Jermyn Street theatre, LondonThis vigorously performed play confronts the country’s past issues with a battle between the disgraced ex-president, Jacob Zuma, and one of his fiercest critic…
Linked From The Guardian at 02:37AMVaudeville, London From age six to 30, Mischief Theatre’s engaging band of classmates bicker and play but rarely test the assumption that character is formed in childhood Mischief Theatre,…
Linked From The Guardian at 07:12PMWyndham’s theatre, London With fart jokes and skiffle songs, this Sean Foley adaptation ditches the innocence of the 1950s capitalist comedy, but has plenty of drive This is Sean Foley’s…
Linked From The Guardian at 07:03AMBarbican, LondonA gifted cast from Moscow’s Theatre of Nations brings Soviet-era stories of folly and obsession to enchanting life I confess to knowing little of Vasily Shukshin (1929-74) …
Linked From The Guardian at 03:24PMThe Guardian’s theatre critic reflects on why the stage remains such a vital means of distilling society We live, to put it mildly, in volatile times. No one knows for sure where this coun…
Linked From The Guardian at 06:24AMFinborough theatre, LondonA patriotic history professor clashes with her activist student in a smart play sustained by an early surge of ideas First produced in Boston in 2018, Eleanor Burge…
Linked From The Guardian at 09:12AMTrafalgar Studios, LondonThere are excellent performances from a cast including Toby Stephens and Claire Skinner, in a fine revival of Nichols’ humane play It is 52 years since Peter Nicho…
Linked From The Guardian at 10:24AMLyttelton, London Athol Fugard explores South Africa in 1950 through a white teenager and two black men who practise ballroom routines The plays Athol Fugard co-created with John Kani and Wi…
Linked From The Guardian at 08:24AMUnfinished Jane Austen novels have been adapted for television and the stage. Theatre’s room for experiment delivers the most satisfying imaginative leap By a strange chance it is currentl…
Linked From The Guardian at 09:18AMChichester Festival theatreThe murderous thane faces witches, relentless video and a musical assault in this lengthy production but emerges as a figure of rare complexity Read interview with…
Linked From The Guardian at 07:12AMCurve, LeicesterAdapted from Hanif Kureishi’s 1985 film, this production retains its 80s ethos while speaking to today’s world with the racial and gender politics heightened Making plays…
Linked From The Guardian at 11:06AMBridge theatre, LondonZoë Wanamaker and Zrinka Cvitešić attempt to seize power at a summit meeting in Nancy Harris’s provocative play The finest song in Hamilton hymns the urge to be in…
Linked From The Guardian at 07:24PMRoyal Court, LondonCaryl Churchill’s four pieces entertainingly combine mythical, mundane and gory Every Caryl Churchill play is an experiment with form. Her latest work comprises four pie…
Linked From The Guardian at 07:24PMCoronet theatre, LondonChristopher Hampton’s disturbing adaptation of Ödön von Horváth’s 1937 novel is a promising text, albeit let down by an imperfect production Christopher Hampton…
Linked From The Guardian at 06:33PMThe Vaults, LondonDavid Hare’s searing play about the chaos and tragedy that followed rail privatisation rings as true today as ever ‘We have ended up with a very dysfunctional and flawe…
Linked From The Guardian at 11:42AMCrucible, SheffieldThis dramatisation of the mental health bestseller takes a step towards removing the stigma from depression – though it’s no substitute for the book Depression is “i…
Linked From The Guardian at 07:18AMDorfman, LondonAlexander Zeldin’s latest production shines a light on the resilience and humour of those struggling to survive Alexander Zeldin’s plays are like no one else’s: they hum…
Linked From The Guardian at 07:54AMIn Jerusalem, the playwright laid bare a country’s phoney myths and confronted who we are as individuals and nations The best plays of the 21st century Jez Butterworth is one of only two w…
Linked From The Guardian at 07:18PMA hip-hop history lesson, a dizzy Dahl musical and a continent-hopping barbershop … we pick the finest new works of theatre since 2000 Jez Butterworth: the sage behind our No1 Continue rea…
Linked From The Guardian at 07:18PMArcola, LondonGothic sound design and a trio of sharp central performances lend this version of Lisa D’Amour’s rather mystifying play some definition Lisa D’Amour’s play is as weird …
Linked From The Guardian at 08:54PMFrom Downton Abbey to Khalid, here’s our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...
Linked From The Guardian at 03:48AMHampstead theatre, LondonCeleste Den portrays a real-life hero who exposed how local officials were spreading HIV ‘You are an enemy of the people,” a character remarks in Frances Ya-Chu …
Linked From The Guardian at 08:03AMLyric Hammersmith, LondonWith a career-defining performance from Anjana Vasan, Tanika Gupta’s production is moving, multilayered and intelligent Tanika Gupta has transposed Ibsen’s semin…
Linked From The Guardian at 05:48AMStephen Joseph theatre, ScarboroughNaomi Petersen’s turn is the icing on the cake of this time-bending drama from a writer who has lost none of his ingenuity Dramatists, from George S Kauf…
Linked From The Guardian at 06:48AMThe playwright behind A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, who has died aged 92, wrote deeply autobiographical plays that offered an image of modern Britain Peter Nichols, who has died aged 92, on…
Linked From The Guardian at 08:36AMBush theatre, LondonLynette Linton’s debut as artistic director is a musical revival of an undramatic piece about the dilemmas of four women The Bush, which has recently revived Winsome P…
Linked From The Guardian at 08:36AMTurbine, LondonMatthew Needham stars with tremulous assurance as the witty, sharp-tongued drag queen of Harvey Fierstein’s 70s drama Theatre seems one of our crazy nation’s few growth in…
Linked From The Guardian at 11:33AMOld Vic, London The twisted tale of the Russian dissident’s death by radioactive poisoning employs songs, puppets and even Putin as an unreliable narrator Watching Lucy Prebble’s fascina…
Linked From The Guardian at 02:24PMRoyal and Derngate, NorthamptonThe richness of Wilson’s characters make them a joy to watch and a great cast lifts this tale set in Pittsburgh in 1969 By today’s standards, the plays of …
Linked From The Guardian at 09:54AMAs Hansard opens at the National Theatre and drama heats up in Westminster, our critic picks his favourite political theatre Whose side is Shakespeare on? As always, it is difficult to tell.…
Linked From The Guardian at 07:54PMLyttelton theatre, LondonAlex Jennings and Lindsay Duncan treat us to 90 minutes of sustained verbal warfare between an entitled Tory minister and his disaffected liberal wife When a charact…
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