Apollo, LondonThis evocative chamber piece, based on LP Hartley’s 1953 coming-of-age novel, is done with taste and style but never quite soars Is LP Hartley’s 1953 novel a good subject f…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:21AMTug of War, a gripping take on the history plays with protest songs from Leonard Cohen and Nina Simone, is rocking Chicago. The woman behind it says torture and invasion never felt more rele…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:09AMChichester Festival TheatrePeter Shaffer's spectacle of Mozart's mediocre rival distorts historical reality but remains compelling and stylishly presentedFew living dramatists write big star…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12PMThe American playwright's masterpiece, an explosive story of sexual repression, has suffered at the hands of directors and censorsGiven that it is Tennessee Williams's best play, it is surpr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:55PMMinerva theatre, Chichester Strindberg's Miss Julie is well directed, but it's Shaffer's dark comedy that illuminates in this contrasting double billAugust Strindberg's tragedy Miss Julie an…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:32PMSwan, Stratford-upon-AvonA refreshingly authentic Jacobean setting by the RSC allows Ben Jonson’s comedy of greed to play to its vicious strengths Polly Findlay has taken a bold and, by to…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24AMBattersea Arts Centre, LondonHow the Labour government drove itself to invade Iraq in 2003 is laid bare in this sharp distillation of Chilcot inquiry evidence – given added fire by damning…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:10AMDorfman, LondonAn English couple are manipulated by a domineering CIA man and his alcoholic wife in a fine play that explores the effects of American inverventionismAlexi Kaye Campbell’s f…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:03AMTrafalgar Studios, LondonEisenberg’s bullying, sexist and racist rich kid has the comic rhythm of Woody Allen and is compelling to watch, even if we don’t care about him Related: Jesse E…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:03AMSoho theatre, LondonA couple must murder their way to a perfect property in this morality play about a materialistic world where enough is never enoughThere is no doubt as to the hot theatri…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:41PMOlivier, LondonRory Kinnear brings a rasping clarity to Macheath in a production by Rufus Norris that does full justice to Kurt Weill’s plangent, sawn-off melodiesWhat does this famous pie…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:27AMGarrick theatre, LondonLily James’s Juliet has a boozy balcony scene, Richard Madden’s Romeo seems genuinely inflamed by love and Derek Jacobi is a lounge-lizard MercutioThere are many w…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:48AMRoyal Court, LondonStef Smith’s powerfully alarmist play imagines the impact of a city’s animal infestation on its citizensDystopia is a popular territory for young dramatists. Its lates…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:41AMArts theatre, LondonGeorge Osborne becomes a sex slave in a lethal piece by David Hare alongside short political plays by Caryl Churchill, Mark Ravenhill, Alistair Beaton and Stella FeehilyA…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:33AMFinborough theatre, LondonThis rarely revived piece about a Victorian blasphemy trial reveals the playwright’s complex feelings about ChristianityWritten for a 1960 television production s…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:50AMRoyal Exchange, ManchesterAspects of Caryl Churchill’s 1994 collaborative fantasy remain obscure, but magnetic Peake and a 12-strong ensemble offer an intensely theatrical experiencePlays …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:26AMBBC2 The show perked up when it got round to the plays but tried to cram too much into one eveningIt is always worrying when an entertainment promises “something for everybody”. That usu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:52PMA doctor and a private-hire driver are just a couple of the amateur actors starring along RSC members in a touring production of the Dream. The experiment is a success but it shouldn’t set…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:12AMCumberbatch’s turn as Shakespeare’s scheming king is remarkable in a finale that also features fine performances from Judi Dench and Keeley HawesRichard III brings the BBC’s Hollow Cro…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:55PMRoyal Court, LondonI spy a danger for the theatre in a new form of chic exclusivity. Because everyone wants to see Jez Butterworth's first new play since Jerusalem and because space is limit…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:50AMYoung Vic, London With tremendous performances from Daniel Kaluuya, David Haig and Luke Norris, Penhall’s drama packs even more of a punch 16 years after its debutJunior doctors are in the…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:44AMTricycle theatre, LondonThe arguments about global economics in Akhtar’s follow-up to the Pulitzer-winning Disgraced are so dramatic that it’s a shame when the plot kicks inOscar Wilde�…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:46AMTheatre Royal, Haymarket, LondonAlan Ayckbourn’s vintage comedy about adultery and male bullying is shockingly up to dateTheatrical snobs still patronise Alan Ayckbourn. Alan Strachan’s …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:37AMMenier Chocolate Factory, LondonNothing is out of bounds in Baddiel’s new standup, which exposes his father’s dementia and his mother’s hyperactive sex life to the same affectionate sc…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:04AMOrange Tree, RichmondThe performances are full of Shavian vitality in this invigorating modern-day revival mocking the disparity between high ideals and personal practice George Bernard Shaw…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:04AMDonmar Warehouse, London David Leveaux’s fine revival featuring an expertly balanced cast shows this 1997 play is much more than the product of its timeDoes it still resonate? That is the …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:46PMJapanese theatre director who harmonised the traditions of east and west in his productions of Shakespeare, Ibsen and EuripidesYukio Ninagawa, who has died aged 80, was a great Japanese thea…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:40AMPart two of the BBC’s Wars of the Roses series was a visual treat led by a brooding Benedict Cumberbatch, but poignancy was among the script’s many casualtiesLast week’s opening episod…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:50PMDuke of York’s, London The Game of Thrones actor gives us a sense of the scholar’s flailing despair but Jamie Lloyd’s excessive version of the tragedy comes with a trite messageChristo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:39PMLondon PalladiumA strong cast led by the former Pussycat Doll bring impressive verve to the song and dance spectacular, but the question remains whether the jukebox musical is Andrew Lloyd W…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:04AMArts Educational, LondonA 1920 private adoption home farms poor children out to rich couples in this fluent production by Kate Sason and a talented student castAs we know from Nell Gwynn and…
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