Sunday, January 12, 2025
Arcola theatre, LondonGeorgie Henley delivers a tour de force performance as a teenager caught in the grip of PTSD in Philip Ridley's comic and macabre monologue
Philip Ridley's typically in…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:06PM[SHARE]Friday, January 10, 2025
In March 2022, the largest theatre in Mariupol " while in use as a bomb shelter for 1,000 people " was hit by a Russian air strike. A re-enactment based on survivors' testimonies has been mo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:36PM[SHARE]Finborough theatre, London The same non-binary character, facing different challenges as a fledgling teacher and a troubled teen, share the stage in Saana Sze's ambitious drama
The central, …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AM[SHARE]Thursday, January 9, 2025
Criterion theatre, LondonIt goes on and on but this madcap spoof of the blockbuster film has a sparkling cast, including Lauren Drew as Dion and Layton Williams as the iceberg
Imagine James …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06PM[SHARE]Monday, January 6, 2025
Crucible theatre, SheffieldThe singing is strong and the killer plant has a delightful touch of pantomime dame, but some of the schlock comic elements are slow growers
Ever since the extrate…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:54AM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Gary Oldman's tackling Beckett, Strictly winner Chris McCausland is on a huge standup tour " and mods can rev their scooters to a dance Quadrophenia Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:12PM[SHARE]Monday, December 30, 2024
Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonThis hotch-potch musical with disappointingly broad characters, jarring over-acting and lack of emotional impact falls flat
This tale about a town whose grownups …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AM[SHARE]The Other Palace, LondonThis winningly lo-fi musical with catchy songs, original choreography and a quirky spirit brings out the directness and humour of Rick Riordan's mythical quest
Since …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AM[SHARE]Monday, December 23, 2024
Omnibus theatre, LondonNick Danan is captivating as a power-hungry, parasitic theatre critic drawn into a supernatural world
This lesser revived monologue by Conor McPherson begins with mal…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:06PM[SHARE]Sunday, December 22, 2024
Orange Tree, Richmond Playwright Hannah Khalil weaves the real stories of buccaneering women into Stevenson's classic adventure story, in a show filled with youthful verve
When two women off…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:18PM[SHARE]Riverside Studios, London The beloved country star appears like a fairy godmother to deliver life lessons in song to a stricken fan, but this production could do with a lift
Kevin is on the …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 19, 2024
Theatre Royal Drury Lane, LondonInspired by the filmography of its Prospero, Sigourney Weaver, Jamie Lloyd's production is audaciously odd " a sci-fi Shakespeare, or gestural Greek theatre i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36PM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Almeida, LondonRebecca Frecknall's stark production brings out the rage in Williams' play through powerful performances, but fails to plumb all its emotional depths
'A family crisis brings o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:12AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Donmar Warehouse, LondonThe singing blows the roof off in this magnificently fun production of Dave Malloy's musical, based on a section of War and Peace
The pithy, one-line character summar…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:24AM[SHARE]Sarah Snook put Succession behind her, Hofesh Shechter found horror in Albion and Rhod Gilbert was ecstatic to be alive, in our critics' picks of the best stage shows of the year
' More on t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:02AM[SHARE]Sunday, December 15, 2024
Young Vic, London Anne-Marie Duff is a ruthless fighter desperate to escape her marriage and home in a production which doesn't lack for conviction, but whose shocks and stings do not delive…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:24PM[SHARE]Soho theatre, London The major showman takes a solo stroll through show tunes, sing alongs and seasonal hits with vocal highlights that leave you gasping for breath
Some Christmasses ago, Le…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:12PM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Royal Court, LondonSutara Gayle AKA Lorna Gee reflects on identity, family and tragedy in a production that is part monologue and part experimental gig
Sutara Gayle, also known as Lorna Gee,…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:02PM[SHARE]Menier Chocolate Factory, LondonDirector Patrick Marber and a multitasking ensemble put on an irresistible revival of Mel Brooks' musical satire
Who could have predicted that a musical tribu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06AM[SHARE]Sunday, December 8, 2024
Rose theatre, Kingston upon ThamesMarian and Robin plan to steal Prince John's gold in this musical take on the Sherwood adventures
Robin Hood's adventures in Sherwood are fused with Christm…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:36AM[SHARE]National Theatre, LondonNoel Streatfeild's classic about three adopted sisters who go to stage school is spirited, spiky and spectacular
Noel Streatfeild's classic 1936 novel about three ado…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 5, 2024
Dominion theatre, LondonIt is dressed to impress and has powerhouse singing from Vanessa Williams but this retread of the hit book and film rings hollow
'Go big or go home" seems to be the g…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:12PM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Nottingham PlayhouseThis uplifting production feels both improvised and polished, with John Elkington's Dame Daisy camping it up to perfection as Jack's mother
It's not often that a latecome…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06AM[SHARE]Sunday, December 1, 2024
Theatre Royal Stratford East, LondonThere are spirited singalongs aplenty and fun and games with audience interaction in this warm and colourful panto " albeit not a lot of complexity or cro…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AM[SHARE]Friday, November 29, 2024
Royal Court theatre, London As reprisals against Pakistani men suspected of abuse rage outside, one family is trapped at home where we are sped through the many issues this raises
The drama …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AM[SHARE]Lyttelton theatre, London Gatwa's Algernon brings delightful mischief to a high-camp production pointing up the classic Victorian comedy's subversive queerness
Oscar Wilde's final play prem…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:42AM[SHARE]Sunday, November 24, 2024
Kiln theatre, LondonIt's the actors who carry Dan McCabe's play about New Yorkers in the music business, which combines gentle comedy and social satire with a rap battle
Two Black men are s…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AM[SHARE]Lyric Hammersmith, LondonThere's charm and warmth aplenty in this updated version of the classic Christmas show, despite a script that's short on magic
A wonky romance sits at the heart of t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:32AM[SHARE]Friday, November 22, 2024
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, LondonChelsea Walker's sleek production wavers between comic and dramatic as it charts a kind of love triangle
How does a modern-day production tie up the loose thre…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:18PM[SHARE]Thursday, November 21, 2024
Watermill theatre, NewburyA stupendous cast, outstanding stagecraft and delightful songs prove how thrilling an old story can become in the right hands
This musical incarnation of the classi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:48PM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 19, 2024
New Diorama theatre, LondonSam Ward's 90-minute romp through French history could be a five-star show, but in its current state it is too convoluted and incoherent to grasp
How do revolution…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:54AM[SHARE] 
