Monday, May 22, 2023
Shakespeare’s Globe, LondonAmped-up visual gags and a cast that brings its own distinctive comic gifts to the Bard’s dialogue ensure a contemporary feel to the classic comedy
Sean Holmes…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24AMWednesday, March 22, 2023
Unicorn theatre, LondonMusical for over-threes revels in belting solos, full-throttle yodelling and an operatic troll with a whiff of Lloyd Webber’s Phantom
A mum sitting next to me whispe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:30AMMonday, March 20, 2023
The actor had just a week to rehearse for A Streetcar Named Desire. Fortunately, her turn as tragic belle Blanche DuBois has audiences enchanted
I nudge the recording device a bit closer to …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:00AMThursday, February 16, 2023
The Vaults, LondonPhoebe Batteson-Brown is archly comic as the clueless Perdita but it’s the subplot about a queer teenager and the hypocrisy of politics that has real depth to it
This sur…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:31AMWednesday, February 15, 2023
Jermyn Street Theatre, LondonIn historian Orlando Figes’ rather too formal first play, the passionate romantic’s friends try to persuade him to be a little more worldly
While researchin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:59AMSaturday, December 31, 2022
You can spend the next few weeks under the duvet and in front of the telly, or enjoy world-class art, theatre, music, film and standup – here’s an event for each of the next 31 days
MUSI…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AMMonday, November 21, 2022
The Pit, Barbican, LondonFrom a control desk, director Rachel O’Mahony pushes buttons for songs, scenes and games in a fun, carefully crafted show staged by Zoo Co
Why can’t more theatre…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AMFriday, November 18, 2022
Unicorn theatre, LondonMosquitos, cats and smartly defined morals feature in a complex and well-crafted reimagining of the beloved tale
Remember the blue fairy that toy-maker Geppetto wishes…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:12PMWednesday, November 9, 2022
Charing Cross theatre, LondonTim Rice’s lyrics are the most striking aspect of a crisp production which can also feel heavy-handed
The members of G Company are going stir crazy in Hawaii. …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:36AMThursday, November 3, 2022
Theatre Royal BathDirector James Grieve retains just enough of the rough-hewn power of the original sea shanties to offset the razzle-dazzle of the musical setting
Perhaps this charming real…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:02PMThursday, October 20, 2022
Orange Tree theatre, LondonBrilliantly acted, designed and directed, Thorne’s tender but brutally powerful portrait of a couple gets an overdue revival
After this play premiered in 2015, J…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:07AMTuesday, October 11, 2022
Scenes that skip between universes, 100 eyeballs emerging from the floorboards, whole plays set on a slope … The scripts for Constellations, Wonder Boy and other hits have provided instruc…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:07AMFriday, October 7, 2022
Rose theatre, LondonA striking score and expressive singing carry Christopher Haydon’s production of the wartime classic
First there’s the prologue. Then the play-within-a-play. Finally,…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:13PMThursday, September 29, 2022
Felicity Kendal, Tracy-Ann Oberman and especially Joseph Millson are comic gifts in this 40th anniversary version that fits our times almost too well
Well, here’s a surprise. Michael Fray…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:49AMFriday, September 23, 2022
Bush theatre, LondonWill Jackson’s endearing two-hander pairs a nervous learner driver with an overbearing instructor
Driving instructor extraordinaire Max has just three rules. No drinkin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:25AMWednesday, September 14, 2022
The Yard, LondonVinay Patel’s sci-fi adaptation boldly goes into the future on a rickety starship while exploring entrenched hierarchies and class
There is still a cherry orchard in this C…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:55AMThursday, September 8, 2022
Playground theatre, LondonFeaturing Keith Allen as a scheming PR man, this heartfelt comedy drawn from songwriter Grant Black’s own experiences is often great fun
Opening with a song named…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:55AMFriday, September 2, 2022
Duke of York’s theatre, LondonThis one-man, one-note show is a blandly sanitised history of Take That. While it won’t thrill you with its drama, its slightly smug star does have one hell…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AMWednesday, August 3, 2022
Everyman theatre, CheltenhamThe TV show invites a large helping of satire but Jake Brunger and Pippa Cleary serve up a sugary plot with over-egged characters
The exquisite joy of Bake Off on…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:07PMSunday, July 31, 2022
Globe theatre, LondonSean Holmes’s gleefully comic take is a riot of holiday colour and fun, featuring luminous lilos, stag do bantz and a playful Prospero in eyewateringly tight trunks
Co…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12PMSunday, July 24, 2022
Leicester CurveNikolai Foster’s new version is more like a play with dance and songs, giving ideas around love and loss, community and isolation, passion and violence room to breathe
In di…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:03AMWednesday, July 13, 2022
Theatre Royal BathWith charismatic performances and playful effects, Sean Holmes’ slick touring production is escapist fun
Here is a chance to press pause on the difficult business of bein…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:03AMTuesday, July 12, 2022
Manual Cinema’s stage version of Leonardo the Terrible Monster is heading for the Edinburgh fringe – and its adaptors hope it inspires audiences to create their own creatures
Mo Willems�…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:42PMMonday, July 11, 2022
Sophisticated productions of Life of Pi and 101 Dalmatians are pushing the art of puppetry into new and sometimes surprisingly dark directions
The Olivier-award-winning puppets in the new st…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:42AMJermyn Street theatre, LondonThe first winner of the Woven Voices prize for migrant playwrights is an open-hearted play that layers a Belarusian woman’s past and present
Leather jackets an…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:24AMFriday, July 1, 2022
Park theatre, LondonJoshua Collins is magnetic as a US soldier awaiting trial for murder in this hard-hitting drama hamstrung by its loose grip on reality
The title is a riff on Dante’s In…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:33PMFriday, June 17, 2022
Donmar Warehouse, LondonNoma Dumezweni is a compelling lead in Lucas Hnath’s sequel, which is well drawn but a little too tightly controlled
A dark and heavy house fills the stage. Just b…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:03AMTuesday, June 14, 2022
Orange Tree theatre, LondonMartin Crimp’s crisp translation of Marivaux’s comedy never feels overplayed and highlights the seductive allure of money
A spiralling maze has been painted ac…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AMFriday, June 10, 2022
Wilton’s Musical Hall, LondonRachel Garnet’s reframing ditches Shakespeare’s lovers for a smitten Tybalt and Mercutio. Can this winning couple alter their fate?
Romeo is in a terrible …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:18AMMonday, May 16, 2022
From Shakespeare’s dithering Dane to Desperate Housewives’ steely-eyed Bree, our critics serve up the coldest revenge dishes
In Desperate Housewives, when her gay son, Andrew, sleeps wit…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:54AMFriday, May 13, 2022
The Vaults, LondonMarking the French playwright’s 400th anniversary, this chaotic bilingual comedy lacks clarity
Tonight we’re listening to Dom Juan’s seductive escapades in English. T…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:33AM 
