima’s Tale tells a powerful tale of the ivory trade. Here’s what’s in store on s…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:55AMAssembly Checkpoint, EdinburghPerformers Olivia Porter and Jarred Dewey bring this inventive show to (after)life with their dark, messy and often astonishing physical comedy It begins like a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:43AMAssembly George Square Gardens, EdinburghOscar Wilde hides in a bunker on a dystopian dance floor, but while there is much high-energy music there is little drama What would Oscar Wilde be d…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:07PMAssembly Rooms, EdinburghTwo-hander presents a woman, who has miscarried on a US flight, confronted by a steely lawyer who explains she is representing the foetus The tension builds from the…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:19AMFestival theatre, EdinburghOng Keng Sen’s high-octane production for the National Changgeuk Company of Korea is scintillating from start to finish This operatic production leans into sever…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:04PMPleasance Dome, EdinburghJenny Sealey, the artistic director of disabled-led theatre company Graeae, becomes playwright and performer in this engaging autobiographical tale Jenny Sealey tell…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:04AMtheSpace, EdinburghAndrew O’Hagan’s script has some witty lines but this drama about the author of Breakfast at Tiffany’s and In Cold Blood lacks narrative focus This monologue opens i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:55AMSummerhall, EdinburghJamie Armitage’s police procedural seems straightforward but the live-stream cameras give eerie clues to a story that is not as it seems This mini police procedural us…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:19PMPleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThis fantastically silly show by writer-actors Valen Shore and Alison Zatta reflects on the adrenalised rise to fame for young pop stars On the face of it, a mu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:19AMSummerhall, EdinburghEloina Haines’ performance considers her own – and other women’s – labia and the obscene pressure to make this body part conform If the Edinburgh fringe has neve…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:49AMThe Studio, EdinburghGeoff Sobelle is firmly in control of this clever show full of tricks, but it doesn’t really feed the soul A gigantic banqueting table dominates the room, with members…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:43PMZoo Southside, EdinburghValentijn Dhaenens switches between 13 characters, with the help of technology, to tell a story of poverty and social injustice It is maverick, perhaps reckless, to a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:37PMLyceum theatre, EdinburghThe 2003 film forms the basis for this intriguing show about far-right tyranny but it is not a straightforward adaptation by any means A row of actors introduce them…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:13AMPleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh This cult novel adaptation follows one woman’s journey toward self-determination, though it needs more work before it’s a killer hit This musical comes wit…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:04AMSummerhall, Edinburgh The Neutrinos present two very different shows in the same lounge-like space: Inhaus sits the audience in the middle of a pop gig, while Darkroom’s quiet soundtrack d…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:49AMAvailable onlineDelivered by smartphone in voice notes, videos and texts, this ‘real-time documentary’ follows Afghan teen Sajid on an arduous trek across Europe This innovative producti…
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