Royal Court theatre, LondonVarious actors, including Adrian Lester and Fiona Shaw, step into playwright Nassim Soleimanpour's shoes as he reckons with the possibility of never returning to I…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:06PM[SHARE]Arcola theatre, LondonMartha Loader's award-winning play is an assured portrait of a therapy group for men who have abused women He seems nice, at first. Then you learn what he's done. Grapp…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:02AM[SHARE]Is it gatekeeping or dream-making? Art or science? As the Oscars get set to award casting directors for the first time, British theatre's finest share the secrets of their trade The popular …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:06PM[SHARE]The Globe theatre, LondonBold, absurdist ideas jostle for attention in Jude Christian's bemusing new production, turning Shakespeare's tricky tale into a child's silly game How to wrangle a …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:48AM[SHARE]The fluffy accident-prone favourite is donning his red wellies and duffle coat for a magical new 'experience' that is half-theatre and half-party. Our writer braces herself for a look behind…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:12AM[SHARE]Arcola theatre, LondonWhile the costumes are delightful and the characters cheekily drawn, the full epic potential for this cabaret is never fully realised Welcome to the monstrous cabaret, …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:32AM[SHARE]Young Vic, LondonGiles Terera is sublime as the guitar-wielding musician looking back on his tearaway years in this rowdy production You can't take your eyes off him. The script for this aut…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:02AM[SHARE]Battersea Arts Centre, LondonKaty Baird's strange, intimate work of performance art leaves little unexposed " but its lack of depth leaves us wanting more Last time I saw Katy Baird, she hik…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:42AM[SHARE]Regent's Park Open Air theatre, London Owen Horsley's frolicking staging has jaunty music and mischief, but this production dances over sadness Tonight belongs to the lovers, but not the on…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12AM[SHARE]The theatre adaptation of Studio Ghibli's beloved animation sold out in Japan in four minutes. As it comes to the UK, we meet the international team of creatives bringing its giant dragons a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:48PM[SHARE]Yard theatre, LondonEven in times of peace, the medical staff training to go into a war zone can't avoid conflict in Sami Ibrahim's engaging play Questions of crisis spiral in Sami Ibrahim's…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06AM[SHARE]Kim Tatum, Mariah Louca and Reece Lyons combine to call for trans women to be put on an equal footing for cis roles Kim Tatum dreams of playing Norma Desmond, Sunset Boulevard's exquisite fo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12AM[SHARE]Orange Tree theatre, LondonTensions rise as rain stops play in the Women's Cricket World Cup between India and England Stepping up to bat in this show of two very different innings are the e…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AM[SHARE]Stone Nest, LondonDante or Die's intriguing but underdeveloped story is based on the case of two men, each convicted of a homophobic murder, who became the first same-sex couple to marry in …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24AM[SHARE]Camden People's theatreVictor Esses' reflections on his elusive Lebanese-Italian relative are told with easy, open warmth but never quite knit together On stage, Victor Esses exudes an easy,…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:42AM[SHARE]Unicorn theatre, LondonEven a cyclops can get lonely, even a parent can make a mistake … this electric rendering of the classic is for all the family as Odysseus's son takes centre stage '…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:10AM[SHARE]Here at Outernet, LondonThe 90s movie The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is celebrated in a chaotic night that's played for fun I look forward to the day when jukebox musicals…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06PM[SHARE]From specifically adapted performances to telling new stories about memory, drama groups are innovating with music, movement and wordless performance to bring the joy of theatre to everyone …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:18AM[SHARE]Garrick theatre, LondonChandran is brilliantly bratty in Rosie Day's one-woman story of vulnerability masked by sarcasm and bravado Rosie Day's one-woman play takes teen pain seriously. In a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:02AM[SHARE]Offering up their time and energy, unpaid staff have become a crucial support for an embattled industry. They explain what's in it for them Wander into Leicester's Curve theatre and you migh…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06AM[SHARE]Park theatre, LondonA rich and messy revival explores ideas of belonging, with the Desperate Housewives star playing a determinedly indifferent matriarch Chaos reigns. Every inch of Paige's …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06AM[SHARE]From Michael Sheen's portrayal of the organisation's founder to a frank tale of the modern challenges faced by its staff, theatres are exploring the history, and fragile future, of our healt…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:54AM[SHARE]Lyttelton theatre, LondonDodie Smith's play presents a beautifully drawn, four-generation celebration of a golden wedding anniversary on the eve of the second world war Sneaking downstairs w…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AM[SHARE]Need to make an elephant vanish, an aeroplane take off or a wizard fly? As magic grips the stage, illusionist supremos reveal how they turn the likes of Stranger Things into eye-popping spec…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:12PM[SHARE]The actor and playwright had to 'posh it up' for the role of Lily Pargetter in the radio soap. For her latest drama, she enlisted hundreds of young collaborators to ensure she got their voic…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:54AM[SHARE]Southwark Playhouse Elephant, LondonThe Divine-inspired villain of The Little Mermaid and her rag-tag band of gay sea creatures reclaim their narrative in a boundlessly energetic, beautifull…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AM[SHARE]With 10 shows on and 1m tickets sold, Evolution are panto gods. But how do you work a giant? What will 50kg of glitter cover? And why did a bench almost cause a riot? The giant takes a lumb…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24AM[SHARE]Finborough theatre, LondonA mix of sweet observations about female friendship and cheeky brazenness about sex, Kat Rose-Martin's play finds two young women at a crossroads in their lives In …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:42PM[SHARE]Bush theatre, LondonKwame Owusu's language dances on the tongue of athletic performer Tienne Simon in this monologue about a young, sci-fi-loving gay man's struggles to fit in and find love …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:03AM[SHARE]Royal Court theatre, LondonA trust-fund kid losing his family castle to an oligarch provides enough satire for some strong performances, but the concept is overstretched Rory Mullarkey's eat…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AM[SHARE]Camden People's theatre, LondonDressed as the creature, Hester Stefan Chillingworth live-dubs the 1931 movie and reframes the narrative The 1931 movie Frankenstein plays silently on the back…
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