Almeida theatre, LondonThis innovative, fast-paced production of Shakespeare’s tragedy, starring Toheeb Jimoh and Isis Hainsworth, has a beguiling intensity Rebecca Frecknall is fast becom…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:33AMDonmar Warehouse, LondonJack Thorne’s dramatisation of the power play between the UK government and the broadcaster in 1920s Britain is pacy and evocative If Reithian principles represent …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:37AMPlaywright Kimber Lee was so shocked when she first saw the musical, she wrote a vitriolic sendup, called untitled f*ck m*ss s**gon play. As it finally hits the stage, she warns: ‘This is …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:49PMChichester Festival theatrePolly Findlay’s production underlines the way these left-behinds and psychopaths invert the American dream It begins as a presidential convention complete with M…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:37AMOld Vic, London A revival of the musical at the same venue where it premiered combines clever staging, impeccable performances and Tim Minchin’s lyrical brilliance into a reassuringly fami…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:33AMLondon ColiseumRousing songs but threadbare plot as Earth has been conquered, renamed iPlanet and – inexplicably – can only be saved by a band of rock’n’rollers Some bad news for tho…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:13AMJermyn Street theatre, LondonLaughs give way to an interrogation of monogamy and jealousy as a couple open up their marriage in Miles Malleson’s play Miles Malleson’s 1933 drama is a rem…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:33AMFairfield Halls, LondonIn Talawa theatre company’s show, the story of a modern Black composer is entwined with that of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor There is a potent moment in Recognition when …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:49AMCaravanserai, BrightonAn Ohioan moves to Israel in this charming solo performance which offers a fresh perspective on the Middle East – plus ukulele songs It is refreshing to hear a story…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48AMPark theatre, LondonThe tension is raised in Neil LaBute’s dark comedy as entitled Evelyn sets about remoulding unworldly Adam from geek to good-looking boyfriend To those uninitiated with…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AMSouthwark Playhouse, LondonBoldly directed, lyrically enacted play melds a personal story of rebellion in French Cameroon with the story of independence – but leaves both unfinished The st…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AMIn the run-up to the festival, our writers will choose new productions that have caught their eye – but here’s a selection of those we’ve already reviewed Richard Marsh has clearly see…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24AMGarrick theatre, LondonIzzard uses humour instinctively, helped by Dickens’s love of the exaggerated or comic grotesque Eddie Izzard performing Great Expectations – but why? That questio…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18AMLyric theatre, LondonMichael Ball returns to sing Love Changes Everything, this time as the uncle, in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical of romantic entanglements If Aspects of Love is a blast …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:24AMLeeds PlayhouseA year after Mellor’s death, Tess Seddon directs her 1993 play marked by dry northern wit, knowing ridiculousness and deep, understated sadness Kay Mellor’s play features …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:36AMYoung Vic, LondonOver 24 hours, the star offers variations on the same scene with 100 different partners, including some famous faces – and the result is astonishing Even before Ruth Wilso…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:12AM@sohoplace, LondonThe desolately poignant tale is brought into stark relief in Jonathan Butterell’s production through Eddi Reader’s beautiful vocals and a compelling cast Where Ang Lee …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:32AMAn inspiring analysis of Shakespeare and race restores his reputation as a playwright for all There is a vivid moment in Farah Karim-Cooper’s new book where she reflects on the image of th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:32AMLyttelton theatre, LondonMark Gatiss and Johnny Flynn star in Jack Thorne’s play about the prickly pair’s 1960s Broadway production of Hamlet In 1964, John Gielgud directed a stripped-ba…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:18AMRoyal and Derngate theatre, NorthamptonCoal-black humour propels Brontë’s tale of murderous desire, animal torture and family abuse Emily Brontë’s gothic romance is so often cleansed o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AMBarbican, LondonThe star narrates an innovative, pedal-powered production that muses on the climate crisis but the wide range of topics limits the storytelling As a concept, Katie Mitchell�…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:36AMKiln theatre, LondonRyan Calais Cameron’s terrific three-hander dramatises a meeting in 1955 Hollywood, mapping the dilemmas that actors of colour still face Two white men are having a fra…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:24AMDorfman theatre, LondonWhen Mary returns home from prison, there is both humour and horror in store, as Deborah Bruce’s play explores a cycle of abuse The set reveals a house sliced apart …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:36AMPrince Edward theatre, LondonThis plodding account of the Motown band’s highs and lows is more than a little soulless A musical about the Temptations was always going to have a phenomenal …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36PMAlmeida theatre, LondonA young white woman and her Black housekeeper flee across the American south amid the historic struggle, buoyed by astonishingly powerful music First seen off-Broadway…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:54AMOlivier theatre, LondonThere are superb performances from a cast including Siobhán McSweeney and Ardal O’Hanlon in Josie Rourke’s production Brian Friel’s semi-autobiographical play, …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AMSouthwark Playhouse, LondonDepicting a brave group who took a stand against selling South African goods in 1984, this spirited show raises the question of why the Dunnes Stores strike isn’…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:02AMAvailable onlineThe daughter of an addict and a young man trapped in the drugs trade meet in an unsentimental tale that blends tenderness and tragedy Two teenagers meet on a bombed-out sofa …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:42AMOld Vic, BristolPlayful yet plaintive, this six-person show condemns the indignities suffered by two vulnerable elderly people navigating our inadequate system It seems like a particularly a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AMBarbican, LondonCheek By Jowl’s Spanish-language version of the surreal 1635 classic fuses dreamlike garishness with bizarre slapstick Pedro Calderón de la Barca’s 1635 verse play inter…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:32AMSwan theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonLolita Chakrabarti’s staging of Maggie O’Farrell’s moving novel about the death of the playwright’s son – and his resurrection in Hamlet – is pow…
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